Minnesota, fraud and child care
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The Department of Health and Human Services move comes after a video purported to show Minnesota day care facilities that aren’t operational but were receiving government funds.
The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations.
President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue.
Political figures have called on the governor, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2024, to resign over the scandal.
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their loved ones attacked in their homes, federal immigration enforcement operations targeting Somali immigrants and fraud investigations were some of Minnesota's top political stories in 2025.
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Minnesota fraud committee chair claims Walz 'turned a blind eye' to fraud warnings for years
State Representative Kristin Robbins accused Governor Tim Walz of dereliction of duty over alleged massive Minnesota fraud, calling for impeachment as payments allegedly continue.
An HHS official says the agency has "frozen all child care payments" to the state of Minnesota after allegations of fraudulent day care centers there.
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Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
The administration is freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of fraud schemes involving government programs.
Franconia Minerals, a subsidiary of Twin Metals Minnesota, proposed in November to drill at up to 19 sites that sit north and south of Birch Lake, west of the Stony River, in St. Louis County. The plan was approved by the DNR on Monday.
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