State Representative Zack Stephenson

Any amount of fraud is unacceptable - it means criminals have stolen from taxpayers and the most vulnerable in our state.

My colleagues and I are committed to doing everything we can to hold bad actors accountable and prevent fraud in the future.

I'm glad that our bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General has now officially passed in both the House and Senate and is on its way to the Governor.

The OIG’s office is one piece of our multi-part agenda to stop and prevent fraud in our state — but it's a big part, and I'm proud to have supported the effort to make it happen.

Private insurance companies keep hiking up the rates on our public schools to make more profit, while our schools are cutting staff to make up for it. In Anoka-Hennepin, premiums went up by 22% in 2025. Enough is enough - this isn't sustainable.

This is a common-sense solution that supports our schools and educators, and I'm proud to support it.

Minnesota educators fight for a way to lower skyrocketing health insurance costs As health insurance premiums continue to rise, Minnesota school districts — especially small, rural ones — struggle to find good, affordable health care coverage for their staff. Minnesota educators across the state want to be able to band together for better coverage and bargaining power in the...