This week on At Issue, Tom Hauser discusses Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal to overhaul fraud in the state, Republicans’ plans to boost affordability, and recent reporting from 5 INVESTIGATES, which reveals a link between fraud in state grant money and a Minnesota school district.
Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal to overhaul Minnesota’s largest agency targets fraud and aims to improve efficiency by changing Medicaid management.
Republicans oppose the plan, citing past failures from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), but Walz said some ideas came from lawmakers. The proposal will be vetted in both legislative chambers.
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Also, House Republicans have proposed bills for affordability, including tax cuts and single-subject measures.
They aim to lower license tab fees and eliminate a delivery tax; a tax…
Cyber fraud uses technology as the primary weapon. It is highly scalable and can be conducted from anywhere in the world.
- Phishing/Smishing/Vishing: Using deceptive emails (phishing), text messages (smishing), or phone calls (vishing) to trick victims into clicking malicious links or revealing sensitive data.
- Business Email Compromise (BEC): A high-value scam where a criminal impersonates a CEO or high-level executive via a “spoofed” email address to trick a staff member into making an urgent, unauthorized wire transfer.