Glenn Howatt
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Feb. 17: U.S. senators ask for more oversight of medical boards
Minnesota lawmakers also are reconsidering how the state's board regulates and disciplines doctors.
Updated: February 17, 2012, - 10:20 AM
Has your doctor been disciplined?
A complete list of board actions against licensed physicians in Minnesota since 2000, plus 46 actions taken by other states.
Updated: February 09, 2012, - 04:24 PM
Minimum standards mean less discipline
Despite lawsuits and loss of surgical privileges, one doctor wasn't suspended until he failed to accept supervision.
Updated: February 06, 2012, - 04:42 PM
Feb. 6: State fails to offer full disclosure
Minnesota's medical board doesn't provide access to malpractice awards and other records that are readily available in other states.
Updated: February 06, 2012, - 03:59 PM
Feb. 5: Doctors who err escape penalties
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice often shies away from punishing doctors whose mistakes harm patients or who demonstrate a pattern of substandard care, a Star Tribune investigation has found.
Updated: February 05, 2012, - 12:12 PM
State OKs care jobs for former criminals
Two agencies granted thousands of exemptions to people convicted of disqualifying offenses, allowing them to work with state's most vulnerable people.
Updated: December 12, 2011, - 01:57 PM
Nearly half of state's schools don't make the grade
The state is pursuing waiver from No Child Left Behind, but lagging schools must still comply with what some call unfair sanctions.
Updated: September 30, 2011, - 09:41 PM
Statewide math scores disappointing
Teachers say the new state exam was much more rigorous. Reading scores were more encouraging.
Updated: September 15, 2011, - 06:47 AM
40% of offenders fail on supervised release in Minnesota
About 40 percent of Minnesota convicts who are let go from prison on supervised release either run from authorities or commit new crimes, a Star Tribune analysis of state corrections data shows.
Updated: April 20, 2011, - 07:28 PM
Cons pull vanishing act over and over
Even if convicts have fled supervised release before, Minnesota law requires them to be released on it again.
Updated: April 20, 2011, - 04:45 PM
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