Walz administration settles left-wing group’s trans inmate lawsuit, costing Minnesota taxpayers nearly $500K

Nearly $500,000 in taxpayer money was paid by Gov. Tim Walz's administration in what effectively was a "sue and settlement" scheme by a left-wing interest group representing a transgender prison inmate, a new watchdog report concludes. 

According to public records reviewed by the taxpayer watchdog group OpenTheBooks.com and first shared with the New York Post, Walz's office allocated nearly $200,000 to Gender Justice, a progressive legal nonprofit focused on "gender equity," one year after...