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Walz responds to Trump admin crackdown on Minnesota over alleged fraud: 'This is Trump's long game'
"We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters," Walz said on X. "It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along. He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans."
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WA state now drawing scrutiny following DHS raid over childcare center fraud in MN
The DHS raids in Minnesota were precipitated by a video posted on X alleging systemic fraud regarding licensed childcare centers that did not exist.
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DOJ sues Virginia over state law governing in-state tuition policy
According to the complaint, federal immigration law places limits on how states can offer postsecondary education benefits based on residency.
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Seattle withdraws lease for legal encampment, displacing 100
A sanctioned encampment is a legal temporary shelter that serves as a stopgap to keep people off sidewalks and out of jail, while they wait for other forms of housing and shelter to open.
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WI Gov Evers and Commerce Sec Lutnick clash over high-speed internet plan for rural Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disagree on how the $42.4 billion program should move forward.
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WI Rep Steil pleased with progress on ‘big, beautiful bill,' but needs more
Steil said on Thursday he shares Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s worries that the federal reconciliation package doesn’t do enough to trim federal spending. But he said there is plenty in the package to like.
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'Significant' welfare fraud uncovered during COVID-19 aid investigation
Federal committee found tens of thousands of dishonest or erroneous Paycheck Protection Program applications.
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Louisiana Gov Landry announces partnership for state and federal immigration enforcement
The initiative is framed as a response to what it characterized as the Biden administration's failure to enforce immigration laws, which it claims contributed to record levels of unauthorized migration.
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Texas mom arrested for allegedly buying ammo for son planning 'mass targeted violence'
Police wrote in an affidavit obtained by CBS News that Pardo "intentionally and knowingly aided" her son after a map was found by staff at Jeremiah Rhodes Middle School.
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Walmart likely to increase prices over tariffs in coming weeks: CFO
Price increases will likely begin “towards the tail end of this month, and I certainly expect more in June,” Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said.
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Brown University opts not to punish student journalist who launched mini-DOGE of its administrators
Ivy League administration variously accused Alex Shieh of causing emotional distress to employees, improperly accessing a university database, "misrepresentation" for calling himself a reporter and, finally, trademark infringement.
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Texas House passes bill to address 'sexual abuse crisis' in public schools, by educators
“In the last three years, there were 6,888 reports of sexual and violent misconduct by public school employees against our students in the state of Texas,” Rep. Little said. “As of July 2024, 6,654 of these allegations were left unresolved."
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Texas Gov Abbott to sign Fentanyl Child Endangerment Act
As the border crisis worsened, law enforcement officers across Texas began dealing with an unfamiliar crisis: children not waking up after taking a Percocet or other pills, later discovered to have been laced with fentanyl.