Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.  April 29, 2026 Dear Friends & Neighbors, My apologies for being late with last Friday’s newsletter! I was so busy in meetings that I didn’t have time to get it done. The first part of this week has also been crazy! We had a long floor session yesterday and Tuesday was filled with Tax and Fraud Prevention Committee work. I’ll do a quick 10-day update now and hope to get back in sync on Friday! I hope you are enjoying the beautiful first green of spring! This is one of my favorite times of the year – everything is so bright and hopeful! I look forward to warmer days, but am enjoying the beautiful drive to work every day – spring is popping all around! ?? Executive Summary- WHAT DID CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR KNOW ABOUT FEEDING OUR FUTURE?
- WHY IS ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLISON AVOIDING FEEDING OUR FUTURE QUESTIONS?
- LATEST DFL TAX: SOCIAL MEDIA TAX
- CHIEFS OF POLICE DAY AT THE CAPITOL
- PHOTOS
WHAT DID CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR KNOW ABOUT FEEDING OUR FUTURE?Last week, the House Fraud Prevention and State Oversight Policy Committee dug into the Feeding Our Future scandal and, unfortunately, we still have more questions than answers. Most Minnesotans are unaware that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar played a major role in creating Feeding Our Future, which turned about to be the biggest COVID scam in the country. Back in March 2020, during the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Omar authored a bill called the Meals Act, which was inserted into a larger federal coronavirus response bill. This eliminated all of the guardrails from the school nutrition program, enabling restaurants to become child nutrition sites, removing income eligibility criteria and changing the attendance requirements. This weakening of internal controls allowed her friends from establishments like the Safari restaurant to start billing for meals that were supposed to go to needy children. She literally was on the Somali TV, promoting Safari Restaurant as one of the meal sites and her role in passing the Meals Act. The owners of Safari restaurant have since been convicted of fraud in the Feeding our Future scandal. We think it is important that Rep. Omar answer the Committee’s questions about her involvement in creating the conditions for fraud and her involvement with many of the fraudsters – many of whom had donated to her campaign. She later returned or donated those contributions to charity. It is clear from court trial exhibits that her staff was also communicating with fraudsters. Minnesotans deserve to know if she was encouraging them to take advantage of the program and whether her role was intentional or inadvertent. Unfortunately, she did not show up our fraud hearing. I sent a follow-up letter after the hearing, requesting answers and documents by May 5, 2026. You can read it here. Stay tuned. WHY IS ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLISON AVOIDING FEEDING OUR FUTURE QUESTIONS?We also had many questions to ask Attorney General Keith Ellison, particularly regarding his actions as the lawyer for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) when they were sued by Feeding our Future. AG Ellison also skipped the hearing, saying he doesn’t have jurisdiction to prosecute these cases. While it is true he only has original prosecutorial jurisdiction in Medicaid cases, he ALSO is the attorney for state agencies and was deeply involved in defending MDE when they were sued for allegedly not processing Feeding our Future’s site applications fast enough. AG Ellison also oversees all charities in the state and played a role in dissolving several that were involved in the federal nutrition scam – but he never brought civil charges in those cases. We wanted to ask him why he let them dissolve without sanctions and what happened to their assets when they were allowed to dissolve. I sent a follow-up letter and have asked for his responses by May 5, 2026, as well. Stay tuned. LATEST DFL TAX: SOCIAL MEDIA TAXThe Minnesota House Taxes Committee has been working overtime the last two weeks, hearing numerous bills that deal with local option sales taxes and tax increment financing districts. We also discussed the governor’s tax proposal, which includes a new tax on social media companies based on the number of Minnesota consumers they serve. Although I’m no fan of the social media companies and how their algorithms are targeting and harming our kids, I do not think the state should gain value from citizens’ data. Instead, individuals should have control of their data and decide if and when they want to sell it to different social media platforms. The value of data should accrue to individuals who choose to sell it, not to the state. Our data is increasingly valuable and citizens, not government, should control the value. To hear my remarks from the committee hearing, click here. CHIEFS OF POLICE DAY AT THE CAPITOL It was Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Day at the Capitol recently!  It’s always good to see the police chiefs from our district.  PHOTOS Veterans had their Day on the Hill on Thursday! It is always so inspiring to be in the Rotunda when it is literally filled with generations of heroes! May God bless our Veterans and all of our active duty troops! Please Contact MeMany of you have already been in touch to discuss your thoughts on the issues that matter most to you. Thank you for sharing your ideas! Please continue to contact me to discuss any matters to which I can be of assistance. The best way to reach me is by email: rep.kristin.robbins@house.mn.gov. For occasional updates, you can follow my Facebook Page at @RepKristinRobbins. You can also leave a voicemail on my office number, 651-296-7806, which is checked every weekday while we are in session. Of course, if you are coming to the Capitol, I’d love to meet you! Please reach out if you would like to set-up an in-person meeting. Have a great weekend!  Kristin  /RepKristinRobbins 239 State Office Building
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