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Demuth Orders Firing Commissioners, Adds Welfare Fraud Crackdown

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Demuth announced an executive order to fire all commissioners and create agency whistleblower coordinators.
The plan mandates prison sentences and lifetime bans from welfare for fraudsters.
Both Demuth and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar said they would not raise taxes, favoring spending cuts.
A Demuth victory would make her Minnesota’s first Black and first female governor.

History

Historical Context

In response to the Enron and WorldCom scandals, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, signed by President George W. Bush on July 30 2002, creating the PCAOB and imposing criminal penalties. The bill cleared the House 423-3 and the Senate 99-0, and required CEOs and CFOs to certify reports. Minnesota Governor Demuth’s proposed order echoes those reforms with whistleblower protections and severe sanctions.

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Story summary

Demuth announced an executive order to fire all commissioners and create agency whistleblower coordinators.
The plan mandates prison sentences and lifetime bans from welfare for fraudsters.
Both Demuth and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar said they would not raise taxes, favoring spending cuts.
A Demuth victory would make her Minnesota’s first Black and first female governor.

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