The Centene case is just one example of a practice that allows private lawyers to partner with states to sue corporations and collect millions of dollars in fees.
Oh my: Speaker Mike Johnson is about to drop to a one-vote majority, as retiring Rep. Mike Gallagher has decided he will exit the House as soon as next month, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Gallagher's resignation will produce a 217-213 Republican majority, which means two defections on a vote would ...continue reading "Yet another Republican flees the madhouse"
In January 2022, 77-year-old Ruby Johnson’s house was raided by the Denver Police Department. Supposedly seeking a stolen vehicle and several guns, the SWAT team descended on Johnson’s house. The officers ordered anyone inside to come out of the house. Johnson complied, but that didn’t stop the SWAT team from attempting to destroy her house […]
The Python and Django Web Development Bundle has 7 courses to help you learn how to build your own sites and apps. Courses cover the basics of Django and Python and then build upon those skills by having you create your own to do list app and user authentication app, and more. It’s on sale […]
Donald Trump's plan to take his worthless social media company public has been approved by investors. At the current valuation of the acquiring vehicle, his 80 million shares (give or take) will be worth north of $3 billion: But what's really going to happen when the newly merged company starts trading? It currently has 37 ...continue reading "Will Donald Trump really make $3 billion from his sham stock offering?"
March marks the 50th anniversary of Aerosmith's album Get Your Wings, and in honor of the milestone, the band is releasing a whole slew of new stuff.First, there's a limited-edition vinyl,…
Missouri’s backlog of Medicaid applications dropped in February, but the average time it took to determine eligibility for them continued to exceed the federal limit. The median time it took Missouri’s social services department to process Medicaid applications for low-income Missourians in February was 77 days, an agency spokesperson told The Independent. That means half […]
Is it time to play Speaker Roulette again? Reigning House lunatic Marjorie Taylor Greene is mad that Mike Johnson passed a budget package with the help of Democratic votes: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, on Friday took the first step toward ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, filing a resolution calling for his removal ...continue reading "Mike Johnson has pissed off the Freedom Caucus again"
Ozzy Osbourne is currently #2 on the fan ballot vote for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but he's not booking his flight to Cleveland just yet.Speaking to Rolling…
Grayson Stevenson and Kennedy Thomas say the inaugural ‘Teen14-Day’ at .ZACK Urban Ballroom added a needed perspective to the array of 314 Day celebrations in the area.
A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes, fueling a baseless conspiracy theory that government plants secretly incited the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.