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Euskal Herriko Gaztetxe eta Gazte Asanbladen Topaketak egingo dituzte Elorrion (Bizkaia) maiatzaren 29tik 30era, eta igandean manifestazioa egiungo dute. Ikuspegi eraldatzailea “sakontzea, antolatzea eta borrokatzea” ardatz harturik, “gaztetxeen aurkako ofentsibari” aurre egiteko helburua dute. Herritarrak gonbidatu dituzte bertaratzera.

Euskal Herriko Gaztetxe eta Gazte Asanbladen Topaketak egingo dituzte Elorrion (Bizkaia) maiatzaren 29tik 30era, eta igandean manifestazioa egiungo dute. Ikuspegi eraldatzailea “sakontzea, antolatzea eta borrokatzea” ardatz harturik, “gaztetxeen aurkako ofentsibari” aurre egiteko helburua dute. Herritarrak gonbidatu dituzte bertaratzera.
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2006ko ekainaren 8an aurkeztu ziren lehen grafitoak, latinezkoak gehienak. Handik astebetera, ekainaren 15ean, euskarazkoak. Pozez zoratzen denak. Zera zioen Henrike Knörr-ek aurkezpen mahaitik: “Nik oso iltzatuak ditut momentu haiek, maiatzaren 7an izan nintzen Eliseorekin honetaz solastatzen, eta aitortu behar dut hurrengo egunetan ez nuela ondo lo egin”. Eta Joaquín Gorrochateguik: “Y nuestro objetivo principal era hoy precisamente asegurar a esa comunidad científica que es verdad, que no es un fraude, que han aparecido unas leyendas escritas en alfabeto latino sobre material cerámico básicamente, aunque también hay vidrio y hay huesos, con leyendas en vasco antiguo”. Ezinezkoa da hitz gutxitara ekartzea ondoren gertatu dena. Zertzelada batzuk: “Aditu Batzorde” bat izendatzen du Arabako Aldundiak auzia aztertzeko; honek faltsutzat jotzen ditu grafitoak; Aldundiak auzitegira bidaltzen du Eliseo Gil; laborategi azterketak eskatzen dituzte Lurmenenek eta auzia argitzearen aldeko taldeek; Arabako Foru Aldundiaren uko borobila; Ertzaintzaren ikerketa negargarria; Eliseo Gil hamabi urtez epaiketa zain; epaiketa bidegabea, non epaileak ezin izan zuen ez faltsutasuna eta ez autoretza frogatu; hala ere bi urte eta erdiko kartzela-zigorra Eliseorentzat, bete beharrik izan ez duena bi “delitu” ezberdinengatik omen zirelako; 15.000 euroko isuna Eliseori; defentsaren helegitea Auzitegi Konstituzionalaren aurrean, sei urte igaro arren erantzunik jaso ez duena; aztarnategia EHUko irakasle baten zuzendaritzapean: lehen txikizioa hondeamakina erabiliz: harrezkero beste hiru edo lau egin dituzte. Harrotasunez aldarrikatuko dugu, beste behin ere, piezak laborategi espezializatuen eskutan jarri behar direla eta Lurmeneko arkeologoen delitu bakarra aurkikuntza handi bat egitea izan dela Zorionez, asko izan dira gure herrian bertsio ofiziala irentsi ez eta era antolatuan erantzun dutenak. Eta 20. urteurrena ospatzeko ekitaldia antolatu dugu. Ekainaren 7an izango da aztarnategian bertan. Hasteko, omenaldi xume bat egingo zaie epe horretan hildako zazpi pertsonari, auzia argitzen ekarpenak egindakoei. Henrike Knörr 2008an zendu zen. Euskaltzaina eta EHUko irakaslea. Euskarazko grafitoen aurkezpenean mahaian egon zen eta poz eta emozio handiz aurkeztu zituen. Eta heriotzara arte grafitoen benetakotasuna defenditu zuen sutsu. Jose Luis Alvarez Enparantza “Txillardegi” 2012an hil zen. Oso inportanteak izan ziren bidali zizkigun