October 19, 2023
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved an agreement on October 13 with CentraCare to create a new medical school campus in St. Cloud.
The University of Minnesota is hoping to have 20 to 24 new medical students begin at the campus during the fall of 2025, Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD, told Minnesota Medicine.
CentraCare first approached the University of Minnesota in early 2022 with the idea to create a campus in St. Cloud to help promote physicians practicing in rural Minnesota.
The St. Cloud location joins the rural-practice focused Duluth campus, which opened 50 years ago.
September 11, 2025
A special election to fill the seat left open following the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman is scheduled for September 16. The election for House District 34B includes Brooklyn Park and parts of Coon Rapids.
September 11, 2025
The MMA and five other physician advocacy organizations sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, on September 5 urging him to call a special legislative session to “pass legislation to address the devastating death and injuries from firearms and gun violence.”
September 11, 2025
On September 8, Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order (EO) directing the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to expand its efforts to safeguard vaccine access in Minnesota, in response to federal actions restricting vaccine availability.