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• Why is Maple Grove’s legislator clashing with DHS over fraud claims?

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📰 News we're reading

• Fraud chair alleges another Feeding Our Future defendant received state money while awaiting trial (southernminn.com) — Maple Grove’s state Rep. Kristin Robbins is alleging that a defendant in the Feeding Our Future case continued receiving state assisted-living payments while awaiting trial, a claim state human services officials have not confirmed. The dispute highlights ongoing scrutiny of Minnesota’s fraud prevention efforts and political tension over how whistleblower reports and investigations are being handled.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center community calendar Dec. 18-Jan. 1 (hometownsource.com)
• Robbinsdale Board Votes to Shutter Three Schools, Admin Building (ccxmedia.org)
• Brooklyn Center artist encourages the next generation of creatives (hometownsource.com)

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