Earlier this month, a student at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead alerted school officials that a 13-year-old male student was in possession of a large bag of blue pills at…
The debate over how much fraud has been committed against Minnesota social welfare programs has now gone national. Joe Thompson, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney and lead prosector of the…
In its manifesto for the 2024 general election, Britain’s Labour party listed “Five Missions to Rebuild Britain,” the first being: “Kickstart economic growth.” The party’s second budget since winning that election,…
State and local taxes and spending Rochester Post Bulletin: 81% of Olmsted County homeowners will see their taxes go up in 2026. What are the options for relief? Pine Journal:…
Twelve and a half million dollars of Minnesota-based federal student aid fraud led U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to call for Gov. Walz’s resignation via a letter posted Monday…
Willie Sutton famously claimed to rob banks because “that’s where the money is” and Medicaid crooks are drawn to fraud for the same reason. States attorneys general, inspectors, and law…
A Minnesota public employee’s workplace rights were recently affirmed after his initial attempt to resign union membership and revoke his dues authorization was met with silence. John Cashman, a senior…
It was a big day for Minnesota fraud yesterday, with lead federal fraud prosecutor Joe Thompson announcing new indictments, a new FBI raid, and another guilty plea.
Imagine sitting down to take a school exam in the late 19th century — no multiple-choice bubbles to fill in, no standardized test booklets, just long, challenging questions covering a…
It sure looks like it. Lead federal prosecutor Joe Thompson held a 35-minute press conference today to discuss the scope of the fraud, and to announce six more indictments and…
With the epidemic of fraud perpetrated against Minnesota’s taxpayers under Gov. Walz’ administration making national news and hammering his chances in a 2028 presidential run, he is desperate to change the conversation.…
Gorgonio Yanez-Magallanes is our Minnesota Man of the Day for December 18. Yanez is scheduled to appear in federal court in downtown St. Paul this afternoon to enter a guilty…
A politically divided Minnesota legislature following the 2024 elections resulted in a 67-67 tie in the House, while Democrats maintained a one-seat majority in the Senate. This near-even split reflected…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students suffered significant learning losses. Moved online, cut off from in-person support, and shuffled from plan to plan, many students struggled to utilize the minimal learning…
A Hennepin County District Court has struck down an early phased-in implementation of a Minnesota law to limit foster care removals of children based on race, poverty, and other factors.…
I’m not kidding. Earlier this month, Minnesota state budget officials presented their latest state budget forecast. Minnesota state government operates its budget in two-year cycles called “biennia.” The forecast for…
From the Minnesota Star Tribune under the headline, Minnesota pauses licenses for new adult day care centers amid fraud concerns. An extraordinary sentence appears later in the article, The capacity…
In December 2022, I sounded an alarm over the threat the open border policies of the Biden Administration posed to our national security. In the piece Border (In)security — one…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! Grace and Kathryn break down the latest Minnesota news, including Governor Walz appointing a so-called “fraud czar” but is it a day late…
Beginning in fall 2026, Minnesota public schools will be responsible for determining how Ethnic Studies is implemented in K-12 classrooms. Public high schools will have to offer an optional Ethnic…
The epidemic of fraud perpetrated against Minnesota’s taxpayers under Gov. Walz’ administration is a big issue for Minnesotans. As I noted yesterday, a KSTP poll released on Friday asked: “Do you think fraud in…
By all signs, the Minnesota state budget is in trouble. While the state ends the current two-year budget period — 2026-27 biennium — with a surplus, estimates show an imbalance in…
The epidemic of fraud perpetrated against Minnesota’s taxpayers under Gov. Walz’ administration has been making national news. It might well be harming his chances in the 2028 presidential campaign. In…
KSTP-5 is out with a poll on fraud in Minnesota. They find, Our survey asked: Do you think fraud in state programs is the biggest problem in Minnesota? From a…