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Arizona Medicaid Fraud Cases Trace More Than $102 Million in Billing to Native American Program

September 18, 2026 1:22 pmSeptember 18, 2026 1:23 pm

Federal prosecutors in Arizona announced two Medicaid fraud cases this week involving more than $102 million in combined billings to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System for services purportedly provided to patients covered through its American Indian Health Program....

Arizona Senate Launches Hobbs ‘Pay-to-Play’ Investigation, Seeks Testimony From Governor and AG Mayes

September 18, 2026 9:36 amSeptember 18, 2026 9:36 am

Arizona Senate Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman announced September 16 that he would issue subpoenas for Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes, state officials, and Sunshine Residential Homes representatives as part of a legislative investigation into allegations that political...

Von Wilpert Claims Stewardship as San Diego Residents Hit Potholes and Sue Over Trash Fees

September 17, 2026 2:42 pmSeptember 18, 2026 12:21 pm

San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert is running for Congress on a record of local stewardship. Her record on the council, the auditor’s books, and the city’s crumbling infrastructure challenge that claim. Von Wilpert chaired the City Council’s Active...

DOJ Sues San Jose Over $1,600 Concealed Carry Fee: ‘An Unconstitutional Tax on the Second Amendment’

September 17, 2026 1:00 pmSeptember 17, 2026 1:00 pm

The Justice Department sued the City of San Jose and the San Jose Police Department on Wednesday, arguing the city’s nearly $1,600 concealed-carry permit fee is an unconstitutional barrier to the Second Amendment, the highest such fee in the nation...

Spencer Pratt Drops Video Showing Palisades Reservoir Still Bone Dry

September 17, 2026 11:42 amSeptember 17, 2026 11:42 am

Pacific Palisades resident and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt released new drone footage this week showing the Santa Ynez Reservoir remains bone dry — nearly 20 months after the January 2025 Palisades Fire that destroyed his family’s home...

Arizona Democrats Intervene In Case Of Deported Convict Arrested In Equatorial Guinea

September 16, 2026 3:42 pmSeptember 16, 2026 3:42 pm

Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva and Sen. Mark Kelly have intervened in the case of an Egyptian national who was deported after serving two years in prison for narcotics possession and aggravated assault and was subsequently reportedly arrested in Equatorial...

DOJ Uncovers $75 Million Funneled Through LAHSA After CFO, CEO and Mayor Bass Quit

September 16, 2026 2:43 pmSeptember 16, 2026 2:49 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission last week, citing time constraints, and refused a House summons the following Tuesday for a hearing titled “Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services.” On...