As I’m sure many have seen, Governor Walz finally appointed Shireen Gandhi commissioner of the Department of Human Services (DHS). Until now, Gandhi had been serving as temporary commissioner for a full year. I’m sure many Minnesotans are now wondering what this all means. I want to let folks know the implications of this move.
Back in February 2025, Gandhi was appointed as temporary commissioner after our last commissioner retired, despite the enormous fraud we were already seeing. To be fair, we all recognized Gandhi was dealt a tough hand. DHS had been inundated with fraud for years prior to her appointment, and she came into the position at a turbulent time. But in her year of being the temporary commissioner, it feels as though we have made zero headway on fraud whatsoever. That’s a big problem, folks.
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