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news.bgov.com > immigration > ice-involved-in-fatal-maine-shooting-state-house-speaker-says

ICE Fatally Shoots Man in Maine as Agency Scrutiny Mounts (5)

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (74+ words) ICE Fatally Shoots Man in Maine as Agency Scrutiny Mounts (4) Bloomberg Government News A US immigration officer shot and killed a person in Maine on Monday morning, the second fatal shooting involving federal agents in less than a week. Learn…...

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news.bgov.com > litigation-finance > uber-user-agreements-target-funders-litigation-finance

Uber User Agreements Target Funders: Litigation Finance

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (421+ words) Happy Friday! This week I wrote about how Uber found a new way to get at litigation finance disclosure: through private contracts. The ride-share app has a provision in its agreements with customers and drivers that requires those who sue…...

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news.bgov.com > daily-tax-report-state > california-gop-presses-kennedy-oz-to-kill-state-healthcare-tax

California GOP Presses Kennedy, Oz to Kill State Healthcare Tax

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (63+ words) Bloomberg Government News Republican lawmakers in California are pressing the Trump administration to nix a tax on managed care organizations wrapped in the state’s newly minted budget, alleging the levy is designed to “paper over” the state’s broader fiscal problems....

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news.bgov.com > states-of-play > meta-fights-ags-1-4-trillion-damages-bid-states-of-play

Meta Fights AGs’ $1.4 Trillion Damages Bid: States of Play

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (94+ words) Bloomberg Government News Meta Fights $1.4 Trillion Damages Bid Meta is asking a federal judge in Oakland to block what it says is an inflated damages demand in the state attorneys general case over social media addiction, Quinn Wilson reports. The…...

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news.bgov.com > bloomberg-government-news > bgov-onpoint-redistricting-reshapes-contests-for-house-control

BGOV OnPoint: Redistricting Reshapes Contests for House Control

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (126+ words) Bloomberg Government News Mid-decade redistricting efforts by both parties work out to a possible 10-seat net swing in favor of House Republicans, boosting their chances of staving off a Democratic takeover after November’s midterms. With new maps in place for…...

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news.bgov.com > bloomberg-government-news > agriculture-labor-bill-seeks-to-overhaul-visa-program-explained

Agriculture Labor Bill Seeks to Overhaul Visa Program: Explained

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (119+ words) Bloomberg Government News A new House bill would bring significant changes to the H-2A visa program, a top concern for the agriculture sector as farmers and other business leaders struggle with persistent labor shortages. House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-Pa.)…...

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news.bgov.com > litigation > challenge-to-california-fire-insurance-fees-rejected-by-judge

Challenge to California Fire Insurance Fees Rejected by Judge

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (119+ words) Bloomberg Government News California’s last-resort property insurance program can continue to allow participating insurance companies to pass along certain surcharges to homeowners, after a Los Angeles judge swatted down a nonprofit’s challenge. Judge Tiana Murillo was unpersuaded Tuesday by nonprofit…...

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news.bgov.com > bloomberg-government-news > covid-fraud-statute-of-limitations-bill-passed-by-house

Covid Fraud Statute of Limitations Bill Passed by House

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (84+ words) Bloomberg Government News House lawmakers passed a bill Monday that would extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in pandemic unemployment assistance. The bill’s 10-year statute of limitations would apply to criminal charges and civil actions. The existing statute…...

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news.bgov.com > states-of-play > how-california-avoided-dueling-uber-referenda-states-of-play

How California Avoided Dueling Uber Referenda: States of Play

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (89+ words) Bloomberg Government News Uber Avoided a Costly California Gamble Uber and California trial lawyers struck a last-minute deal after both sides had already spent more than $70 million and were facing potentially existential risks from dueling ballot measures, Isaiah Poritz reports....

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news.bgov.com > health-law-and-business > trumps-change-to-medicaid-pilot-accounting-set-to-strain-states

Trump’s Change to Medicaid Pilot Accounting Set to Strain States

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (636+ words) Federal health officials are tightening their financial scrutiny of Medicaid waivers that allow states to pursue innovative health strategies, a policy shift that stands to make it harder for states to secure funding for those services. Federal law currently requires…...