AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoNursing Home Pay Raises: Minnesota’s Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board secured final federal approval for new minimum wages that take effect Sept. 10, with hourly floors rising to $22.50 for CNAs, $23.50 for trained medication aides, $27 for LPNs, and $19 for other workers (plus another $1.50 bump on Jan. 1), a major win for long-stalled staffing and retention efforts. Medicaid Fraud Crackdown: A former Minneapolis-area prosecutor, Andrea Leigh Sampson, faces 26 felony charges alleging she used shell companies to funnel profits from a Twin Cities sex-trafficking operation while billing Medicaid from a commercial sex house converted into assisted living. Public Health Data Fight: U.S. senators including Amy Klobuchar criticized the Trump administration’s push to access foreign health data as a condition for lifesaving aid, warning the terms could expose personal information. Childhood Vaccines: CDC data show vaccination rates continue to slip and exemptions keep climbing in the 2025-26 school year, raising concern for outbreaks. Air Quality Guidance: A mold and air quality expert urges Minnesotans to check outdoor pollution daily and reduce exposure during smoke-heavy stretches. Community Hospice Support: Rice County approved moving Faribault Area Hospice’s “Light Up a Life” memory tree to the courthouse lawn to expand visibility and help patients facing financial hardship.
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