Two more sentences in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scandal are scheduled to be handed down on Tuesday, September 8. Mekfira Hussein and her husband Abduljabar were jointly indicted in the case in October 2022. Mekfira had been separately charged the...
The Ellison/Feeding Our Future tape: where are they now?
It’s been almost a year-and-a-half since American Experiment exclusively published the 54-minute audio recording of that infamous December 2021 meeting between state Attorney General Keith Ellison and a group associated with the Feeding Our Future fraudulent...
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 9/4/26
State and local taxes and spending KSTP: Back-to-Back 8.25% Property Tax Increases Likely in Ramsey County Elk River Star News: Council to get 2027 budget update: Preliminary tax levy has come down since July as city works to account for lost revenue and rising...
Former Frey aide back in court
Abdi Nur Salah, convicted fraudster (but not yet sentenced) and former senior aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, found himself back in federal court this afternoon, accused of violating the terms of his conditional release. Salah has pled guilty to a felony...
It’s time for teacher salary reform. What are Minnesota’s options?
Minnesota teacher pay is broken. It’s time to refresh the entire system and pay teachers as professionals. The average Minnesota teacher makes a salary of $77,655 (plus benefits), according to the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board...
Upcoming fraud trial
Of the dozens and doze of federal fraud cases we’ve been tracking, very few have actually gone to trial, and not one in more than a year. A case captioned USA v. Sharmaine Meadows (File No. 26-cr-90) appears set to break that streak. The case was charged back...
or electricity for dummies like me
Labor Day 2026 is almost upon us. It takes place on the first Monday of September each year. This year that will be on the 7th. This federal holiday since 1894, according to the History Channel, “pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American...
To save Medicare, Congress must cut fraud
From Rochester to the communities around Red Lake Reservation, Minnesotans depend on reliable, local care options. Our state has earned a reputation as one of the healthiest in the nation, with strong health outcomes and lower costs compared to similar states. ...
Know your rights and exercise them
As a new school year gets underway, parents have some homework of their own to get done: knowing the rights they have within the public education system and how to exercise them so they can play an active role in their child’s education. American...
Murder Is Not a Side Effect of Being Pregnant
The Star Tribune wants you to believe that postpartum moms with the baby blues could snap at any time and kill their kids. That’s just not true. The Minnesota Star Tribune published an opinion this week by Bernice Gyamfi that used the Lindsay Clancy murder...










