The swirl of controversy around MNsure, which had become a frequent source of concern for members of both parties, hit a fever pitch on Tuesday evening with the sudden resignation of executive director April Todd-Malmlov.

Gov. Mark Dayton welcomed Monday's release, though he stopped short of endorsing any of its findings.

After years of inactivity punctuated by sporadic talks at the Legislature, the issue of Minnesota’s civil commitment of the sexually dangerous seems to be coming to a head. The question now is whether a judge will intervene to force changes in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program before the 2014 Legislature even convenes.

In a statement issued to Politics in Minnesota on Thursday afternoon, Fairview argued that it still felt that it qualified for the exemption.

Dayton has asked Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson to suspend any provisional releases from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program until a special task force and legislators can address concerns about the constitutionality of potentially locking up offenders for life.

The letter is not the first time Zellers has taken a stand against the release of a specific offender.

The Department of Human Services employee whose initial complaints led to a harshly worded internal audit says he has been the victim of a retaliation campaign carried out by management at that agency.

Milliman-Milwaukee is now the actuary for Minnesota's Medicaid managed care program. The firm has replaced Milliman-Minneapolis as the agency responsible for making sure Minnesota's rate-setting methodology is sound.

MNsure's board of directors voted to add up to $750,000 in additional outreach grants at Wednesday's meeting. The move came in response to an uproar from groups -- primarily in the African American community -- that felt like they were slighted in the first round of $4 million in grants to 30 organizations.

In March, Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson announced that the state was firing the actuarial firm Milliman, which had long been responsible for setting the rates for the state’s $8-billion-per-year Medicaid program.