Minnesota DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead steps down; Governor Walz praises her work, including contributing to the DHS split ...

The Legislature passed a law in 2023 that provides $14.6 million in 2024 and $3 million each year after for DHS to create ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services' "internal control weakness ... and once again there has been no accountability from Gov. Walz or Commissioner Jodi Harpstead," Demuth said.

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will be leaving the massive agency after more than five years in the job. Her departure, which Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday ...

Harpstead was appointed to lead the agency in August 2019 by DFL Gov. Tim Walz. In a statement, Walz praised Harpstead’s work to reorganize DHS. Minnesota Department of Human Services ...

Jodi Harpstead speaks during the Circle of Excellence Award ceremony on Nov. 12, 2024. She will leave her role as Minnesota Department of Human Services commissioner on Feb. 3, 2025.

Photo by Andrew VonBank/House Information Services. Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, announced her resignation Monday. She will leave the department Feb. 3.

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead will step down next month, Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday. Harpstead, who was appointed in August 2019, will vacate her post ...