A former supervisor at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future was the star witness this week at the Federal trial of the first batch of defendants. The seven currently on trial…
Is there any state-run program that’s not riddled with fraud? Last Friday, the state attorney general’s office issued a press release on Ellison’s accusation that the 8 defendants engaged in…
As the first trial in the sprawling free-food scandal continues into its second week, government prosecutors are putting on witnesses to meals that were never served. The U.S. Attorney alleges…
Back in February, I wrote that falling commercial real estate prices are hitting local budgets. That is now biting in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune reports: Minneapolis is staring down a…
In the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers dedicated over $6 billion in new money to Minnesota’s welfare system. A little over $1 billion of this money went to various childcare programs…
After opening statements concluded on Monday, prosecutors called to the stand Emily Honer, who oversees the free-food programs for the state Dept. of Education (MDE). Her testimony began Monday afternoon…
With a jury in place, opening statements began this morning in the trial of seven (7) defendants in the first Feeding Our Future trial. The seven were associated with a…
The Sahan Journal reports that, after four days, a jury has been selected to hear the first trial in the sprawling free-food scandal. Opening statements in the case are now…
High taxes, excessive fees and regulations all conspire to make housing here considerably less affordable than in many other areas of the country. It only follows that reducing some of…
Last week I noted that, because of the “The ideological divide between the two main parties in the state legislature… we actually see some rather profound debates up at the…
The first trial involving seven (7) defendants (out of the 70 charged, so far) in the free-food scandal began Monday morning at the Federal courthouse in Minneapolis. All seven were…
The DFL is proposing yet another tax hike. HF 3566 would, MPR News reports: …update Minnesota’s current electronics waste law, which was passed back in 2007 — the year the…
Mahad Ibrahim will be tried separately, due to the unavoidable unavailability of his attorney. The Federal judge in the Feeding Our Future case issued an order yesterday, excusing the defendant…
Although he has not been charged with or accused of any wrongdoing in the case, the name Abdirizak Diis features prominently in a key document for the upcoming free-food trial.…
A reader sent me this piece in the MN Reformer, reporting on the ongoing efforts of Uber and Lyft to leave the Minneapolis market as the city implements new rideshare…
Give Gov. Tim Walz credit for consistency. Each November when the budget forecast is announced, he preaches fiscal restraint. And each May when the legislative session ends, he signs budget…
Although neither the organization nor any of its staff have been charged with or accused of any wrongdoing, the nonprofit Somali Community Resettlement Services appears in a recently-filed Feeding Our…
Abdulahi Osman has NOT been charged with any crime. Nor does his name appear in any indictment or search warrant in the Feeding Our Future list. However, his name does…
One area where there is a good deal of bipartisan agreement in Minnesota is the need to expand broadband internet. The growth of remote work offers the opportunity to spread…
The most recent defendant charged in the case — Hoda Abdi (No. 70, in the official numbering) — was in federal court in Minneapolis this afternoon to file guilty plea…
With over $6 billion in new funds dedicated to Health and Human Services (HHS) in the 2023 legislative session, welfare spending in Minnesota has reached record levels. As CAE’s most…
A few additional points on HF 2666 and the use of “nonprofits” to distribute taxpayer cash. Elsewhere, the Center’s John Phelan discusses this proposal, which is moving forward in the…
Last week, a House bill — HF 2666 — was referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The bill, authored by Reps Hollins (DFL), Gomez (DFL), Agbaje (DFL), Keeler (DFL), Xiong…
April 22 is set as the start date for a federal trial involving eight (8) defendants associated with the Empire Cuisine group. The defendants are Nos. 15 to 22 (out…