When news broke Wednesday morning that the FBI and DEA were raiding Lucas’ district office, her cannabis business and reportedly her Medicaid-funded care center, few who have observed Lucas were surprised.
The typical Dominion Energy Virginia electric bill could rise another $22 this summer to cover the rising cost of the fuel it uses and the cost of its purchased power
Like so many government programs, Medicaid waivers that allow family members to care for a loved one at home began with the best intentions. It allowed infirm folks to stay at home and paid home health care workers - often family members - to care for them.
But once Somali immigrants realized how easy it was to scam the system - and if nothing else, this particular group of immigrants is skilled in corruption - Ohio’s program turned into a grotesque fraud festival.
Thanks, Massachusetts, for sending this belligerent loon back to the U.S. Senate over and over again.
A group of physicians and other medical professionals along with a local voter have filed a lawsuit challenging an abortion related constitutional amendment on Virginia’s ballot this November.
One of the most high-visibility cases involves $270,000, which the SPLC allegedly paid to a member of the online leadership chat group that planned the 2017 so-called “Unite the Right” hate rally in Charlottesville.
During the campaign Abigail Spanberger urged Virginias to be fueled by rage. Well, after watching the patently illegal shenanigans by the “10 effing 1” Virginia Democrats I’m feeling the rage and it’s fueling my desire to see Southern states go scorched earth on congressional redistricting.
On Tuesday the high court sent a signal that should worry Democrats and encourage those of us who voted against the gerrymandered districts. The court smacked down Attorney General Jay Jones who asked the justices to lift a lower court injunction that prevents the referendum results from being certified this Friday.
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For years, I've been offering assorted explanations for why I spent three years in Dublin during the early 1980s: To cover a war without going to the Middle East. To avoid appearing in public in a bathing suit. To cure a case of unsightly hand warts. To date guys with Irish accents.
The list changes but almost always contains a kernel of truth.
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