Tag: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Minnesota DHS takes a step to improve background checks
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is rolling out a new policy requiring fingerprint-based background checks for employees with access to sensitive FBI...
Republican lawmakers request federal audit of Minnesota Department of Human Services
Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota House of Representatives are asking the federal government to conduct an audit of the Minnesota Department of Human Services...
Group threatens legal action against Minnesota’s affirmative action hiring policies
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) sent a notice of legal action to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz concerning his...
Department of Justice launches investigation into Minnesota after Alpha News report
The State of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice to determine whether...
Minnesota DHS policy draws attention to state’s ‘explicitly racist’ hiring practices
An affirmative action hiring policy at the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is the subject of new scrutiny after Alpha News publicized details...
While Trump dismantles DEI, Walz doubles down: state offers six-figure salary...
While President Donald Trump works to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at the federal level, Gov. Tim Walz is digging in his...
Lawmaker slams Mary Moriarty’s ‘negligence’ in declining charges against Tesla vandal
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is facing widespread criticism for declining to prosecute a state employee who is accused of vandalizing multiple Tesla vehicles.
Minnesota...
Mary Moriarty declines to charge Tesla vandal in felony damage spree
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has declined to file charges against the vandal who was captured on video damaging multiple Tesla vehicles in Minneapolis...
EXCLUSIVE: Sex offender briefly employed inside state sex offender facility
Alpha News has learned that a man convicted of a sex offense was briefly hired to work inside Minnesota’s Sex Offender Program in Moose...
EXCLUSIVE: State employees assessed on ‘intercultural fluency’ by group paid $400K...
Following Alpha News' recent reporting on controversial state-mandated trainings—including sessions on white supremacy and microaggressions—tips from state employees have continued to pour in.
The latest...