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Minnesota families and child care providers scramble as federal funds hang in balance

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By Chelsea Bailey, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — In the days since the Trump administration announced it would freeze federal child care payments to

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Developments in this update

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  1. Federal government freezes Minnesota child care funding amid fraud investigation

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

  2. Newest

    Minnesota families and child care providers scramble as federal funds hang in balance

    Headline from KRDO ·

Reports & sources

57 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    Trump's Deputies Freeze Child Care Payments to Minnesota amid Alleged Somali Fraud (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Trump's deputies are freezing federal payments to child care businesses in Minnesota amid growing evidence of fraud by Somali immigrants.

  2. Newsweek

    Trump admin freezes Minnesota child care funds amid fraud allegations (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill outlined the steps the department has taken in the wake of fraud allegations.

  3. The Columbian

    U.S. freezes child care payments to Minnesota over fraud claims (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    The Trump administration is freezing child care payments to Minnesota and demanding a comprehensive audit to identify any illicit activity in government programs, escalating a fight with the state ove

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Federal government freezes Minnesota child care funding amid fraud investigation (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it has frozen all child care payments to Minnesota amid the ongoing investigation and allegations of fraud. The equates to about $185 million per year.

  5. NPR

    Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.

  6. The Guardian

    Trump administration freezes childcare funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud scheme allegations (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Officials claim to find ‘rampant fraud’ in childcare funding, but prosecutions began in Biden era and Tim Walz says ‘we’ve spent years cracking down on it’

  7. Boston

    Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The administration is freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of fraud schemes involving government programs.

  8. New York Post

    Trump freezes child care funding nationwide, predicts California will surpass Minnesota for fraud (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday it is pausing all child care funding to states until it can be determined that no taxpayer dollars are being spent fraudulently.

  9. The Christian Post

    HHS freezes childcare funds to Minnesota after report on Somali daycare centers: 'Blatant fraud' (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services froze federal child care payments to Minnesota Tuesday, following a viral report exposing alleged fraud.

  10. Fox News

    HHS freezes Minnesota child care payments over alleged daycare fraud scheme (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all child care payments to Minnesota amid scrutiny over alleged fraud involving daycare centers.

  11. NBC News

    Trump administration says it's halting federal child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud claims (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The move by the Trump administration comes after a viral video purporting to show day care facilities that aren’t operational but receiving government funds.

  12. CBS News

    HHS freezes all child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud allegations (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    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.

  13. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump admin says it's halting federal child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud claims (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The move comes after a viral video purported to show Minnesota day care facilities that aren’t operational but were receiving government funds.

  14. WDIO Duluth

    Trump administration to freeze child care funds to Minnesota amid fraud schemes (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Trump administration announces it's freezing child care funding to Minnesota amid fraud schemes.

  15. WMUR

    US freezes Minnesota child care funds amid fraud probes (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Trump administration froze Minnesota child care payments as federal officials probe alleged widespread fraud.

  16. KESQ Palm Springs

    Trump administration freezes child care payments to Minnesota amid federal investigation into alleged fraud (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, Holmes Lybrand, Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services says it has frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota, as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security investigate allegations of fraud, including at child care cen…

  17. CBS 19 Tyler

    What are federal child care funds? What to know amid planned funding freeze (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    The Trump administration said it was going to halt child care funds nationwide amid audits and fraud investigations.

  18. BNO News

    Trump administration pauses child care funding nationwide (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    The Trump administration has paused federal child care funding to all states following allegations of fraud involving daycare centers in Minnesota, according to federal officials. The pause was confirmed Wednesday by an official with the Department of Health and Human Services, who told ABC News tha…

  19. The Daily Caller

    Trump Expands Child Care Funding Freeze Beyond Minnesota (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Trump administration is widening a federal freeze on child care funding beyond Minnesota as HHS ramps up a nationwide review aimed at rooting out fraud.

  20. Southern Minnesota

    Minnesota child care providers say Trump’s funding freeze will shut down their businesses (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Child care center owners and Minnesota Democratic leaders decried on Wednesday the Trump administration’s freeze on federal funding to the state, which they said would cripple an already fragile industry.

  21. WMUR

    What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Trump administration freezes federal child care funding to all states after HHS cites widespread fraud tied to Minnesota

  22. WHDH Boston

    What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    The Trump administration has said it is freezing child care funds to all states until they provide more verification about the programs in a move fueled by

  23. MLive

    Why the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funds to all states (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents.

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US freezing child care funds (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The Trump administration has said it is freezing child care funds to all states until they provide more verification and administrative data about the programs in a move fueled by a series of fraud claims at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents.

  25. NPR

    Trump administration freezes child care funds in Minnesota after claims of fraud (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Trump Administration has announced it's stopping all federal funds to Minnesota child care centers in response to allegations of fraud by some providers.

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