Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Watchdog report finds Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people in 1 year

Since 2016, HHS' inspector general has conducted 18 audits on a selection of state programs and had identified that Medicaid ...
MinnPost

Does Minnesota’s new paid leave program let all employees take 20 weeks off each year?

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, most, but not all employees in Minnesota can access up to 20 weeks of subsidized time off each benefit year under the state’s new paid leave program, assuming they have a ...
Washington Examiner

Tim Walz promotes new Minnesota paid leave program open to ‘undocumented workers’

Over a 12-week coverage period of one’s choosing, the PFML program provides payments to Minnesota residents who purportedly need time away from work for “serious health” reasons or to take care of a ...
KSTP-TV

Gov. Walz shares update on Minnesota paid leave program 4 weeks from start

Next month, the state’s new paid family and medical leave program will officially begin, which is creating relief for some but also anxiety for many employers. At the start of 2026, Minnesotans will ...
The News Journal

Paid family, medical leave is coming in 2026. What should Delawareans know ahead of time?

Paid family and medical leave will be coming to Delaware next year. First signed into law in 2022, the Healthy Delaware Families Act provides First State employees 12 weeks of paid family and medical ...
TwinCities.com

Washington state’s paid leave program struggles. Will MN be different?

When Minnesota launches its taxpayer-funded paid family and medical leave program on Jan. 1, it will be the 13th state to offer such benefits — and one of only a few that has built its system from the ...
KSTP-TV

House committee aims to prevent fraud in Paid Family and Medical Leave program

The Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave program will be among the biggest new state initiatives in many years, requiring up to 400 new state employees and nearly a billion dollars in start-up ...
The New York Times

A new NASCAR program paid drivers to promote the sport. The result was a win

Joey Logano was one of the top performers in the program's inaugural season. Meg Oliphant / Getty Images When eventual 2025 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson was preparing for his Indianapolis ...
KPBS

From housekeeping to health care professionals: UCSD Health fills vacancies via paid training program

In the basement of UC San Diego's Jacob Medical Center, Mae Valdehueza props open a door to a secure medical facility. She’s in full scrubs. Inside is a bright white room with a few people moving ...
West Central Tribune

Rep. Dave Baker: The new Minnesota Paid Leave program will hurt businesses, governments and schools

On Jan. 1, every worker and employer in Minnesota will start paying into a brand-new state-run Minnesota Paid Leave program. Not only is it likely the largest labor mandate in a generation, but it is ...