Category: State News

Medical Providers Defrauded Arizona Medicaid Program, Held People Against Their Will: Hobbs

May 18, 2023
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced new actions against more than 100 medical service providers for defrauding the state and targeting vulnerable populations, particularly people in Arizona’s tribal nations. During a May 16 news conference, Hobbs said these service providers targeted vulnerable people struggling with homelessness and addiction and promised them food, treatment, and housing at group…

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Washington Mayor, Council Struggle to Reach Common Ground on Criminal Code Reform

May 18, 2023
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The chairman of the District of Columbia City Council said he has not been briefed on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new legislation to address rising crime in the district, but he and the other council members share the mayor’s concerns about public safety. “I don’t know a single member of the council who’s not concerned about…

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Wife Says California Doctor Purposely Drove Family Off Cliff: Court Record

May 18, 2023
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—The wife of a California radiologist accused of trying to kill his family when he drove his Tesla off a cliff along the Northern California coast told rescuers her husband was depressed and needed a psychological evaluation, according to a newly unsealed search warrant affidavit. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday that Neha…

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[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Karol Markowicz: ‘Ultimate Revolutionaries’—How the Woke Regime Indoctrinates Children

May 18, 2023
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“This happened in a red enclave, in a red hamlet, in a red town, in a red county. I need these people to understand that this could happen anywhere.” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz was a self-described “New York supremacist,” having spent all of her life in the Big Apple. But she uprooted her…

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12-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Fatal Shooting of Sonic Employee in Texas

May 18, 2023
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A man and a 12-year-old boy are facing murder charges after the preteen allegedly shot and killed a Sonic employee in the parking lot of the fast-food restaurant, according to local police. Officers responded to 911 calls about a shooting at a Sonic drive-in at 9:40 p.m. on May 13 in Keene, Texas, according to…

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Man Charged With Killing 5-Year-Old Who Was Found Dead in a Suitcase 9 Years Ago

May 18, 2023
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WORCESTER, Mass.—Nine years after the body of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver was found in a suitcase beside a Massachusetts highway, the former boyfriend of the child’s mother will be arraigned Thursday on a murder charge in connection with the death, prosecutors said. Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, is charged with murder and disinterring a body and will…

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Deep South States See Major Improvements in Student Reading Scores

May 18, 2023
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Three states in the Deep South—Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana—have seen major improvements in student reading scores after the state legislatures changed educational policies. Mississippi saw the biggest ranking change in terms of fourth grade reading, jumping from the second-worst state in the country in 2013 to the 21st spot in 2022, The Associated Press reported….

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Lawyers for Derek Chauvin File Petition in Minnesota Supreme Court Appealing Conviction for George Floyd Murder

May 18, 2023
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in April 2021 of murdering George Floyd, has appealed his conviction, arguing that he was deprived of a fair trial. His attorney, William Mohrman, filed a petition for review with the Minnesota Supreme Court on May 17, arguing that the district judge’s decision not to move the proceedings…

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Disney Asks Court to Dismiss Desantis-Backed Lawsuit in Latest Twist

May 18, 2023
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The Walt Disney Company asked a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the board of supervisors appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World’s theme park operations. DeSantis took over Disney World’s self-governing district through legislation passed by the Florida legislature before appointing new overseers to run it. The entertainment company’s…

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Texas Senate Passes Bill Limiting Authority of Cities, Counties to Impose Local Regulations

May 18, 2023
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Texas Senate lawmakers passed a bill on May 16 designed to take some authority away from cities and counties in the state that impose regulations exceeding state law. House Bill 2127, known as the “Texas Regulatory Consistency Act” is sponsored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, both Republicans. It passed the Senate…

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