Gandhi first started working for DHS in 2017. She was appointed in 2022 as DHS Deputy Commissioner for Agency Effectiveness.

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan appointed Shireen Gandhi as temporary commissioner of the Minnesota ...

Minnesota DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead steps down; Governor Walz praises her work, including contributing to the DHS split ...

A KARE 11 investigation exposes tens of millions of dollars in questionable Medicaid billing, kickback allegations and ...

Two days after the Trump administration announced plans to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding the president Wednesday rescinded the memo that had sent Minnesota agencies, service providers ...

Minnesota agencies, lawmakers and groups seek out answers on how a freeze in federal funding will play out with billions of ...

Minnesota leaders said they intend to join a legal fight against a new move by President Donald Trump to suspend federal ...

If there’s one thing bringing state lawmakers together this session, it’s this: Fighting fraud. In particular, protecting the ...

The committee focused on understanding ways for the agency to strengthen oversight, ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.

I shared with some of our children details about the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit on June 27, 1995, along with our family’s multi-faceted connection to Jodi.

Jodi Harpstead at the time of her appointment ... to public service had something to do with it. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

In the 2006 Minnesota general election, Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic Attorney General Mike Hatch, 46.6%- 45.7%, with third parties taking the rest of the vote. The Minnesota ...