MAHNOMEN, MN—Last week, almost 100 Minnesota mayors signed a letter to State lawmakers and Governor Tim Walz expressing “deep concern and growing frustration about the fiscal direction of the state and its increasing impact on our cities.” Mahnomen Mayor Curt Uran was one of the mayors who signed the letter. Uran emphasizes his desire to…
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The Feeding Our Future fraud scandal that has seen millions of dollars stolen has reached into west central Minnesota. 36-year-old Abdirashid Bixi Dool is facing federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly stealing more than a million dollars through fake sites in Pelican Rapids and Moorhead. According to the indictment, Dool and…
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Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session gets under way Tuesday. State Representative Jim Joy of Hawley tells R&J News about his priorities for this year. Our talk with Rep. Joy also covered an executive order Governor Tim Walz issued last week that creates a new fraud investigations unit…following the Feeding Our Future scandal where over $250 million…
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Earlier this month, Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach joined six other Republicans in the US House asking Minnesota Commissioner of Education Willie Jett for details on the Feeding Our Future scandal. Over $250 million of COVID relief money was sent to Feeding Our Future with the idea the money would be used for food…
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Last week, R&J News had a chance to speak to Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach about several issues facing Minnesotans. We asked her first, what are the greatest concerns Minnesotans say they have? And while there’s talk about a border wall at the southern US border, Fischbach says there’s nothing like that at the…
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What’s going on over there? That’s what Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is asking. She’s one of seven Republicans in the US House who have written a letter to Minnesota Commissioner of Education Willie Jett asking for details on the Feeding Our Future scam. You’ll remember over $250 million in COVID relief money was…
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