ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
DOCUMENTED FACTS.

Independent reporting built from public records, audits, data, firsthand reporting, and primary-source evidence.

Every investigation is designed to show the documents, explain the findings, and give readers the evidence needed to check the work for themselves.

Infographic titled "The 137-Day Grant Blind Spot," with statistics on Minnesota investigation data, including 137 days of monthly public snapshots, 1,748 active grant records analyzed, 523 records without downloadable links, and 29.9% of datasets without links. Text indicates the investigation's focus on public transparency and data quality, with a footer crediting Joshua Allen Johnson and a note on evidence collection date.

MINNESOTA’S 137-DAY GRANT TRANSPARENCY BLIND SPOT

An original investigation of Minnesota DHS grant records, state audits, laws, and oversight failures.

I analyzed 1,748 active-grant records and found 523 with no downloadable document link, along with outdated public data, duplicate contract IDs, and millions of dollars in payments questioned by state auditors.

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