There has been a great deal of dialogue around Minnesota's human services system and DHS, partially stemming from the fraud audits, but really focused on the crisis of Minnesota's Human Services system.

I'm sharing a couple of interesting articles that were written by people who are familiar with the system and its challenges.

Julie Ring, executive director of the Association of Minnesota Counties<https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/12/counties-we-need-to-rethink-how-we-do-human-services/>
Chuck Johnson, former DHS deputy commissioner<https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/11/time-to-rethink-human-services-delivery-as-trump-administration-dumps-costs-on-counties/>

Additionally, Representative Noor and Senator Maye Quaid are holding a Human Services Town Hall meeting next week and Representatives Noor & Schomacker are holding a hearing the following week.

I will keep you posted should specific talking points come from these events.

Kind Regards,

Kathy Messerli
Executive Director
Minnesota Home Care Association

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