The creation of the new Department of Direct Care and Treatment takes effect Jan. 1, 2025, according to the human services funding bill passed by the Legislature in May.

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead talked with state Sen. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, chairman of the Human Services Reform Finance and Policy Committee, in 2020.

The Health and Human Services Department has canceled millions of dollars in funding for the drugmaker Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine. CBS News health reporter Alex Tin has the details. May 29 ...

The state’s education department announced Friday that one of its servers was affected by a global cybersecurity attack last week. According to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), the ...

Illinois Department of Human Services employees have worked excessive overtime — with one worker more than tripling their annual salary of $66,000 — which could have an adverse effect on ...