Minnesota Fraud Fallout

Illinois Republican challengers are pushing a "DOGE for Illinois" model and demanding a state audit, arguing the approach could prevent "Walz-style failures" and touting Louisiana's example. Louisiana’s LA DOGE program, created by Gov. Jeff Landry, claims nearly $999.5 million in annual savings—split roughly $367 million from the general fund, $601 million in federal dollars and $65 million from other sources—largely from Medicaid and SNAP eligibility checks, workforce and efficiency changes, and renegotiated contracts, even as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats are working to reverse many DOGE-driven cuts to HUD in bipartisan appropriations talks.