<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2226809/open_sms">Send us a text</a>The expansion in Minnesota’s welfare spending has often exceeded growth in spending for other programs, gradually increasing welfare’s proportion of the budget. HHS spending as a share of general funds grew 23 percent between 2000 and 2019, surpassing all other major state spending categories. “If left unaddressed, Minnesota’s welfare system is a fiscal time bomb.”

Send us a text The expansion in Minnesota’s welfare spending has often exceeded growth in spending for other programs, gradually increasing welfare’s proportion of the budget. HHS spending as a share of general funds grew 23 percent between 2000 and 2019, surpassing all other major state spending categories. “If left unaddressed, Minnesota’s welfare system is a fiscal time bomb.”

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2226809/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>The expansion in Minnesota’s welfare spending has often exceeded growth in spending for other programs, gradually increasing welfare’s proportion of the budget. HHS spending as a share of general funds grew 23 percent between 2000 and 2019, surpassing all other major state spending categories. “If left unaddressed, Minnesota’s welfare system is a fiscal time bomb.”

A Ticking Time Bomb - Minnesota's Vast and Expanding Welfare System

Why are so many Minnesota high school graduates unable to read or do math at grade level? Does Tim Walz actually think he's going to be the next president of the United States? And why does he keep swearing so much?&nbsp; &nbsp; These are the kinds of hard-hitting questions we get into every week on the American Experiment Podcast, where we unpack the week's biggest stories, interview Minnesota's movers and shakers, and "stop the tape" on clips of our state's most ridiculous elected officials.&nbsp; &nbsp; New episodes drop every Tuesday afternoon and are available on every major podcasting platform.

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Why are so many Minnesota high school graduates unable to read or do math at grade level? Does Tim Walz actually think he's going to be the next president of the United States? And why does he keep swearing so much?    These are the kinds of hard-hitting questions we get into every week on the American Experiment Podcast, where we unpack the week's biggest stories, interview Minnesota's movers and shakers, and "stop the tape" on clips of our state's most ridiculous elected officials.    New episodes drop every Tuesday afternoon and are available on every major podcasting platform.

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