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AZ GOP Senators Allege Medicaid Fraud Plagues Tribal Communities Despite State Crackdown

May 20, 2026 11:09 amMay 20, 2026 11:09 am

Arizona lawmakers, tribal advocates, behavioral health providers, and survivors gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Monday to allege that Medicaid fraud targeting Native Americans continues despite years of state crackdowns, intensifying a growing dispute between Republican lawmakers and Attorney General...

Fraud Cover Up: California High Speed Rail Legislation to Hide Evidence of Fraud

May 20, 2026 10:55 amMay 20, 2026 11:00 am

California’s High-Speed Rail boondoggle is now estimated to cost taxpayers $231 billion, up from its original $33.5 billion price tag in 2008 when voters passed Proposition 1A. Voters were deceived by the original ballot summary and language in Proposition 1A...

California Still Owes $23B in Pandemic-Era Unemployment Loans to Feds, But the Bill is Coming Due

May 20, 2026 6:54 amMay 20, 2026 6:58 am

California is the only state in the country that hasn’t repaid its COVID-era unemployment loans to the federal government. And Governor Gavin Newsom is sticking the bill to the state’s business owners. Not many Californians even knew that California borrowed...

Las Vegas Hits The Top Ten for Organized Retail Theft After State Democrats Raised Felony Threshold in 2019

May 19, 2026 3:27 pmMay 19, 2026 3:27 pm

Fresh data from the National Retail Federation has placed Las Vegas among the nation’s top hotspots for organized retail crime, ranking the city sixth hardest-hit in the United States for retail theft in 2025. The ranking comes as local law enforcement...

DOJ Leverages Skid Row ‘Cash-for-Ballots’ Scheme to Demand Full Audit of California Voter Rolls

May 19, 2026 10:00 amMay 19, 2026 10:57 am

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that a Marina del Rey woman has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of paying individuals, including homeless people on Skid Row, to register to vote using false or vague addresses,...

Historical Look at How Many Bills Are Considered on the Suspense Files

May 19, 2026 9:53 amMay 19, 2026 9:53 am

For this article, I put together some historical data on Suspense File voting. The charts are first divided by State Senate and State Assembly. Second, they are divided each year between May (house of origin measures) and August (second house...

Spencer Pratt’s Fresh Prince of Bel Air Ad is Perfect

May 19, 2026 7:00 amMay 19, 2026 7:11 am

Watch this if you haven’t already seen it: https://twitter.com/spencerpratt/status/2056406022680715435 Let’s start at reality star Spencer Pratt running for Los Angeles Mayor after his family home burned down in the Pacific Palisades last year. He, along with every other homeowner who...