Gregg Aamot

1 week ago | minnpost.com | Gregg Aamot

MinnPost partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. While oversights occasionally happen, the Minnesota Department of Human Services reviews state death records to identify Medicaid enrollees who have passed away. Those found to be deceased are removed from the program. Contractors periodically monitor the system for continued payments after an enrollee has died.

2 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Gregg Aamot

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. All seven Blue Plate restaurants closed Monday after the death of owner David Burley in a motorcycle accident near Hudson, Wisconsin, on Sunday, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. Among Blue Plate’s restaurants are the Highland Grill and Groveland Tap in St. Paul and the Edina Grill. WCCO reports a man was injured in a shooting outside Cheers Pub in St. Paul early Monday morning.

3 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Gregg Aamot

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. The Star Tribune reports on the Justice Department’s intention to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted in the shooting death of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson of Maple Grove. According to WCCO, Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it detained a University of Minnesota student for a drunk driving infraction — not protesting.

3 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Gregg Aamot

Ana Radelat took a much-deserved vacation this week, so I’ll do my best to fill in for our loyal D.C. Memo readers. That shouldn’t be too difficult, considering all of the coverage produced by the Signal chat bombshell that exploded a few days ago.

Jan 3, 2025 | minnpost.com | Gregg Aamot

MinnPost publishes two kinds of commentaries: our daily Community Voices pieces — made up largely of contributions from you, our readers — and our weekly Cityscape column by Bill Lindeke, an urban studies lecturer at the University of Minnesota. Before we get to our Top 20 most-read commentaries of 2024, here’s a reminder that we would welcome your views as a Community Voices contributor in 2025! While we can’t guarantee publication, we run as many submissions as we can.