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Charges link five Minnesotans to phony Medicaid billing, lavish spending
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFive people have been charged with bilking Minnesota's Medicaid programs out of more than $10 million by billing the state for phony or exaggerated medical transportation or home care services ...
Funding for federal food assistance fell while participation increased, report says
Nevada Current via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPolicy, politics and progressive commentary A report on federal nutrition programs found that while...
As NC House moves its budget forward, Senate releases its own proposal
Durham Herald-Sun McClatchy via AOL· 1 day agoMost state employees are set to get 3% raises that were agreed to in last year’s budget. The House...
National debt will exceed $50 trillion by 2034, budget watchdog estimates
Washington Post· 3 days agoAs lawmakers grapple with increasing defense demands and spending on social safety net programs, the...
Spending on homelessness spikes to a 'shocking' amount in Portland metro area
Fox News· 1 day agoLocal governments and nonprofits in the Portland area spent more than half a billion dollars...
Boozman calls for 'complete overhaul' of 2018 farm bill, releases Senate GOP's framework | Arkansas...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 days agoU.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., acknowledges the next farm bill cannot just be an update from the...
House GOP nixes cannabis banking protections from spending bill
Crain's Cleveland Business· 7 days agoOhio Republican Rep. Dave Joyce, who chairs the subcommittee that drafted the bill and championed the provisions, said he was disappointed but pledged to press the banking ...
Double punishment: How a "war on drugs"-era SNAP ban contributes to recidivism and racism
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNow, the upcoming Farm Bill could redefine what full redemption actually looks like. The RESTORE Act...
National debt will exceed $50 trillion by 2034, budget watchdog estimates
Anchorage Daily News· 3 days agoAs lawmakers grapple with mounting defense demands and spending on social safety net programs, the...
Nonprofit theaters in Conn. seek answers after money promised by state is reallocated
NBC Connecticut· 3 days agoNonprofit theaters are asking the state to restore relief after the money they were promised was...