Trump administration freezes child care funding amid fraud claims: Impacts on families, providers, and politics
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Editor's note: This episode of MPR News with Angela Davis originally set to air Jan. 5 aired Tuesday, Jan. 6.
President Donald Trump’s administration says it’s freezing $185 million in child care funds nationwide this year amid allegations of potential fraud in Minnesota.
State officials say they are continuing to investigate the allegations but have not substantiated them so far.
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert will examine what the funding freeze could mean for children, families, child care providers and Minnesota politics.
Guests:
Elizabeth Davis is a professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota.
David Schultz is a professor of political science and legal studies at Hamline University.
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