August 13, 2026
Four Minnesota physicians and one physician-in-training will be on the ballot this November 3, following results from the August 11 primary.
Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD, ran unopposed in the DFL primary to defend her Minnesota Congressional District 3 seat.
Scott Jensen, MD, won the GOP primary for state auditor.
Medical student Hunter Cantrell (a current MMA Board of Trustee member), won the DFL primary for Minnesota House District 55B.
Jonathan Claussen, MD, ran unopposed in the GOP primary for Minnesota House District 5B.
Krish Subrahmanian, MD, ran unopposed in the DFL primary for Minnesota Senate District 49.
Not all physicians were successful, however. Justice Spriggs, MD, lost in the DFL primary for Minnesota House District 39B, and Matt Klein, MD, also lost in the DFL primary for the Minnesota Congressional District 2 seat.
November 12, 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has denied Minnesota more than $112 million in Medicaid reimbursements for the third quarter of 2025. More than 1 million Minnesotans could be affected by this move.
November 12, 2026
Minnesota’s four legislative caucuses have selected their leaders for the 2027-2028 biennium.
November 12, 2026
Coming just days after the midterm elections, in which Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the 2026 AMA Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates (HOD) on November 6–10, in Orlando, Florida, began with a defiant tone.