MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee can’t legally block conservation projects initiated by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers‘ administration, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision marks a victory for Evers, whose relationship with Republican lawmakers has deteriorated since he took office in 2019, as well as environmentalists across the state. […]
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control routinely inspects restaurants throughout Horry County and Georgetown County, with inspections current as of June 26, 2024. This Georgetown restaurant received the worst score in the recent round of inspections. Despite garnering an 85 percent score, SCDHEC gave Morning Time Breakfast & Brunch at 2525 Dunbar […]
Roaches, flies and other insects were found at a Myrtle Beach area restaurant, among other violations discovered at Grand Strand eateries. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control routinely inspects Horry County and Myrtle Beach area restaurants for health violations, and its reports are up-to-date as of May 29, 2024. These restaurants received […]
During recent inspections, Horry County restaurants were found to have dead bugs, flies, improperly thawed raw meat, and other violations. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control routinely checks Grand Strand eateries for violations, and their reports are current as of May 22, 2024. These eateries received the worst inspection reports. IHOP #3317 […]
A town clerk in a small New Hampshire town has been arrested, one week after the deputy town clerk was arrested for improperly accessing Division of Motor Vehicle records, state police said. Town Clerk Melinda Kennett, 59, of Groveton, N.H., was arrested on Tuesday and charged with 16 counts of criminal liability for conduct of […]
Authorities in Texas are investigating after they say more than 50 people have come forward in what they are calling a funeral scam. “This is a case that absolutely turns my stomach. It turns my stomach because you’re dealing with people at the most vulnerable times of their lives,” Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan […]
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration provided prescription drugs, including controlled substances, to ineligible staff and spent tens of thousands of dollars more on brand-name drugs than what generic equivalents would have cost, a Pentagon report shows. The unit, part of the White House Military Office, […]
WASHINGTON — The White House Medical Unit had “severe and systemic problems” with its pharmacy operations and provided health care to ineligible staffers before the Biden administration, according to a scathing report by the Defense Department‘s Office of Inspector General. The multiyear investigation was prompted in 2018 by complaints alleging that a senior military medical […]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced units and offices throughout the Defense Department to stock up on a range of supplies, from disposable masks to gloves and disinfectant, all of which could be purchased with a government-issued credit card and paid off by the Pentagon. But a DOD Inspector General review of more than 100,000 government purchase […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says an Oklahoma hospital did not violate federal law when doctors told a woman with a nonviable pregnancy to wait in the parking lot until her condition worsened enough to qualify for an abortion under the state’s strict ban. Jaci Statton, 26, was among several women last […]
A federal judge in Nevada rejected a case challenging the eligibility of former President Trump to run in 2024, ruling GOP challenger John Anthony Castro, who brought the lawsuit in the Silver State, “lacks standing.” U.S. District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro, who was appointed by former President Obama, issued the order Monday dismissing Castro’s […]