EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 16 MIN
Auditor EXPOSES $415M “Missing” in Washington Child Care Spending!
from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds
Washington's state auditor just casually mentioned they're "questioning" $415 million in federal daycare program costs because—whoops—they don't actually know where the money went. No adequate documentation. No provider records for four years. But don't worry, the attorney general assures us fraud allegations are "baseless" while simultaneously admitting complaints are flooding in. Here we go again.This video breaks down the mounting evidence of potential massive daycare fraud in Washington state, mirroring the Minnesota Somali daycare scandal that bilked taxpayers for years. We've got 539 daycare centers listing Somali as their primary language with no street addresses, a Democratic lawmaker rushing to conceal provider information, and officials doing the classic "look over here, not there" routine. When the state auditor calls an agency "the most risky of all departments in state government" but says there's no evidence of fraud... is anyone buying that?Why would Washington be immune to the same fraud scheme that worked in Minnesota for over a decade? What's the real number behind that $415 million question mark? Drop your thoughts below and let's follow this money trail together. Hit subscribe and the notification bell—this story is just getting started.
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Washington's state auditor just casually mentioned they're "questioning" $415 million in federal daycare program costs because—whoops—they don't actually know where the money went. No adequate documentation. No provider records for four years. But don't worry, the attorney general assures us fraud allegations are "baseless" while simultaneously admitting complaints are flooding in. Here we go again.This video breaks down the mounting evidence of potential massive daycare fraud in Washington state, mirroring the Minnesota Somali daycare scandal that bilked taxpayers for years. We've got 539 daycare centers listing Somali as their primary language with no street addresses, a Democratic lawmaker rushing to conceal provider information, and officials doing the classic "look over here, not there" routine. When the state auditor calls an agency "the most risky of all departments in state government" but says there's no evidence of fraud... is anyone buying that?Why would Washington be immune to the same fraud scheme that worked in Minnesota for over a decade? What's the real number behind that $415 million question mark? Drop your thoughts below and let's follow this money trail together. Hit subscribe and the notification bell—this story is just getting started.
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Auditor EXPOSES $415M “Missing” in Washington Child Care Spending!
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