Minnesota

Report: Minnesota Dem Senate Nominee Peggy Flanagan Falsely Claimed Phi Beta Kappa Membership, Misrepresented College Credentials

Minnesota Democratic U.S. Senate nominee and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan previously claimed she graduated Phi Beta Kappa despite never belonging to the prestigious honor society, while her official state biography suggests she completed two college majors when she actually earned one major and a minor, according to an exclusive report published Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a

Peggy Flanagan’s Own Tribe Got $2.4M in Overpayments After DHS Found Payments Did Not Comply with Legal Requirements

Minnesota’s Department of Human Services made an additional $2.4 million in Medicaid overpayments to the White Earth Nation, of which Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is a member, under the Walz-Flanagan administration in 2019, as a state audit found that millions in additional payments to White Earth and Leech Lake that year were made after DHS determined the payment practice did not comply with state and federal legal requirements.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a