Joe Thompson, the Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, announced eight (8) criminal charges in the massive fraud involving the state’s Housing Stabilization Services program (HSS). Over the past 4 1/2…
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the U.S. population is projected to reach 367 million in 2055. This is down from the 372 million projected earlier in January. The…
One newspaper columnist at a time. Rochelle Olson writes in the Star Tribune this weekend: U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson: Fraud is stealing Minnesota’s way of life Olson reports about her…
KARE-11 TV is out with a report: KARE 11 Investigates: Ethics questions emerge over Sen. Fateh’s housing bill and wife’s company ties. Sen. Omar Fateh (DFL-Minneapolis) is by some accounts…
Following a law passed last year, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), in conjunction with the Department of Revenue, has created a Taxpayer Receipt, an interactive tool where Minnesotans can check…
Recent data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shows that 12 million Obamacare enrollees in the individual market never went to the doctor, took a pill or…
Much of the discussion around the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) has centered around its reforms to Medicaid eligibility but, of course, the bill contained much else — it was “Big,” after…
When the Walz administration allowed illegal aliens into the Minnesota taxpayer-supported healthcare system, a bulletin was provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services that basically provided a roadmap for…
Applying the DOGE lens to the state budget. Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news about the state budget? How about the bad news: We…
As horror stories continue to circulate about the thousands who could lose Medicaid coverage due to the “work requirements” and “eligibility checks” in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), two…
Joe Thompson gets results. The acting United States Attorney for Minnesota launched an investigation into the fraud-riddled Medicaid program Housing Stabilization Services (HSS). Don’t be confused. HSS doesn’t provide actual…
On its own, fraud is disturbing. It presents a failure on the state government to safeguard taxpayers’ money, eroding trust. But in a high-tax, high-spending state like Minnesota, the continued…
In this special edition of Stop the Tape we continue to counter the arguments of Tim Walz and company about the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill in Minnesota. Walz…
Cut the waste, save the budget. Eight years ago, American Experiment asked Minnesotans in our quarterly Thinking Minnesota Poll if they thought state government spends too much, not enough, or…
How much fraud is there in Minnesota state government? Many people, mostly taxpayers, including me, want an answer to that question. Two people who do not want an answer to…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently completed a study of 2024 enrollment data and found $14 billion wasted on Medicaid enrollees who were already covered by another…
In May, a bipartisan effort to establish a new state watchdog agency to crack down on fraud in public programs passed the state Senate with broad bipartisan support. It would…
We’re just digging into the 105 pages of federal search warrants being executed at nine separate locations in the metro area. The searches involve at least five (5) corporate entities…
The latest Thinking Minnesota Poll shows widespread support for the changes mandated for Medicaid in the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump…
Since 2024, Minnesota has consistently spent more than it brings in, with deficits projected through 2029. Expected federal funding cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) could punch a…
In a July 10 Minnesota Star Tribune opinion piece, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN5) scolded fellow members of her state delegation who voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill…
Rep. Kristin Robbins, Chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee held, a hearing on Tuesday, July 8, to hear from the Department of Human Services…
Minnesotans by a wide margin support the Medicaid eligibility checks featured in the GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” In a recent poll of 500 Minnesotans conducted May 28-31 by the Center…
Labor market Winona Post: MN jobs picture changes little in April KNSI: Minnesota Adds Thousands of Jobs In May KIMT 3: Minnesota adds 6,600 jobs, doubles national growth rate Detroit…