Eva Herscowitz
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South metroEva Herscowitz covers Dakota and Scott counties for the Star Tribune. She's from Maryland and previously worked at The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.
Latest from Eva Herscowitz
Minnesota released a report about social services fraud. Most of it is blacked out.
The Department of Human Services said the redactions are to protect trade secrets and security information. Lawmakers looking for answers to state government’s fraud problems are frustrated.
February 18, 2026
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What to know about the massive social services fraud scandal in Minnesota
Providers who bilked housing, autism and day care programs thrust the state into the national spotlight.
February 18, 2026
Filings recount ‘out of control’ ICE agents at height of surge
Minnesotans reported injuries, chemical burns and fear of returning to their homes after interactions with federal immigration agents.
February 15, 2026
Two people die after falling through ice on unusually warm weekend
Authorities located bodies Saturday in the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and Bass Pond in Bloomington.
February 15, 2026
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Minnesota creates fraud ‘fact check’ amid national political scrutiny
The state Department of Human Services’ webpage rebuts allegations and describes its “fight against fraud” in social services programs.
February 11, 2026
As Minnesota cracks down on fraud, some lawful social service providers struggle to survive
A payment delay, plus the ICE surge and the closure of UCare, are squeezing providers as the state tries to rein in a massive welfare scandal.
February 10, 2026
Report reveals widespread billing issues in Minnesota autism program
The Minnesota Department of Human Services hired Optum to look into 14 Medicaid-funded programs identified as vulnerable to fraud.
February 6, 2026
Why the Trump administration keeps asking for Minnesota’s welfare data
Vice President JD Vance said the information could facilitate immigration enforcement. Legal experts say that’s a drastic overreach of federal power.
February 2, 2026
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Here’s what to know about federal agents’ killing of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis
Pretti is the second person federal agents have fatally shot in Minnesota as a massive surge of immigration enforcement has put the state on edge.
January 26, 2026
Is Minnesota’s Medicaid fraud scandal an ‘outlier’? Experts say the answer is complicated.
Minnesota continues to make national headlines for abuse in social services, but other states face similar struggles.
January 23, 2026
Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota
Thousands of Minnesotans rely on the Medicaid-funded transportation program to get to medical appointments.
January 17, 2026
New fraud concerns surface in Minnesota medical transportation program
Providers and prosecutors have seen issues in the Medicaid-funded nonemergency medical transportation program for years. It’s the subject of a new video by conservative influencer Nick Shirley.
January 15, 2026
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