On March 17, Governor Walz unveiled his supplemental budget for the next four years. With a mix of tax increases, spending hikes, and spending cuts, the net impact of the…
Federal prosecutors secured the first two of what are scheduled to be six (6) guilty pleas this week in the Feeding Our Future fraud. The six are part of a…
The state Office of Legislative Auditor (OLA) published a new report today under the title, Department of Human Services:Investigations of Alleged Kickbacks in the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention…
If all goes according to plan this week, six (6) more guilty pleas will be recorded in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case. The six are all close relatives…
In a New York Post exclusive, President Trump will sign an executive order [EO} Monday afternoon formally creating a benefits fraud task force chaired by Vice President JD Vance —…
Here’s a roundup of recent news stories about Minnesota’s massive fraud crisis that you may have missed. From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz staked his last year…
The two parties in St. Paul have very different priorities this session. For Republicans, the focus is “affordability;” for the DFL, it is gun control and immigration. Part of the…
Disregarding the 1 percent hike already enacted by the 2023 legislature, a new bill, SF 2621, and its House companion, HF 3279, will ask voters to amend the constitution and…
The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight committee has done America a favor by issuing a 53-page staff report last week on fraud in Minnesota welfare programs. The full report can…
If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail, as the old saying goes. As I wrote yesterday: The DFL has been casting around for an…
There are probably fewer than 100 people in America who would understand the importance of a 47-second exchange during today’s marathon 4-hour and 20-minute U.S. House Oversight committee hearing at the Capitol.…
Abdulkarim Shafii Farah, who participated in the unsuccessful plot to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future courtroom trial, was sentenced to five years in federal prison this…
The problem Property taxes have become a hot topic in Minnesota as bills have soared in recent years. Alpha News reports: Two months ago, an Alpha News/RMG Research poll of registered voters…
Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf pled guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of wire fraud in connection with his operation of Star Autism Center of St. Cloud. Star Autism Canter…
As we reported in last week’s Capitol Watch, Democrats in St. Paul are attempting to make the 2026 session about Operation Metro Surge and ICE. The numbers from our recent Thinking…
How fraud distorts budget decisions There is no doubt that Minnesota has a fraud problem, which is disturbing in itself. However, in the backdrop of a persistent and widening structural…
The latest Minnesota budget forecast hints at progress in fighting fraud. The state Dept. of Management and Budget (MMB) issued its latest (February) forecast for the state budget yesterday (Friday).…
According to Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), the budget surplus for the current biennium — 2026-27— has grown by over $1 billion since November. Assuming no spending this session, this…
Today, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) released its February 2026 Budget and Economic Forecast. The state government is now forecast to close the current 2026-2027 budget biennium with a surplus…
2025 On May 8, 2025, the Senate DFL announced: The Minnesota Senate passed bipartisan legislation creating an independent Office of the Inspector General Thursday, establishing a new state office to protect public money in…
KSTP-5 reports, Program Integrity Director Tim O’Malley unveiled recommendations for combating fraud in state programs on Monday morning. O’Malley was the man hand-picked by Gov. Tim Walz to look into…
Fahima Egeh Mahamud became the 79th defendant charged in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case, and the first to be charged in 2026. She is currently being held in…
Minnesota’s legislature convenes tomorrow. What can we expect in terms of economic policy? Not too much, perhaps, given its partisan composition. The House remains tied between Republicans and Democrats and…
The Walz administration debuted its fraud “fact check” to much acclaim earlier this week. Tag line, The place for Minnesotans to find accurate information about our fight against fraud. From…