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New York has a budget trick to try on the federal government

ALBANY, N.Y. — Faced with increased Medicaid enrollment and a cash crunch in New York’s health care system, Democrats in Albany are hoping to use a maneuver they say will allow the state to generate billions of dollars a year, effectively out of nowhere. The proposal exploits a loophole in the Medicaid reimbursement process that… Read More »

Parks department skips federal funding for shooting range to avoid additional on-site investigation

The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks wanted to use federal funding to offset the cost of a $20 million shooting range outside Rapid City. That is, until the department discovered that more time was needed to analyze the site’s significance to Native Americans. Artifacts had been found, according to the state’s Tribal… Read More »