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Ohio officials including Gov. Mike DeWine made comments at the time that the claims were made, hoping to avoid a freeze on federal funds coming to the state for its Publicly Funded Child Care program. The sponsors of H.B. 647, Republican state Reps. Phil Plummer and Tom Young, defended the state’s oversight of the childcare system, while also introducing the bill to help prove enforcement of laws would be strong and swift, so the federal funding distributors didn’t take action.
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Change to Ohio House bill reverts funds for childcare program back to Department of Children & Youth | The Highland County Press Skip to main content User account menu Real Estate Monthly About Links Photos Videos Main navigation In The News Headlines Social Education Sports Hillsboro Greenfield Lynchburg-Clay Fairfield Whiteoak Opinions Rory Ryan Steve Roush Jim Thompson Christine Tailer Dr. Andy Bowman Letters to the Editor Fr. Mike Paraniuk Calendar Obituaries Classifieds Menu second Birth Announcements Engagement Announcements Wedding Announcements Letter to the Editor Submit Calendar Item Submit Classified Ad WC awarded $150K Choose Ohio First Grant Education 25 May 2026 Lady Lions finish season as Div. VI SE District runners-up in loss to Valley Sports Fairfield 25 May 2026 McClain baseball ends season in district semifinals Sports Greenfield 25 May 2026 Fairfield girls finish district runners-up; Lynchburg-Clay, Whiteoak compete at district meets Sports Lynchburg-Clay Fairfield Whiteoak 25 May 2026 Scholarships awarded at Jefferson Alumni Education 25 May 2026 Blowing in the wind Opinions Christine Tailer 25 May 2026 Revolutionary War Soldiers Series: Remembering Thomas Bernard Social 24 May 2026 Memorial Day: 'Today belongs to the fallen' Opinions 24 May 2026 Breadcrumb Home / Headlines / Headlines / Change to Ohio House bill reverts funds for childcare program back to Department of Children & Youth Headlines 25 May 2026 Change to Ohio House bill reverts funds for childcare program back to Department of Children & Youth By Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com An Ohio House committee made changes to a bill aimed at addressing potential childcare fraud, removing provisions related to a program intended to increase childcare accessibility. The House Children and Human Services Committee brought Ohio House Bill 647 up for a hearing recently for the sole purpose of making changes to the bill. The committee’s chair, Republican state Rep. Andrea White, said she hopes to see the committee approve the bill soon. The bill was initially introduced in response to a right-wing influencer’s claims out of Minnesota that federal funding was being fraudulently used by childcare facilities, particularly those managed and owned by Somali immigrants. The Trump administration responded to the Minnesota claims by freezing childcare funding to that state, and other Democratically led states. Ohio officials including Gov. Mike DeWine made comments at the time that the claims were made, hoping to avoid a freeze on federal funds coming to the state for its Publicly Funded Child Care program. The sponsors of H.B. 647, Republican state Reps. Phil Plummer and Tom Young, defended the state’s oversight of the childcare system, while also introducing the bill to help prove enforcement of laws would be strong and swift, so the federal funding distributors didn’t take action. “We can’t gaslight this and freak out the federal adminis