Arkansas To Buy Private Insurance For Poor Instead Of Expanding Medicaid

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid. The Republican-controlled Legislature narrowly reached the three-fourths majority needed to pass the proposal, which was a […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a model that several other states are eyeing as a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid. The Republican-controlled Legislature narrowly reached the three-fourths majority

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California Fracking Opponents Win Lawsuit Against Feds

The Obama administration lost a lawsuit filed on behalf of environmental organizations over permits issued for hydraulic fracturing on California’s Monterey shale land.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

April 9 update: The Obama administration has lost a lawsuit filed on behalf of environmental organizations over permits issued for hydraulic fracturing on California’s Monterey shale land, representing a victory for those opposed to oil extraction in an area that sits on the nation’s largest known reserve. U.S. District Judge Paul Grewal ruled

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Feds Announce Charges Against 2 NY Assemblymen

For the second time in a week, a New York state politician was arrested in a bribery scandal, leading a prosecutor to say Thursday that political corruption in the state “is indeed rampant” and people should be angry about it. Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, a Democrat, was arrested in a bribery investigation in which another state assemblyman, Nelson Castro, […]

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By Associated Press

For the second time in a week, a New York state politician was arrested in a bribery scandal, leading a prosecutor to say Thursday that political corruption in the state "is indeed rampant" and people should be angry about it. Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, a Democrat, was arrested in a bribery investigation in which another state assemblyman,

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Feds Send Corrective Order To Exxon After Oil Leak

Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas. The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of Little […]

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By Associated Press

Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas. The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflower, about 25

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Obama Health Law Anniversary Finds 2 Americas

Three years, two elections, and one Supreme Court decision after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, its promise of health care for the uninsured may be delayed or undercut in much of the country because of entrenched opposition from many Republican state leaders. In half the states, mainly led by Democrats, officials are […]

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By Associated Press

Three years, two elections, and one Supreme Court decision after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, its promise of health care for the uninsured may be delayed or undercut in much of the country because of entrenched opposition from many Republican state leaders. In half the states, mainly led by Democrats, officials are

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Feds Investigate Microsoft Over Foreign Bribery Claims — Corruption Cases On The Rise

(Mint Press) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the United States Department of Justice have opened preliminary investigations in Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) into allegation of bribery to overseas government officials in exchange for business favors. Microsoft’s practices in China, Italy and Romania are being considered for potential violations of the 1977 Foreign […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

(Mint Press) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the United States Department of Justice have opened preliminary investigations in Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) into allegation of bribery to overseas government officials in exchange for business favors. Microsoft’s practices in China, Italy and Romania are being considered for

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