Lock ‘em up. Lock up every elected official, public employee, private citizen or visitor who knew, enabled or participated in the unchecked looting of government assistance programs for the sick, ...

People have to go to prison for these abuses. Otherwise politicians and interest groups will continue to demand tax increases ...

The Kentucky General Assembly convenes Jan. 6 for its biennium session and local lawmakers are preparing for the long session ...

California’s troubled Employment Development Department squandered millions on cell phone plans for devices that were shoved in closets and left unused, according to an investigation released Friday.

The state’s Employment Development Department wasted at least $4.6 million buying more than 6,200 cellphones amid the COVID-19 pandemic that the department didn’t use for months, the California State ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California lost jobs for the fourth straight month in September, with unemployment rising to 5.6%, the nation’s ...

The crowded gallery as the City Council heard from dozens of speakers Tuesday regarding the contract of a firm to provide San Diego with ALPR service. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) ...