#Lincare Made Billions While Repeatedly Defrauding #Medicare. Feds Did Little To Rein It In. — Lincare, the nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment, has repeatedly violated Medicare rules and probation agreements, victimizing ailing patients and costing taxpayers huge sums. The federal #government has done little to stop it. #News #Healthcare #Insurance #Fraud #CPAP #Health
A 13-Year-Old With #Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside. — #Disability rights advocates said #kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee’s #school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilities. It didn’t work. #News #Tennessee #DisabilityRights #Education #Students #Police #Law
Despite Biden's Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down — Old-growth forests are key to slowing #climate change and to protecting endangered species. In #Oregon, logging in Bureau of Land Management-controlled areas has continued at a steady pace despite Biden’s promise to protect these forests. #News #Biden #Environment #Sustainability #Forest #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateChange #Carbon #Trees
Despite Trump’s Win, #School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters In several Republican-led states, popular sentiment on the voucher issue has been overridden by the efforts of special interest groups and powerful governors who have enacted sweeping voucher programs that often benefit affluent families. #news #Education #schools #election2024 #voting #trump #kentucky #nebraska #colorado #government #politics
NEW: Courts Appoint Special Counsel to Oversee Reform of New York’s Troubled Guardianship System Judicial leaders in #NewYork created two new oversight positions as they work to reform the state’s guardianship system. The personnel additions follow a ProPublica investigation that spotlighted lax monitoring of court-appointed guardians. #News #Courts #Law #Government #NYC #Health #HealthCare #PersonalFinance #Money
New: From the Justice Department to #immigration, here are some of the topics ProPublica’s reporters will be watching in a second Donald #Trump presidency. #News #Journalism #Government #DonaldTrump #Election #Election2024 #Democracy #Politics
NEW: What to Expect From #ProPublica in a Second #Trump Administration == Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the #president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers. #News #Journalism #DonaldTrump #Election #Election2024 #Politics #Government
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A #Georgia #Election Official’s Months-Long Push to Make It Easier to Challenge the 2024 Results == Julie Adams quickly ascended from a little-known #conservative activist to a surprise appointee on the Fulton County board of elections. She has used her new perch to carry out the efforts of players seeking to tilt the election in Trump’s favor. #News #Politics #Election2024 #Atlanta #Voting #Election #Government #Trump
#Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” #Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees. == In a private video training session, a top #Pennsylvania #Republican National Committee official reassured a new poll watcher that undocumented people could not possibly vote in the state. #News #Election2024 #DonaldTrump #RNC #GOP #Video #Politics #Government #Immigration