Minnesota is under renewed scrutiny for how a now-defunct nonprofit was able to allegedly siphon hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars — a breakdown that some critics say was fueled in part by officials easing off oversight due to accusations of racism.The defunct nonprofit, called Feeding Our Future, was run largely by Somalians, and it sued the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) in 2020, alleging discrimination. Critics have suggested that litigation could have made the MDE nervous and caused state officials to let up on its supervision of Feeding Our Future, potentially letting more...

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