Minnesota will receive a share of a $36.5 million national settlement with CVS after the pharmacy giant accepted responsibility for over-billing government-funded healthcare programs , including Medicare and Medicaid, for insulin pens, according to Fox 9 . Minnesota’s share amounts to more than $850,000 , including more than $400,000 in direct restitution to the state’s Medicaid program. “ Insulin isn’t a luxury , it’s a medication people need to live, and Minnesota taxpayers generously help pay for insulin for Minnesotans who can’t afford to pay for it on their own. This is a vital social compact that CVS deliberately broke,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. The State Fair is seven weeks away and organizers have released the much-anticipated list of new foods and vendors, writes MPR News , including elote tater tots , a Hmong sausage corndog , a Dubai whoopie pie and a wildcard pickle pie . Minnesotans, start your planning. The City of Minneapolis fired its chief communications officer last week after a year on the job amid allegations that he stole cash and credit cards from fellow employees, reports the Star Tribune . Adam Fetcher told co-workers in February that he was seeking treatment for a substance use disorder , according to the story. He was caught later using a stolen card to purchase Kratom, an herbal supplement used to treat opioid withdrawal. Citing concerns like drug overdoses, fires and sexual assaults , St. Paul will begin dismantling its homeless encampments on August 5, according to the Pioneer Press . The city will begin with its largest encampment, on Fish Hatchery Road across the Mississippi River from the St. Paul airport. In the coming weeks , officials and service partners will visit the encampments near-daily, the story said, “ to prepare residents for the transition and help them identify housing options, complete coordinated entry applications, replace key documents and access transportation.” Several defendants charged in connection with Minnesota’s fraud debacle entered guilty pleas this week. Jillaine Mertens of Hamel and Fahima Mahamud of Minneapolis were accused of filing fraudulent claims through daycare centers , according to KSTP . And Abdifitah Mohamed was accused of submitting more than $2 million in fraudulent claims tied to a now-defunct state-funded housing benefit for seniors and people with disabilities, according to Fox 9 . Isle Royale campers beware (or pack a camera). An “increasingly bold” wolf with an appetite for human food has caused the closure of a campground on the 850 square mile national park island in Lake Superior, writes the Star Tribune . The shut-down of Three Mile Campground will run at least through the end of the month while officials do their best to make the wolf feel unwelcome in the immediate area. The post Minnesota will share in settlement after CVS doctored its insulin bills appeared first on MinnPost .