February 12, 2026
Former state senator and Watertown physician Scott Jensen, MD, announced on February 9 that he was ending his campaign for governor and will instead run for state auditor.
In January, Jensen finished fourth in a statewide straw poll of GOP candidates. Current State House Speaker Lisa Demuth finished first.
Jensen ran on the Republican ticket for governor in 2022 with running mate, former Minnesota Viking Matt Birk. They lost to Gov. Tim Walz by 7 percentage points. Jensen first joined the Minnesota Senate in 2016 representing Carver County. He served one term before his run for governor.
October 8, 2026
On September 29, a Hennepin County jury issued an $84 million malpractice verdict against Fairview Health Services, in a case involving a patient who died of complications following an exercise-induced heart attack.
October 8, 2026
A group of fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary School in St. Cloud got a firsthand look at the world of medicine on October 5, during a special Mini Medical School Day hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus St. Cloud.
October 8, 2026
On October 7, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.”