Always love attending Enterprise.MN State of Manufacturing event - a great opportunity to hear from manufacturers about how state taxes & regs are hurting their ability to create jobs & keep our communities strong. We need to cut red tape & streamline reporting!

More fraud - our Minnesota House Fraud and Oversight Committee staff was also investigating this location.

ICYMI; 👇

Remembering the crew & families of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the 50th Anniversary of the wreck. Honoring the 29 who died & the brave sailors on the William Clay Ford & Arthur M. Anderson who went out searching for them. My Uncle, Don Erickson, Capt. of the Clay, took his crew out

It was an historic day in CityofMapleGrove, MN - 50 years and Hwy 610 is finally done! 🎉 So thankful for Mayor Steffenson, the City Council & staff, Minnesota Department of Transportation, I94 Coalition MN and all of the contractors and engineers who worked on this project over the years!

Happy Veterans’ Day to all of the brave men & women who have served or are serving our country! LOVED the opportunity to help serve breakfast to our HEROES & their families at Hy-Vee in Maple Grove! May God bless them & bless America! 🇺🇸

Sad to see this news of violent crime in Maple Grove. Please contact Maple Grove PD if you have any information that can help the investigation.

Another guilty plea in the MN Department of Human Services Housing Stabilization Services program - $2.7 million stolen from Minnesotans to buy luxury cars and more property in Kenya. Grateful for U.S. Attorney MN & A.J. Lagoe, but Governor Tim Walz has to stop fraud on front end!

Chair Robbins starts the hearing by asking Walz Administration officials about their fraud-prevention measures in the upcoming Paid Family Medical Leave Program. "Can you outline for me what the penalties are for fraud or misuse?"

Your property taxes likely went up this year– and it’s not just you. Dozens of counties across Minnesota saw an average of a 20% increase in property taxes, and some even more than that. You could be paying around $700 more than you did in 2023, and now numbers are showing that

It was important that we had a public hearing on the concerns surrounding the Paid Family & Medical Leave program. As a committee, one of our top priorities is to prevent fraud before Minnesotans’ hard-earned money goes out the door.

Representative Rarick asks a Walz Administration official how many "caregivers" can take paid leave for the same qualifying individual. Answer: There's no real oversight but "I would not understate the value of reports we get from employers or concerned citizens."

Representative Anderson asks a Walz Administration official if someone who takes taxpayer-funded paid leave can continue working a second job. Answer: "As an applicant you choose whether you take leave from an individual employer or not."

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WATCH: Ally Restaurant owner Troy Reding expresses concerns about preventing fraud and misuse in Minnesota's paid family and medical leave program, set to take effect Jan. 1 "My concerns with paid family leave and fraud stems from generally removing the employer from the leave

Check out my interview with KSTP this evening regarding a new fraud dashboard.

It was great to see so many friends at the Minnesota Farm Bureau Annual Legislative Reception! So grateful for all of the hardworking farm families who create jobs, feed the world, & are strengthen our communities!

LOVED seeing the amazing growth at Magnus Veterans Foundation Gala tonight. Their holistic model of caring for Veterans & their families has made an incredible impact on Veterans in our community! It was an honor to be part of the Mess! 😍🇺🇸

As we gather with family & friends today, please continue to pray for the brave National Guard soldiers who were attacked & for God to guide & protect our nation. Our family is grateful for God’s unending mercy & faithfulness. Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

DHS under has also failed to respond 5 official requests for additional information I have sent since June, 2025.