Head of state's largest department moving on
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Kevin Goodno, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
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Another one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's cabinet members has resigned. Kevin Goodno says he's leaving his position as Human Services commissioner, after 15 years in state government, to start a lobbying firm.
Goodno talks with Midmorning about his sometimes tough efforts to cut health subsidies and improve delivery of low cost drugs.
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