It turns out accusations of widespread fraud at daycare and autism centers across Minnesota were only step one. This time, it’s how top officials responded, or rather didn’t, that’s at the center of the latest investigation. During a March 4 hearing on the matter, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said, “Billions of taxpayer dollars were stolen in social services programs while warnings piled up, whistleblower spoke out and state officials chose delay and denial over action.” His committee just published a new report entitled "The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota's Fraud Explosion," asserting the two Democratic leaders “were aware of credible, systemic fraud concerns as early as 2019, had the authority to stop payments to providers suspected of fraud but 'failed' to act." The report also accuses Governor Walz of retaliating against employees who tried to raise concerns. More than a hundred people have already been charged, ...