1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (614+ words) CMS is finishing work on a rule that would limit what states can route to providers through Medicaid managed care. The agency proposed it in May, closed comments in July, and Administrator Mehmet Oz has framed the whole effort around…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (273+ words) A Wisconsin man has been sentenced for defrauding nearly 200 investors out of over $14 million. Stanley Pophal, 65, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to eight years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. Pophal pleaded…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (467+ words) California's proposed billionaire tax contains a remarkable rule. A billionaire who loses $1 billion at a casino can reduce his billionaire-tax liability by $50 million. A billionaire who instead gives that same $1 billion to the American Red Cross may receive no reduction…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (499+ words) Los Angeles County has just filed a lawsuit against State Farm, alleging the insurance giant has failed to pay claims and engaged in other questionable practices. The suit stems from the 2025 wildfires, and it's likely to make the bad insurance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (735+ words) A new Silicon Valley may be emerging along the Gulf of America, as the regulatory burdens and soaring costs of California and the Northeast make it harder for companies to build, expand, and innovate. From Texas to Florida, the Gulf…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (687+ words) Some things never seem to change. The Mercatus Institute recently released a study about American moving trends, and the overall gist isn’t surprising: those in blue states are still picking up and heading to red ones. States like New York,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking a victory lap after The Wall Street Journal reported that Golden State startups have attracted a record $366 billion in venture-capital investment this year, more than three times the total raised across the other 49 states…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (485+ words) We all know Ro Khanna is insanely wealthy. Despite that, Khanna pretends he's a champion for the working class. But in reality, the policies Khanna supports — like a wealth tax, including on unrealized capital gains — would crash the economy, cost…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (337+ words) A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of about $380 million. U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson sentenced Todd Burkhalter, 55, of St. Petersburg, Florida, to 20 years in federal prison to be…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) If the Democrats in Sacramento can find a way to harm California businesses, you can bet they'll do it. They put forth a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, except for those at Panera, because Gov. Gavin Newsom is friends…...