Center of the American Experiment today launched MNFraudFiles.com, a website that will serve as a clearinghouse for information on Minnesota’s epidemic of fraud in state government. The site was in production…
Back in December, Minneapolis City Council approved an 8% tax levy increase. KSTP reported that: City of Lakes homeowners, like Julie Hudak, are feeling the impact, as they also support…
Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown, both of Philadelphia, were in federal court in downtown Minneapolis to enter guilty pleas for their involvement in a fraud against the now-discontinued housing…
Beginning February 17, Minnesota legislators will convene for the 2026 legislative session. Lawmakers will likely have to decide, among other things, whether and how much to spend on an infrastructure…
Last month, I noted that, in 2025, Census Bureau data showed that Minnesota saw positive net domestic migration for first time since 2018. Is this an endorsement of our state’s…
From Fox-9 TV, Medicaid provider pleads guilty in ‘phantom’ medical rides scheme. Fox-9 reports, Nasro Takhal pleaded guilty Friday to two felony counts of aiding and abetting the theft of…
From KSTP-5 TV, Outside audit finds ‘recurring vulnerabilities’ with Minnesota Medicaid system. Details, The report estimates more than $1.7 billion in Medicaid payments that need a closer look to see…
We are now a little over a month into the operation of Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme. How is it going? In mid-January, CBS News reported…
From KTTC, Minnesota Dept. of Human Services to ramp up unannounced site visits in effort to cut down on fraud. Better late than never, I guess. KTTC reports, State Medicaid…
In mid-January, U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who had been leading the legal fight against fraud in Minnesota, resigned along with a number of his colleagues. This was a hard blow…
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was in town earlier this month to pay homage at the most-holy shrine to Minnesota fraud,…
Taxpayer-funded lawyers sue the feds to create more demand for their product. I’m not kidding. The lawsuit (viewable here) was filed yesterday in federal district court in Minnesota (Case No.…
Property taxes are rising across Minnesota: Why? Federal policy plays a role. So, too, does state government policy, particularly in the form of unfunded mandates. But local governments themselves must…
Recent events may have pushed the Minnesota fraud story out of the national headlines, but the work goes on. The next big event in the calendar will occur on Wednesday,…
Yesterday (Jan. 14), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a new fraud prosecution. His press release, Attorney General Ellison announces over $3 million in fraud charges against Medicaid provider. So,…
Lost in all of the news last week was this item involving local U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minneapolis), from The Hill newspaper, GOP backlash to Omar earmark slows government-funding bill.…
Your correspondent spent Wednesday in our nation’s capital. The bulk of my time on the ground was spent attending a five (5)-hour hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight…
The Office of the Legislative Auditor released a scathing audit of the grant making process at yet another Minnesota Human Services program, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA). BHA is supposed…
Many people from outside Minnesota have been asking how our fraud problem could grow so big without more attention from the local media. Today’s press conference with outgoing (lame duck)…
Minnesotans are some of the hardest working people in the United States. Using the measures of “raw” labor in the American Experiment United States Tables — employment and average hours…
I did a little bit of citizen-journalist-style research into the ballooning autism-clinic scandal this weekend. The results were eye-opening. Just before Christmas, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota announced a new…
There is no doubt that Minnesota has a fraud problem, which, in itself, is disturbing. However, in the backdrop of a persistent and widening structural budget deficit, the consequences of…
Your correspondent appeared on the Fox News program Fox and Friends this morning to discuss, what else, Minnesota frauds. I was specifically invited on to address this Fox News story,…
Today saw the launch of Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave (PFML) program. Eligible workers will be able to take 20 weeks paid leave each year for family or medical…