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Sue Hegarty

About me

Susan Hegarty is a freelance journalist and owner of Pencil Thin Communications, Inc., a public relations and marketing business she opened in 2007. Based in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Susan has written for a variety of publications, both print and online. When she's not a news hound, she can be found traveling the world photographing sunsets.

Favorite Places:

Anywhere there is a decent sunset, including but not limited to Bananarama Resort in Roatan, Honduras; 7 Mile Beach in Grand Cayman and Bali, Indonesia.

Activities:

Travel, Scuba

Personal Web site:

Pencil Thin Communications, Inc.

Twitter:

@SueHegarty

Column:

Pencil Thin Communications

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House passes HHS conference committee report

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Autism studies, group homes, personal care assistants and electronic benefit transfer cards are just a few of the dozens of health and human services reform policies in a conference committee report passed by the House.MORE »

'Give Life A Chance' bill passed by the House

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Mothers of newborns choosing not to keep their baby could have another legal option of where and when they can safely relinquish the child.MORE »

'Abortion pill' requirements could change

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

When the RU-486 pill is dispensed to women seeking an abortion during the first few weeks of pregnancy, the doctor would need to be in the room when the drug or another chemical used to induce an abortion is administered, under a bill passed by the House.MORE »

Licensing for more social workers passed by House

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The licensing of more social workers, whether voluntary or mandated, would be phased in during the next four years, under a bill now on its way to Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk.MORE »

Health care provisions passed by House

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A series of health care provisions were passed 114-17 by the House.MORE »

Automated drug dispensing passed by House

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Nursing homes would be able to distribute medications using an automated system designed to deter pharmaceutical waste and save money, under a bill passed 130-0 as amended by the House.MORE »

Caring for those who care for others

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

State health care spending hinges on a couple of state and federal rulings, making the omnibus health and human services finance bill, MORE »

Ag bill receives green thumbs up

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Shopping for spring garden supplies and landscape materials would be easier under provisions passed in the omnibus agriculture and rural development bill.MORE »

Breakfasts with Bobby to continue

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

While other candidates hold rallies and black-tie fundraisers, Rep. Bobby Joe Champion’s (DFL-Mpls) secret to getting elected to his North Minneapolis House seat four years ago was through his constituents’ stomachs.MORE »

Deaf treatment options may expand

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Children who are deaf, deaf blind or hard-of-hearing and who need mental health treatment would be allowed to reside in facilities outside of Minnesota borders under a bill passed 131-0 by the House.MORE »