Sen. Tina Smith hospitalized in Washington D.C. after not feeling well

Staff for Democratic Sen Tina Smith of Minnesota say she has been hospitalized after she started not feeling well while working at the U S Capitol on Wednesday WCCO TV writes Smith s staff says she is being kept overnight at the hospital for observation out of an abundance of caution and she expects to be back at work very soon An administrative law judge recommended Tuesday that the Minnesota Inhabitants Utilities Commission should not allow two private equity funds to buy Minnesota Power s parent company ALLETE KAXE reports Central to the situation is the question of whether the sale is consistent with the population interest In other words do the pros outweigh the cons FBI agents on Wednesday raided five Twin Cities businesses and two homes as part of an examination into Medicaid housing assistance fraud MPR News says In Minnesota became the first state to use Medicaid dollars to help people with disabilities find and keep housing State Sen Nicole Mitchell is testifying in her own defense Thursday as she stands trial on felony charges related to an arrest last year at her stepmother s Detroit Lakes home KSTP reports Her testimony comes after the jury saw body camera video from her arrest and heard from law enforcement and Mitchell s stepmother Carol over the past two days And the Minnesota State Fair has publicized new specialty beverages for this year s festivities KARE reports The list is packed with mocktails ciders slushies beers and hard seltzers The post Sen Tina Smith hospitalized in Washington D C after not feeling well appeared first on MinnPost