September 19, 2024
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison recently distributed more than 5,000 warning letters to retailers and distributors, asking them to stop distributing, marketing, and selling unauthorized and illegal flavored commercial tobacco products in Minnesota.
The letter references the FDA's pre-market authorization process and the new 2024 Minnesota state law which took effect August 1, 2024, which makes it unlawful to advertise, sell, or distribute e-cigarettes that imitate school supplies, characters, games, or products that imitate candy, desserts, or beverages.
The MMA has long supported more restrictions on tobacco-related products.
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June 18, 2025
The MMA is mourning the assassination of House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband, as well as the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and his wife this past weekend.
June 18, 2025
Physicians can now preview their 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance information as it will appear later this year on the compare tool on Medicare.gov and in the Provider Data Catalog (PDC).
June 18, 2025
The Center for Advancing Serious Illness Communication (CASIC) continues to offer physicians a comprehensive training series that will introduce them to serious illness communication and to the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG).