(The Center Square) – A Minnesota media outlet is facing criticism over recent coverage of fraud in the state.
Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV, a Twin Cities-based outlet, published a story last week titled, “It’s the $9 billion question: Where is the fraud documentation?”
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