Newly-elected Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, right, receives the gavel from Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, left, during a House session at the state Capitol building in St. Paul ...

She ran her campaign on fixing Minnesota's economy and helping improve the cost of living. This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: Republican Rep. Lisa Demuth expected to be next ...

Minnesota’s new House speaker, Lisa Demuth, said combating fraud is a top priority of the legislature, and she blamed Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for allowing it to get so bad. “There’s been record ...