Summary
Minnesota faces a deadline to comply with a federal requirement by January 9 or risk losing child care funding. The Trump administration halted payments due to a fraud investigation involving day care centers and demanded states provide detailed verification.
Key Facts
- Minnesota must meet a federal deadline by January 9.
- The requirement is to avoid losing millions in child care funding.
- The Trump administration stopped payments because of a fraud investigation.
- The investigation targets day care centers.
- The federal government demands detailed verification from states.
- The funding helps thousands of low-income families.
- State leaders say they first heard about the freeze on social media.
