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Attorney General Ellison highlights enforcement wins and requests funding for staff, including Medicaid fraud unit expansion
Summary
Attorney General Keith Ellison described recent settlements and consumer protection work, and asked the Senate committee for a $7.9 million ongoing increase and 26 FTEs for 2026–27, plus a one‑time $940,000. He also requested nine new positions for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, 75% federally funded.
Attorney General Keith Ellison told the Senate Committee on State and Local Government that his office’s recent legal work has returned money to the state and to Minnesota households and that additional staff and pay parity are needed to sustain enforcement.
“My office has contributed $2,100,000,000 to the bottom line of both state of Minnesota and Minnesota households,” Ellison said, citing settlements, rate interventions and consumer relief across multiple enforcement areas. He said the office’s general fund budget is about $40 million per fiscal year and that roughly 82% of that amount funds compensation.
Ellison outlined a two‑part budget request for fiscal 2026–27: a one‑time request of $940,000 and an ongoing increase of $7.9 million per year. The ongoing request would fund…
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