Minnesota is facing rampant, multimillion-dollar fraud across state programs, with more than $600 million already confirmed stolen. From childcare to nonprofits to Feeding Our Future, oversight failures have enabled widespread abuse. I’m fighting for real accountability, including an independent Inspector General, to stop waste, protect taxpayers, and restore trust in government.
The House voted on a bill to keep girls’ sports female-only—supported by all Republicans but defeated by one vote. I also advocated for key local water infrastructure projects and supported legislation to strengthen self-defense rights, reduce insurance costs, ensure tax dollars serve Minnesotans, and improve public safety.
Rep. Peggy Bennett highlights key legislative work at the Capitol, including restoring electronic pull tabs for community charities, advancing proposals to improve literacy and restore local control in health education, strengthening nonprofit oversight, limiting benefits for illegal immigrants, and bolstering anti-fraud and public safety measures. She also met with the Shellrock River Watershed Board.
Rep. Peggy Bennett is advancing legislation to raise Minnesota’s education standards, strengthen literacy through Science of Reading reforms, and reduce burdensome mandates on schools. Her bill boosts local control, encourages innovation, and offers temporary funding flexibility. The proposal cleared the House Education Policy Committee and now moves to Education Finance for further debate.
Minnesota’s newest NAEP scores show alarming declines in reading proficiency, and Rep. Peggy Bennett says overregulation is pulling schools away from core academics. She highlights a GOP education plan focused on Science of Reading reforms, local control, innovation, and temporary mandate relief to help schools refocus on literacy and student achievement.
Rep. Peggy Bennett outlines proposals to improve student performance by strengthening Science of Reading instruction, empowering local school boards, increasing parent access to clear data, and providing temporary relief from costly mandates. She argues that schools need flexibility, innovation, and a renewed focus on core academics—reading, math, and science—to help every student succeed.
Minnesota’s new Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee aims to tackle more than $1 billion in known taxpayer losses. Rep. Peggy Bennett highlights proposals creating fraud-risk “notes,” a centralized Inspector General, mandatory reporting, and stronger agency accountability to ensure taxpayer dollars aren’t stolen and reach the people who truly need them.
The Minnesota legislative session began constitutionally on January 14th. It is truly an honor to serve the people of 23A. I am very appreciative of the continued opportunity to represent you and look forward to getting to work for Minnesota and for all of you! I’m sure by now you
Is it appropriate for society to protect children from things like obscenity, pornography, and age-inappropriate extreme content and views? Should children be protected from this explicit material while in school? This week, in the House Education Policy Committee, members were introduced to the Governor’s new 2024 education policy bill. This bill contains
Minnesota’s February state budget forecast shows a positive balance of $329 million. “Its good news, especially considering we were told back in November to expect a $188 million deficit,” Hamilton said. “It shows we’re on the right economic path and the fiscal decisions we’ve made are working.” According to the
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