MN Dem Senate candidate's viral hijab video takes new turn as woman beside her faces major state investigation. Nimco Ahmed stood beside Peggy Flanagan during the viral December video defending Minnesota’s Somali community. Now the autism center Ahmed operates is under an open Minnesota DHS investigation, along with another provider. The state says both providers were terminated from Medicaid through its 2026 revalidation process, and both have appealed. Ahmed denies allegations about inadequate oversight and maintains her center complies with state requirements. The investigation is drawing renewed attention to Minnesota’s fraud controversies and Flanagan, who has served as lieutenant governor since 2019. Read what a former therapist says he saw while working inside the center: ▻