Spending & Taxes
Fraud is baked into the state budget
I’m not kidding. Earlier this month, Minnesota state budget officials presented their latest state budget forecast, and as our own Martha Njolomole reports, Minnesota’s budget deficit has very little, if anything, to do with what is going on in…
Crackdown on adult day cares
From the Minnesota Star Tribune under the headline, Minnesota pauses licenses for new adult day care…
Minnesota’s structural budget deficit is not driven by…
By all signs, the Minnesota state budget is in trouble. While the state ends the current two-year…
After nearly seven years in office and “billions”…
The epidemic of fraud perpetrated against Minnesota’s taxpayers under Gov. Walz’ administration has…
Fraud is not popular
KSTP-5 is out with a poll on fraud in Minnesota. They find, Our survey asked: Do you think fraud in…
Walz names anti-fraud czar
From a Tim Walz press release, Governor Tim Walz today announced that Tim O’Malley will join the state as Director of Program Integrity. A judge, former superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), former FBI agent, and…
Could Medicaid fraud cost Minnesota federal dollars?
On December 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Dr. Oz, sent a…
Walz wants more Somali migrants
And he just can’t get enough. Earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz headlined a campaign…
Updating ScandalTracker 2025
I’m working to update ScandalTrackerTM, which has not been refreshed since July. The update remains…
How do we get the $billion fraud estimate?
I break down the $1 billion Minnesota fraud estimate and where it comes from. Local reporter Lou…
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