Tuesday, June 30, 2026
34.8 C
New Delhi

‘We turned off the money spigot’: HHS freezes Minnesota child care funds. But why?

‘We turned off the money spigot’: Trump administration freezes Minnesota child care funds. But why?

The US department of health & human services has announced that they will cut all the child care payments to the state of Minnesota. “We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota. We have turned off the money spigot and we are finding the fraud,” HHS said in a statement. “You have probably read the serious allegations that the state of Minnesota has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade.”In a post on X, deputy secretary Jim O’ Neil said that they have have activated the defend the spend system for all ACF payments. Starting today, all ACF payments across America will require a justification and a receipt or photo evidence before the money being sent to a state. “We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota. We have turned off the money spigot and we are finding the fraud,” HHS said in a statement. “You have probably read the serious allegations that the state of Minnesota has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade.”In a post on X, deputy secretary Jim O’ Neil said that they have have activated the defend the spend system for all ACF payments. Starting today, all ACF payments across America will require a justification and a receipt or photo evidence before the money being sent to a state.”Alex Adams and I have identified the individuals in @nickshirleyy’s excellent work. I have demanded from @GovTimWalz a comprehensive audit of these centers. This includes attendance records, licenses, complaints, investigations, and inspections,” he wrote. “We have launched a dedicated fraud-reporting hotline and email address at https://childcare.gov Whether you are a parent, provider, or member of the general public, we want to hear from you,” he added.This came as YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a video exposing the Minnesota fraud as he found out a learning center that received $4 million in state funds, but there was no activity in the center and even the signboard misspelled ‘learning’ and ‘learing’. In the video, a woman was seen yelling not to open the gate of the learning center as she feared that it was ICE. Shirley asked the woman whether she thought he or the other man were immigration agents and identified himself as an online commentator.”Go away. You’re not welcome here. Shame on you,” the woman told Shirley.

Go to Source

Hot this week

Don’t broadcast Sheikh Hasina speeches: Bangladesh warns its media outlets

Don’t broadcast Sheikh Hasina speeches: Bangladesh warns its media outlets DHAKA: Tarique Rahman-led BNP govt on Tuesday warned of action against Bangladeshi media outlets if they broadcast Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina’s statem Read More

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Read More

US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats to Trump, while expanding his power

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Read More

Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake

Jordan Public Security via Reuters 1 hour ago A three-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team has said. Read More

Roof collapse kills 14 children at Pakistan tuition centre

Rescue1122 Usman Zahid, Pakistan producer , Islamabad and Caitlin Doherty 30 June 2026, 18:21 BST Updated 2 hours ago Fourteen children died after the roof of a building near Lahore collapsed on top of them, officials Read More

Topics

Don’t broadcast Sheikh Hasina speeches: Bangladesh warns its media outlets

Don’t broadcast Sheikh Hasina speeches: Bangladesh warns its media outlets DHAKA: Tarique Rahman-led BNP govt on Tuesday warned of action against Bangladeshi media outlets if they broadcast Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina’s statem Read More

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Read More

US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats to Trump, while expanding his power

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Read More

Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake

Jordan Public Security via Reuters 1 hour ago A three-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team has said. Read More

Roof collapse kills 14 children at Pakistan tuition centre

Rescue1122 Usman Zahid, Pakistan producer , Islamabad and Caitlin Doherty 30 June 2026, 18:21 BST Updated 2 hours ago Fourteen children died after the roof of a building near Lahore collapsed on top of them, officials Read More

What are US and Japanese soldiers doing in the middle of the Australian bush?

The BBC joined US, Japanese and Australian troops in remote North Queensland, where they trained together in some of Australia’s toughest terrain. Read More

Congress moves privilege notice against Rajnath Singh over Operation Sindoor

Congress moves privilege notice against Rajnath Singh over Operation Sindoor NEW DELHI: Congress MP KC Venugopal Tuesday moved a notice for breach of privilege against defence minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him of misleading Parl Read More

Blake Lively seeks USD 8 million from Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively is seeking USD 8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film ‘It Ends With Us’. Read More

Related Articles