Posted on 01/01/2026 10:01:42 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
Minnesota GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth confirmed this week that Republican lawmakers helped direct independent journalist Nick Shirley to daycare facilities amid growing concerns over widespread fraud in state and federally funded programs.
Speaking during a virtual press conference Monday, Demuth said her caucus has been "working with" Shirley as part of broader efforts to expose fraud and hold the administration of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz accountable.
"Our caucus has been working to expose fraud for years, including working with Nick Shirley and agency whistleblowers to get the information out to the public and to hold the Walz administration accountable," Demuth said.
State Republican Rep. Harry Niska later clarified that caucus staffers provided information to an individual identified in Shirley's video as David, who helped guide the journalist to specific daycare locations.
"Fraud needs to end in the state," Demuth said. "And if this is what it takes, since there's been inaction by our current governor, then this is where we're at."
Shirley released a video Friday documenting visits to multiple daycare sites across Minnesota.
In the footage, he reported that several facilities appeared not to be providing services to children and challenged employees to show whether children were present at the locations.
The federally funded childcare subsidy program pumped roughly $185 million annually into the state.
On the ground, some daycare centers reportedly collected millions per facility over recent years — with allegations of more than $100 million in questionable payments across multiple sites. State records show that at least one daycare had received $7.8 million in federal childcare tax dollars since 2019 despite regulatory issues.
The video quickly drew national attention, including from the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
This is completely false. I have no idea who this lady is, she is lying to make herself look good for her campaign. Shame on her!— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) January 1, 2026
“””Minnesota GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth”””
I am confused. I thought the MN House and Senate were controlled by the Dems.
So how does a GOP Rep. become speaker of the house???
HOORAY Nick Shirley!
Nick shirley? (Note lowercase.)
@nickshirleyy? (Note two ‘y’s.)
The waters are muddying quick!
“””State Republican Rep. Harry Niska later clarified that caucus staffers provided information to an individual identified in Shirley’s video as David, who helped guide the journalist to specific daycare locations.”””
Is this true?
She’s running for Governor and sees an opportunity to take credit.
All he had to do was follow Tiny Twinkletoes Timmy Tampon weekly when he went to fill the tampon machines in the “Quality Learing Daycare Centers” and pickup the payments.
Newsmax
In the days of a free press and journalism, that was called "a source". These days the manuals at AP, Reuters, UPI, and the NYT, all require sources to be from the official state ministry of information.
“Shoot the messenger”, has a new example.
What a nasty piece of work Lisa Demuth is. She must be in on the corruption somehow.
So would it make anything LESS fraudulent?
Are we being told that sending Nick Shirley to the daycare centers was a bad thing?
Only by the fake news media.
No worse than a elderly couple “accidentally” recording a phone conversation by Newt Gingrich while they were driving around then releasing the tape to the DNC....
See?
Don’t you see???
It’s all the fault of the Republicans!!!
Poor Somalians can’t even get some graft for democrat votes without nasty Republicans and their dirty tricks!
Us democrat journalists need to continue to suppress news like this and keep the Republicans out of telling the truth!
SOMALI = FRAUD !!!
SOMALI = FRAUD !!!
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