1) Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Sen. Al Franken are hovering below the 50 percent approval mark during a tough off-year election battle, according to ...

Departed Executive Director April Todd-Malmlov talks in detail for the first time about the troubled insurance exchange's launch -- and the behind-the-scenes scramble to make it work.

The Optum review lays out different options for MNsure's approach to solving its website difficulties.

The board also discussed its thinking about hiring a full-time, permanent replacement for April Todd-Malmlov.

Leitz detailed efforts aimed at addressing website glitches, with a team of experts from IBM working on-site over the last two weeks.

As of December 27, more than 53,000 Minnesotans had made arrangements to receive coverage through MNsure.

The MNsure Board will hold a final pre-launch meeting, which is scheduled to include a progress update from interim CEO Scott Leitz.

Dayton said he had been speaking with the MNsure board on an increasingly frequent basis in recent months.

MNsure board chair Brian Beutner told reporters that he was sad to see Todd-Malmlov leave.

Todd-Malmlov had lately come under scrutiny for taking a vacation while the newly hatched website was struggling through operational difficulties.