gutunak. Besteak beste, zera esaten zigun: “Hori guztia ikusita, zalantzarik ez diat: 'grafito' horiek benetakoak dituk. Eta hor sumatzen den euskara euskalki arkaiko bat duk”. Emilio Illarregi Santanderren jaioa zen. 2018an hil zen. Arkeologoa, txostena idatzi zuen Lurmenen praxi arkeologikoa zuzena izan zela defendatuz, eta hitzaldia ere eman zuen horretaz Gasteizen. Iñaki Aldekoak 2021ean utzi gintuen. Ingeniari kimikoa eta politikaria. Biltzarkidea grafitoen auzia pil-pilean zegoen garaian. Froga-fisiko-kimikoak exijitu zizkion bere talde politikoak Arabako Foru Aldundiari. “Yo acuso” izenburuko artikulu gogoangarri bat argitaratu zuen prentsan. Jose Ignacio Vegas Aranburu, arabar arkeologo beteranoa, 2024an zendu zen. Oso gutxi izan ziren Eliseo Gil eta Idoia Filloyren alde agertu ziren arkeologoak, eta horietako bat bera. Izen handiko arkeologoa Araban, haren babesa oso inportantea izan zen Lurmenentzat. Berak grabatu zituen Nuñezek hondeamakinaz 2010ean egin zuen sarraskiaren irudiak. Gontzal Fontaneda 2024an hil zen. Irakasle, euskaltzale eta ekintzaile gasteiztarra. Ezagutu genuenok bere apaltasuna eta eskuzabaltasuna dugu gogoan. Asko lagundu zuen Eliseo eta Idoia babesten eta auzia ezagutarazten Babazorro izeneko blogaren bitartez. Jose Antonio Villar 2026an zendu zen. Soinu-teknikaria eta musikaria, Ez Dok Amairu mugimendu mitikoaren sorreran egon zen. Iruña-Veleia auzira gogo handiz hurbildu zen azken urteetan eta modu askotara lagundu zuen, tartean artikuluak idatziz euskal prentsan. Omenduen familiartekoei oparitxo bana egingo zaie. Omenaldiaren ondoren bisita gidatua. Azkenaldiko sarraskiak ikusi ahal izango ditugu. Nahiko genuke kazetariak eta politikoak ere hurbiltzea beren begiz ikusi dezaten hainbeste aldiz salatu duguna. Eta bukatzeko, herri bazkaria. Urte gogorrak izan diren arren, egun alaia izango da igande hori. Hogei urte daramagu borrokan egiaren alde, eta harrotasunez aldarrikatuko dugu, beste behin ere, piezak laborategi espezializatuen eskutan jarri behar direla eta Lurmeneko arkeologoen delitu bakarra aurkikuntza handi bat egitea izan dela. Han ikusiko dugu elkar. Juan Martin Elexpuru

2006ko ekainaren 8an aurkeztu ziren lehen grafitoak, latinezkoak gehienak. Handik astebetera, ekainaren 15ean, euskarazkoak. Pozez zoratzen denak. Zera zioen Henrike Knörr-ek aurkezpen mahaitik: “Nik oso iltzatuak ditut momentu haiek, maiatzaren 7an izan nintzen Eliseorekin honetaz solastatzen, eta aitortu behar dut hurrengo egunetan ez nuela ondo lo egin”. Eta Joaquín Gorrochateguik: “Y nuestro objetivo principal era hoy precisamente asegurar a esa comunidad científica que es verdad, que no es un fraude, que han aparecido unas leyendas escritas en alfabeto latino sobre material cerámico básicamente, aunque también hay vidrio y hay huesos, con leyendas en vasco antiguo”. Ezinezkoa da hitz gutxitara ekartzea ondoren gertatu dena. Zertzelada batzuk: “Aditu Batzorde” bat izendatzen du Arabako Aldundiak auzia aztertzeko; honek faltsutzat jotzen ditu grafitoak; Aldundiak auzitegira bidaltzen du Eliseo Gil; laborategi azterketak eskatzen dituzte Lurmenenek eta auzia argitzearen aldeko taldeek; Arabako Foru Aldundiaren uko borobila; Ertzaintzaren ikerketa