Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders child care fraud probe after Minnesota scandal raises national alarms

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is directing state agencies to investigate potential child care funding fraud, following a national scandal in Minnesota.

Texas Steps Up Site Visits And Audits To Protect Taxpayer Dollars In Child Care Services

Gov. Greg Abbott directs Texas agencies to enhance anti-fraud efforts in subsidized child care program following schemes in Minnesota.
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Michigan Republican Senate leader requests audit of state’s child care program

Michigan’s Senate Republican Leader has requested the state’s auditor general investigate a program providing early care and afterschool programs to low-income Michiganders.

Minnesota investigators say child care centers accused of fraud are operating normally as governor drops reelection bid

DHS and the FBI ramped up their presence in the state, and federal funding for child care in the entire state was frozen. Then, on Monday, Gov. Tim Walz announced he is dropping his reelection campaign as the controversy continues.

How Mississippi could meet the needs of more than 19,000 families waiting for child care vouchers

More than 19,000 Mississippi families lost access to child care vouchers after pandemic-era funding that helped support the program ran out.
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