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Minnesota Faces 91 Million Dollar Medicaid Funding Freeze Amid Fraud Investigation and FBI Daycare Raids

Minnesota Faces 91 Million Dollar Medicaid Funding Freeze Amid Fraud Investigation and FBI Daycare Raids

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 In Minnesota, federal authorities have frozen another 91 million dollars in Medicaid funding to the state, citing ongoing concerns over fraud, improper billing, and payments to potentially ineligible individuals, according to KSTP News. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave the Department of Human Services 60 days to provide detailed documentation, marking the latest escalation in scrutiny of state-run programs.

The Twin Cities saw FBI raids on 22 daycares and autism centers this week as part of a fraud probe into publicly funded services, with search warrants sealed and no charges filed yet, KSTP 5 Investigates reports. Former Attorney General Lori Swanson noted investigators are likely checking if billed services were actually provided, a process that could take time.

On the economic front, Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent in March, adding just 800 non-farm jobs described as essentially flat by the Department of Employment and Economic Development, while the national rate fell to 4.3 percent, FOX 9 reports. Officials attribute lingering job losses to ICE enforcement actions earlier in the year, with education, health services, and construction showing modest yearly gains.

Lawmakers advanced bipartisan bills to make the State Housing Tax Credit permanent, eliminating its 2028 sunset and reserving funds for Greater Minnesota projects, Finance and Commerce states. In public safety, Minneapolis city council approved expanding drone use as first responders for 911 calls, targeting illegal dumping and smash-and-grab crimes, per KSTP.

A new flag controversy simmers, with DFL members pushing to cut aid to localities flying the current design, now drawing national attention, as noted in local reports.

Looking Ahead: Watch for the April jobs report on May 21, potential Medicaid fraud charges, and housing bill votes in the tied legislature.

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