This is a summary only. To receive full legislative updates on a biweekly basis, you must be a member of MNAAP. The emails provide additional details about legislative issues that are not posted on our website and are for members only. Make plans to join pediatricians and pediatricians-in-training for the annual Pediatricians’ Day at the […]
This is a summary only. To receive full legislative updates on a biweekly basis, you must be a member of MNAAP. The emails provide additional details about legislative issues that are not posted on our website and are for members only. Governor Dayton’s budget proposal, announced late last month, includes a number of notable investments […]
By Eric Dick, MNAAP Lobbyist There’s an old yarn that states that elections have consequences. That’s especially true when the results are so surprising and dramatic, as they were in 2016. Donald Trump swept into the White House and, with his strong coattails in Greater Minnesota, the Senate Republicans surprised many by gaining control of […]
By Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP Happy New Year to you! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season. Please join me in congratulating two of our very own: Dr. Anne Edwards and Dr. Debra Waldron are soon taking up senior positions at the national AAP. Dr. Edwards was named senior vice president of […]
By Mike Severson, MD, FAAP Registering for this year’s Pediatricians’ Day at the Capitol, set for March 21, generated a reflection on my 20 plus years of advocacy. I have always enjoyed Peds’ Day but recall early on the anxiety that visiting with my legislator brought. Visiting an environment daunting in scope and history, coupled […]
