Minnesota Governor Candidate Lisa Demuth Speaks on Fraud, Mining and Her Pitch to Moderates
Her plan would replace DHS leaders, modernize fraud detection and seek legislative authority to recover stolen funds and unfreeze disability payments.
- On Tuesday, Republican candidate Lisa Demuth outlined a 'fraud roadmap' to overhaul Minnesota's Department of Human Services, proposing to replace agency leadership and impose stricter penalties for stealing public funds.
- The plan includes unfreezing federal disability funds frozen during DHS eligibility reviews, imposing lifetime social service bans on convicted fraudsters, and barring transfers of public-program dollars to foreign countries.
- Ryan Wilson, Demuth's running mate for lieutenant governor, emphasized that bipartisan legislative cooperation is essential to seize assets from convicted thieves, noting too little stolen money currently returns to the state.
- DFL Party Chair Richard Carlbom criticized the proposal, saying the Attorney who prosecuted Feeding Our Future fraud supports DFL candidate Amy Klobuchar's plan, not Demuth's 'empty political rhetoric.'
- Beyond fraud policy, Demuth criticized Governor Tim Walz's mining restrictions near the Boundary Waters, arguing Minnesota should lead in safe mineral production to support critical technologies.
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‘It is time to start ending fraud’: Lisa Demuth unveils new crackdown plan
Republican‑endorsed governor candidate Lisa Demuth on Tuesday outlined a series of proposals she said would crack down on fraud inside Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS), arguing taxpayers are frustrated by repeated reports of wasted public dollars.
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Minnesota governor candidate Lisa Demuth speaks on fraud, mining and her pitch to moderates
"I've heard from people that have said, 'I'm not necessarily a Republican, but I voted for you because I've watched what you've done.' Hearing the voice of Minnesotans really matters to me."
Minnesota governor candidate Lisa Demuth unveils updated plan to combat fraud
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'It is time to start ending fraud': Lisa Demuth unveils new crackdown plan
Republican‑endorsed governor candidate Lisa Demuth on Tuesday outlined a series of proposals she said would crack down on fraud inside Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS), arguing taxpayers are frustrated by repeated reports of wasted public dollars.
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Republican Lisa Demuth unveils updated plan to combat fraud as governor
Share This StoryMinnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the Republican nominee for governor of Minnesota, unveiled her updated plan to combat fraud in state government at a Tuesday press event. Demuth announced that plan standing alongside her running mate, Ryan Wilson. “Fraud is top of mind for all Minnesotans,” Demuth said at Tuesday’s press conference. “As Ryan and I have traveled across the state, really since [our campaign] launched on Nov. 2,…
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