For years, I’ve watched with dismay as my home state of Minnesota has repeatedly made national headlines, and for negative reasons. From the destructive riots after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 to Gov. Tim Walz’s 2024 failed vice presidential run and now investigations into alleged fraud in taxpayer-funded food, housing and childcare programs.

The fraud allegations raise important questions and require investigations that should have bipartisan support.

If fraud, at the cost of the local taxpayer, is rampant in Minnesota, it must be rooted out and exposed. Minnesota taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security began directing resources into Minnesota to investigate more allegations of fraud, this time about childcare centers.

This comes after Nick Shirley, a viral YouTuber with nearly 1.3 million subscribers, started making videos alleging a massive fraud scheme at day care centers. Shirley's videos caught the

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