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Illinois State government
Coverage of Illinois State government in the Nexus archive.
- Minnesota fraud scandal will haunt Flanagan in high-stakes Senate race, top House Republican warns
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer warned that a welfare fraud scandal under Gov. Tim Walz's administration will negatively impact Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's Senate race. The alleged fraud involved millions of taxpayer dollars through state programs and was connected to groups like Feeding Our Future, resulting in multiple indictments. Both Walsh and Ellison have been accused by others of dismissing the severity of the scandal.