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Local Daycares and Parents Feeling the Pressure After Federal Childcare Funds Frozen
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson supports Somali childcare providers amid allegations and a $185 million federal funding freeze linked to suspected daycare fraud in Washington state.
- On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told KOMO News she has no plans to investigate local daycare fraud allegations, replying `No` when asked if city offices would follow up.
- A YouTuber's video by Nick Shirley alleging widespread child care fraud in Minnesota spread politically, while on New Year's Day Wilson posted on X, `I stand with the Somali childcare providers.`
- HHS froze approximately $185 million in federal child care funding, while U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner called on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for a program-integrity review.
- In a Wednesday post on X, Jim Walsh criticized Wilson, calling her remarks `stupid` without quoting her directly.
- The Center Square sought comment from Mayor Katie Wilson's office and received no response to email or voicemail inquiries.
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