negargarria; Eliseo Gil hamabi urtez epaiketa zain; epaiketa bidegabea, non epaileak ezin izan zuen ez faltsutasuna eta ez autoretza frogatu; hala ere bi urte eta erdiko kartzela-zigorra Eliseorentzat, bete beharrik izan ez duena bi “delitu” ezberdinengatik omen zirelako; 15.000 euroko isuna Eliseori; defentsaren helegitea Auzitegi Konstituzionalaren aurrean, sei urte igaro arren erantzunik jaso ez duena; aztarnategia EHUko irakasle baten zuzendaritzapean: lehen txikizioa hondeamakina erabiliz: harrezkero beste hiru edo lau egin dituzte. Harrotasunez aldarrikatuko dugu, beste behin ere, piezak laborategi espezializatuen eskutan jarri behar direla eta Lurmeneko arkeologoen delitu bakarra aurkikuntza handi bat egitea izan dela Zorionez, asko izan dira gure herrian bertsio ofiziala irentsi ez eta era antolatuan erantzun dutenak. Eta 20. urteurrena ospatzeko ekitaldia antolatu dugu. Ekainaren 7an izango da aztarnategian bertan. Hasteko, omenaldi xume bat egingo zaie epe horretan hildako zazpi pertsonari, auzia argitzen ekarpenak egindakoei. Henrike Knörr 2008an zendu zen. Euskaltzaina eta EHUko irakaslea. Euskarazko grafitoen aurkezpenean mahaian egon zen eta poz eta emozio handiz aurkeztu zituen. Eta heriotzara arte grafitoen benetakotasuna defenditu zuen sutsu. Jose Luis Alvarez Enparantza “Txillardegi” 2012an hil zen. Oso inportanteak izan ziren bidali zizkigun gutunak. Besteak beste, zera esaten zigun: “Hori guztia ikusita, zalantzarik ez diat: 'grafito' horiek benetakoak dituk. Eta hor sumatzen den euskara euskalki arkaiko bat duk”. Emilio Illarregi Santanderren jaioa zen. 2018an hil zen. Arkeologoa, txostena idatzi zuen Lurmenen praxi arkeologikoa zuzena izan zela defendatuz, eta hitzaldia ere eman zuen horretaz Gasteizen. Iñaki Aldekoak 2021ean utzi gintuen. Ingeniari kimikoa eta politikaria. Biltzarkidea grafitoen auzia pil-pilean zegoen garaian. Froga-fisiko-kimikoak exijitu zizkion bere talde politikoak Arabako Foru Aldundiari. “Yo acuso” izenburuko artikulu gogoangarri bat argitaratu zuen prentsan. Jose Ignacio Vegas Aranburu, arabar arkeologo beteranoa, 2024an zendu zen. Oso gutxi izan ziren Eliseo Gil eta Idoia Filloyren alde agertu ziren arkeologoak, eta horietako bat bera. Izen handiko arkeologoa Araban, haren babesa oso inportantea izan zen Lurmenentzat. Berak grabatu zituen Nuñezek hondeamakinaz 2010ean egin zuen sarraskiaren irudiak. Gontzal Fontaneda 2024an hil zen. Irakasle, euskaltzale eta ekintzaile gasteiztarra. Ezagutu genuenok bere apaltasuna eta eskuzabaltasuna dugu gogoan. Asko lagundu zuen Eliseo eta Idoia babesten eta auzia ezagutarazten Babazorro izeneko blogaren bitartez. Jose Antonio Villar 2026an zendu zen. Soinu-teknikaria eta musikaria, Ez Dok Amairu mugimendu mitikoaren sorreran egon zen. Iruña-Veleia auzira gogo handiz hurbildu zen azken urteetan eta modu askotara lagundu zuen, tartean artikuluak idatziz euskal prentsan. Omenduen familiartekoei oparitxo bana egingo zaie. Omenaldiaren ondoren bisita gidatua. Azkenaldiko sarraskiak ikusi ahal izango ditugu. Nahiko genuke kazetariak eta politikoak ere hurbiltzea beren begiz ikusi dezaten hainbeste aldiz salatu duguna. Eta bukatzeko, herri bazkaria. Urte gogorrak izan diren arren, egun alaia izango da igande hori. Hogei urte daramagu borrokan egiaren alde, eta harrotasunez aldarrikatuko dugu, beste behin ere, piezak laborategi espezializatuen eskutan jarri behar direla eta Lurmeneko arkeologoen delitu bakarra aurkikuntza handi bat egitea izan dela. Han ikusiko dugu elkar. Juan Martin Elexpuru
