In 2017, $1 Million was spent on autism in Minnesota.
In 2024, that number exploded to $343 Million.
Thats a 34200% increase.
Governor Tim Walz pretends not to be aware.
@RitaPanahi Love your coverage! He is furious, as he should be!
Also, thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story after Whoopi’s horrendous and careless statements. She should be ashamed of her millionaire self!
Interviewer to Elon: You know there are American heroes who don’t like this idea (commercial spaceflight).
Elon: I was very sad to see that because those guys are…yeah…you know, those guys are heroes of mine.
https://t.co/2uTVO77vAC
@elonmusk you have become our HERO!
Can you imagine being a Hollywood actor who has made their multimillions off of American audiences of ALL political beliefs and then have the audacity and classless disregard to go on SNL and make fun of them…
🚨 BREAKING: the Mississippi Corruption Act is DEAD!
Lt Gov Hosemann’s chairman just killed his own bill on the floor of the state senate. After intense public pressure, they caved. Mississippians demand transparency and a watchdog for taxpayer money that hasn’t had his teeth cut out. And you—not me—killed this bill after putting the heat on the establishment.
The fight is never over to make sure our taxpayer money isn’t stolen or wasted. But this battle was ours. THANK YOU!
For those who want a lot of detail about the Mississippi Corruption Act (SB 2847), here’s some in-depth analysis before Lt Gov Hosemann brings it up for a vote:
- The State Auditor currently has the ability to “postaudit and, when deemed necessary, preaudit and investigate the financial affairs of . . . profit or nonprofit business entities administering programs financed by funds flowing through the State Treasury . . .” The Mississippi Corruption Act deletes the word “investigate,” which is an important word, for nonprofits and for-profit businesses receiving less than $10M in taxpayer funds. We have, as you may know, used that investigative power to find a ton of fraud, including the largest public fraud in state history.
- The State Auditor has the power to “institute suit” to recover funds, but the AG must take up the suit under current state law after we file it (see Miss. Code 7-7-211(g)(iv)). The bill takes away my ability to institute suit. The AG has also sued me to stop me from using this power to get back misspent funds.
- The bill also cuts off our ability to look for waste by more narrowly defining “financial affairs.” Why does Lt Gov Hosemann and his chairman want me to stop looking for waste in government?
This is one of the worst, most corrupt bills I’ve seen in my time as State Auditor.
Unfortunately the Mississippi Corruption Act—the bill stripping my office of key powers—has passed committee and as of last night is on the Senate calendar. That means it could come up for a vote before the full state senate any time.
This bill was written by a key chairman for LT Gov Delbert Hosemann, and the chair said yesterday he wrote it in consultation with Attorney General Fitch. The bill, SB 2847, takes away our ability to look for waste, to audit some organizations, and to go to court to get money back.
There’s no reason for it, unless these establishment politicians are trying to hide something.
If this is how it’s going to be—Shad vs The Swamp—I will fight at every turn.
Please call Lt Gov Hosemann and your state senator and tell them you’re against the Mississippi Corruption Act. 601-359-3200. Taxpayers do not want a watchdog who’s had his teeth cut out!
If you want to help us kill the Mississippi Corruption Act—the bill stripping my office of the ability to look for waste, do some important audits, etc.—call Lt Gov Delbert Hosemann at 601-359-3200 and ask him to tell his lapdogs to stand down. Taxpayers demand it!
If you want our office to continue fighting corruption and identifying waste then please consider calling the Lt. Governor's office at (601) 359-3200 and tell them you oppose the Mississippi Corruption Act of 2025.
UPDATE and bad news: Lt Gov Delbert Hosemann’s senate committee just passed the Mississippi Corruption Act. The committee chair acknowledged he wrote the bill in consultation with Attorney General Fitch.
We are on the precipice of going back to being the most corrupt state in the country.
The bill now heads to the state senate floor. Call Lt Gov Hosemann now if you oppose the Mississippi Corruption Act (SB 2847). 601-359-3200.
Today State Auditor @ShadWhite appeared for the House Appropriation hearing where he asked for a voluntary $1M cut to the office’s budget.
Auditor White said that every agency head needs to look for ways to send money back to the taxpayer.