| Number | 25349 |
| Subject | Welfare |
| Source | KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) |
| State | Minnesota |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publication Date | January 4, 2011; February 10, 2011; May 25, 2011; August 2, 2011; November 16-17, 2011 |
| Summary | An ongoing KSTP-TV investigation, led by reporter Mark Albert, has examined waste and the potential for fraud in Minnesota's public assistance programs, including free-wheeling rules that allowed welfare to be used for tattoos and liquor, withdrawn at ATMs inside casinos and bingo halls and a systematic lack of oversight in state-funded child care that can lead to millions of dollars in payments every year to families and providers that do not qualify. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 68 |
| Keywords | public assistance; welfare; oversight |
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