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100 Minnesota Mayors Blast Tim Walz As Fraud Scandal Explodes

By CORRUPTION

Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s situation is beginning to get worse by the day as the state’s Medicaid fraud scandal explodes.

Now, a coalition of nearly 100 mayors from the state has sent a pointed letter to Walz and the state legislature, sounding the alarm about what they see as the state’s troubling financial trajectory. They contend that “fraud, unchecked spending, and inconsistent fiscal management” in the capital have made it increasingly challenging for local governments to operate responsibly.

The situation is forcing cities to impose heavier tax burdens on residents, stretch already limited municipal resources, and overlook the essential services that local governments are best suited to provide, they wrote.

“As mayors representing cities of every size across the State of Minnesota, we are on the front lines of delivering essential services, maintaining public safety, and ensuring that our communities remain places where families and businesses can thrive,” the letter begins. “It is from this position of direct responsibility that we write to express deep concern—and growing frustration—about the fiscal direction of the state and its increasing impact on our cities and the residents we serve.”

“Fraud, unchecked spending, and inconsistent fiscal management in St. Paul have trickled down to our cities—reducing our capacity to plan responsibly, maintain infrastructure, hire and retain employees, and sustain core services without overburdening local taxpayers,” the letter continued.

They argued for a fundamental American principle: local governments, being closest to the communities they serve, should be given the authority to govern effectively. This means they must not be hindered by unfunded mandates and overly burdensome state laws:

As mayors, we are committed to responsible budgeting, fiscal restraint, and delivering high-quality local services. Yet there is a growing disconnect between state-level fiscal decisions and the strain they place on the cities we lead. When the state expands programs or shifts responsibilities without stable funding, it is our residents—families, seniors, businesses, and workers—who ultimately bear the cost.

Cities are the level of government closest to the people, responding when snowplows don’t arrive, when streetlights or water mains fail, when businesses need permitting help, or when seniors seek support. Every unfunded mandate or cost shift forces us into difficult choices: raise taxes, cut services, delay infrastructure, or stretch thin city staff even further. This strain now extends to the very core of community safety—our police officers and firefighters. They are the frontline protection for our residents, yet rising levies and state-imposed costs are making it increasingly difficult for cities to investin the additional public safety staff our communities genuinely need to stay safe.

“We, as mayors, can only support our cities for so long before the heavy hand of state mandates and financial pressure demands more than our communities can provide…Our state owes it to our citizens to practice responsible fiscal management and to stop taxing our families, seniors, and businesses out of Minnesota. We urge the Legislature to course-correct and to remember that every dollar you manage belongs not to the Capitol, but to the people of Minnesota,” says the letter.

This follows a $9 billion fraud scandal that captured national attention, involving primarily Somali fraudsters in Minneapolis who diverted funds from COVID-related welfare programs and Medicaid for personal luxuries. A portion of those funds also ended up financing the Somali terrorist group, al-Shabaab – all under Tim Walz’s watch.

Another great reason why we’re better off without him as vice president.

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