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State auditor launches new effort to find waste in small agencies
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (90+ words) Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is launching a new effort to crack down on wasteful spending. The audit will be focusing on smaller state agencies, boards, and commissions. The initiative follows earlier audits that uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars…...
US government missing out on up to $250 B in cost savings due to unimplemented recommendations: GAO
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (326+ words) The U. S. Government Accountability Office finds the federal government could unlock up to a quarter-trillion dollars in savings if lawmakers and agencies act on the GAO's outstanding recommendations aimed at reducing waste and improving efficiency. In a new report released in…...
Nessel releases opioid settlement spending guidance and report
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (367+ words) LANSING " Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday announced the release of a new opioid settlement report and spending guidance aimed at increasing transparency in how opioid settlement funds are used across the state. The resources follow a revised State-Subdivision…...
House unanimously passes bill expanding state powers to withhold payments over suspected fraud - Minnesota House of Representatives (. gov)
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (197+ words) The ability of state agencies to stop payment to program participants suspected of fraud may be strengthened. A 2025 law allows state agencies to withhold payments to a program participant for up to 60 days if there is a preponderance of evidence…...
largissement propos" des pouvoirs de v"rification de l'ARC: d"veloppements r"cents
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (737+ words) Le 4 mai 2026, le minist're des Finances du Canada a publi" une version mise " jour de projets de propositions l"gislatives qui auraient pour effet d'largir les pouvoirs de v"rification de l Agence du revenu du Canada (l" ARC "). Certaines…...
The Cost of Delay: Why Waiting to Mediate Medical Malpractice Claims Hurts Both Sides
1+ week, 3+ day ago (512+ words) Medical malpractice litigation is a war of attrition. For plaintiffs, defendants, and their respective counsel, the "traditional" path of a malpractice case is an exercise in endurance. Every month a case sits in traditional litigation, the stakes get higher. Between…...
Nevada's Economic Loss Doctrine: Contract Over Tort
2+ week, 6+ day ago (792+ words) The economic loss doctrine (ELD) has been a thorn in the side of subrogation practitioners for some time. Particularly in states that enforce it strictly, an adverse ruling based on the doctrine can sometimes be an unexpected pull of the…...
2026 legislature Open Day draws 4, 300 visits, up 62. 3 pct
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (447+ words) This year's annual Open Day of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday drew a total of 4, 300 visits, the legislature said. Located near Macau Tower, the Legislative Assembly building was open to members of the public between 10 a. m. and 6 p. m. yesterday. In both 2024 and…...
NSITF restores hope, dignity to injured workers
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (789+ words) Monday, May 18, 2026 18 May 2026 1: 57 am WAT Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Olawaseun Faleye Managing director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye, has said the Employees" Compensation Scheme…...
Lagos donates safety kits to taskforce officers
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (359+ words) The Lagos State Taskforce has confirmed the donation of safety kits to its officers by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. The spokesperson for the Taskforce, Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Gbadeyan, the donated…...