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Minnesota Reformer

The FBI is investigating possible Medicaid fraud in the treatment of autism in Minnesota, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation. 
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FBI investigates Minnesota autism centers, which have exploded in growth since 2018

Among the 23 states that have legalized recreational marijuana sales, three states do not yet have operating retail outlets. That’s set to change for all three within the next six months. Minnesota, Delaware, and Ohio have all legalized marijuana within the past 15 months, bringing the total number of...

Three States to Launch Licensed Recreational Marijuana Sales Within the Next Six Months

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

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Kentucky State

WashingtonExaminer

The Department of Health and Human Services announced that adult and youth inmates on their way out of prison in Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont will be granted Medicaid and children’s health insurance programs, or CHIP, before being released. The decision by HHS made through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services took into […]

These five states will now be granting Medicaid to prisoners scheduled to be released

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A bill that had bipartisan support and is on the governor's desk would remove eligibility requirements for individuals seeking to take a nursing assistant certification exam in Spanish.
                House Bill 5218 requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to offer the exam and it prevents the department from implementing "impractical" eligibility requirements.
                State Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, said the nursing assistant certification exam is currently...

Lawmaker fears illegal immigrants can take CNA exams, get jobs if Pritzker signs bill

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Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, several individuals in custody at Coffee County Jail in Coffee County appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis for bond hearings. Many individuals were denied bond, and some were granted release, with all defendants facing at least one felony charge.

Several defendants denied bond and bond reductions on felony charges in Coffee County

Money

A new federal overtime pay rule went into effect Monday, expanding the protections to and earnings potential for about 1 million salaried workers. U.S. government officials have said that the overtime expansion, one of the largest in recent history, means more workers will now be compensated for the extra hours they spend at work and away from their families. An estimated 4 million people will benefit from the changes to overtime pay once they’re fully in effect come 2025. Specifically, they'll now be entitled to one-and-a-half times pay for time they put in over the standard 40-hour week.

1 Million More Workers Just Became Eligible for Overtime Pay

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Perry, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Peggy Bramblette recently reached out to let us know that the historic New Perry Hotel, perhaps the best-known symbol of this Middle Georgia town, was facing possible demolition. A week passed and I was not surprised to learn that the demolition is imminent. I’ve witnessed a long history of developers convincing local politicians to agree […]

Historic New Perry Hotel Facing Demolition

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Iowa State

Des Moines, IA

Axios Des Moines

Data: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via New York Times; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosAlmost 600 unaccompanied migrant children arrived in Des Moines between 2015 and last year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Why it matters: As federal, state and city leaders spar over sheltering and supporting foreigners who have crossed the border without permission, these children are an especially vulnerable group.State of play: Minor new arrivals have been coming to the United States without their parents in record numbers, and some end up in "the most punishing jobs in the country," per a recent New...

Hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children arrived in Iowa in recent years

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Illinois is officially the first state to require child compensation for "sharenting." According to ABC News, the new legislation, signed into effect by Governor J.B. Pritzker, requires that "children age 16 and under be compensated if, within a 30-day period, they are in at least 30% of a video or online content for which the adult, whether a parent or caregiver, is being paid."

'First-Of-Its-Kind' Illinois Law Impacting Children Officially In Effect

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

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Florida State

Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state health department records. Peggy A. Randolph, a social worker who was licensed in Florida...

Fake Therapist Fooled Hundreds Online Until She Died, State Records Say

Richfield, MN

CBS Minnesota

RICHFIELD, Minn. — As many as half a million people are breathing a sigh of relief about a newly announced citizenship plan from the White House, including tens of thousands in Minnesota.For Daniel del Toro to get a green card, he's always known he'd have to go back to his native Mexico, possibly for many years.It's part of the process undocumented immigrants must go through when applying for permanent residency.Del Toro's been in the U.S. for decades and has a career as a carpenter. He's also raised a family in Richfield.Del Toro and his wife, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, say preparing...

Tens of thousands of Minnesotans to be impacted by Biden's new citizenship plan

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WisDems: ICYMI: Wisconsin lands $49 million in funding for medical sciences. Baldwin says thousands of jobs possible

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senator Baldwin announced that Wisconsin businesses, colleges and economic development agencies have been awarded $49 million in federal funding through the CHIPS...

WisDems: ICYMI: Wisconsin lands $49 million in funding for medical sciences. Baldwin says thousands of jobs possible

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