As COVID spread, so did fraud. Minnesota saw a lot of it.
Minnesota had the nation’s largest pandemic-related fraud in the Feeding Our Future fiasco. But grifters absconded with ...
Minnesota union employees demand Walz halt half-time in office policy
Around 500 Minnesota state employees protested Saturday in St. Paul, calling on DFL Gov. Tim Walz to reverse course on a ...
Minnesota government workers will return to the office on June 1. Here’s what we know.
Starting this summer, tens of thousands of state employees who have been working largely remotely since the start of the ...
Minnesota loses $226M as Trump administration pulls back $11.4B in health funding
Federal health officials said they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health ...
Minnesota non-profit leader convicted of pilfering $250M meant for underserved children in country’s largest COVID fraud scheme
The fraudsters blew more than $240 million meant for kids on fancy cars, international travel and luxury real estate in Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky, Kenya and Turkey.
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State of Minnesota says it is losing over $200 million in federal funding related to COVID-19
In a related move, more than two dozen COVID-related research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health have been ...
Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts
A jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts Wednesday for her role ...
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Minnesota employee unions threaten job actions after Walz back-to-office directive
The two largest state worker unions are weighing their options in fighting against Gov. Tim Walz’s requirement that most ...
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Federal pandemic grants pulled from Southeast Minnesota public health efforts
Across Minnesota, $226 million in COVID-19-related grants were terminated early by the federal government, leaving some the ...
Minnesota malls meet demand from shoppers for athleisure
The store will be the third in Minnesota, rounding out the company's expansion in the state and building on the momentum of ...
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Amtrak ridership in Minnesota up 176% since 2021, up 89% in North Dakota
In 2024, the most recent data available, 85,199 riders took the train in North Dakota, an 89.5% increase since 2021. In ...
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Northwest Minnesota MDHA chapter getting back on track
In June 2023, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources honored Turgeon for his efforts as a volunteer with the DNR’s ...