Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing another wave of criticism after a University of Minnesota project involving customizable dolls with interchangeable genitalia drew national attention.
The controversy comes at an especially difficult moment for the governor, whose administration has already been accused by congressional investigators of failing to respond aggressively enough to warnings about massive fraud in taxpayer-funded programs.
The two controversies are separate. But critics say they raise the same basic question: What are Minnesota officials prioritizing when public institutions are handling taxpayer resources and working with children?
