The former owner of a Manchester pharmacy agreed in bankruptcy court Tuesday to reimburse the state $1.1 million for a billing scam that overcharged Connecticut’s program for Medicaid and Medicare patients.
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One hour before a free dental clinic opened in Middletown on March 13, a thousand people had already lined up in the cold and rain. Some had waited since midnight. So many people showed up that the line had to be shut down before the clinic had even…
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NEW YORK (AP) — An experimental anti-poverty program that pays the poor for maintaining good habits — $25 to $150 for things such as going to the dentist, staying on the job or opening a bank account — has not been life-changing.
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Governor Gregoire will sign a bill today giving health insurance to officers and firefighters who are hurt in the line of duty.
The Jason McKissack Bill is named after a former Seattle police officer who suffered a severe head injury in an attack while…
TALLAHASSEE — For Florida Republicans, the silver lining to dire economic times is this: A scarcity of tax dollars is creating momentum to impose their economic and ideological leanings on how the state spends its money.
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Separate budgets are up for floor action in the Florida Legislature.
Both chambers begin discussing their spending bills for the budget year beginning July 1 on Wednesday. Both are expected to vote on them Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Finalizing two major pieces of his agenda, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sealed his health care overhaul and made the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process.
They’re gearing up for a fundraiser at CJ’s Drafthouse to raise money for a local, teenaged victim of brutal violence.
Again.
The restaurant at 1825 W. Hillsboro Blvd. is hosting a family-friendly event on a Sunday afternoon, April 11, to raise money to…
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Tuesday to use a combination of spending cuts and one-time transfers from various accounts to balance next year’s state budget.
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican governors in two western states want to join in legal challenges to recent federal health care legislation, but each is meeting stiff resistance from the same obstacle: an attorney general from the rival party.