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Ikastetxean bertan eraikitako sukalde propioak eta zonaldeko sukaldea uztartuko ditu Basaurin Jaurlaritzak aurkeztu duen eskola-sukalde ereduak, bakarra EAEn. Bertako guraso elkarteak, ordea, kezkatuta daude: elikagaiak zeinek eta nondik ekarriko ditu eta zein kalitatekoak? “Ez dugu horri buruz ezer hitz egin eta hornitzaile-lizitazioa egungo catering enpresa berak eskuratzen badu, adibidez, kalitateak txarra izaten segituko du berdin-berdin”.

Ikastetxean bertan eraikitako sukalde propioak eta zonaldeko sukaldea uztartuko ditu Basaurin Jaurlaritzak aurkeztu duen eskola-sukalde ereduak, bakarra EAEn. Bertako guraso elkarteak, ordea, kezkatuta daude: elikagaiak zeinek eta nondik ekarriko ditu eta zein kalitatekoak? “Ez dugu horri buruz ezer hitz egin eta hornitzaile-lizitazioa egungo catering enpresa berak eskuratzen badu, adibidez, kalitateak txarra izaten segituko du berdin-berdin”.
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DEER LODGE — Facing a backlog of a required course for all state correctional officers, the Montana Department of Corrections now has the ability to host the classes on site at Montana State Prison. It’s the first time the training, which covers the basics for corrections and detention officers, has been hosted at Montana State […]

DEER LODGE — Facing a backlog of a required course for all state correctional officers, the Montana Department of Corrections now has the ability to host the classes on site at Montana State Prison. It’s the first time the training, which covers the basics for corrections and detention officers, has been hosted at Montana State […]
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Israel amplía sus operaciones terrestres más allá de la “zona de seguridad” en el sur libanés y multiplica los bombardeos sobre posiciones vinculadas a Hezbolá, a falta de acuerdo entre EE UU e Irán.

Israel amplía sus operaciones terrestres más allá de la “zona de seguridad” en el sur libanés y multiplica los bombardeos sobre posiciones vinculadas a Hezbolá, a falta de acuerdo entre EE UU e Irán.
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Braswell's appointment follows the departure of former Chancellor John Maduko and resignation of Martin Guay, chair of the Board of Regents.

Braswell's appointment follows the departure of former Chancellor John Maduko and resignation of Martin Guay, chair of the Board of Regents.
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O Senado aprovou nesta terça-feira (26) a Medida Provisória (MP) 1.334/2026, que reajusta o piso salarial dos professores da educação básica para R$ 5.130,63 em 2026. O texto vai à sanção do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). A medida representa um aumento de 5,4% sobre o valor anterior, de R$ 4.867,77, com um […] Fonte
O Senado aprovou nesta terça-feira (26) a Medida Provisória (MP) 1.334/2026, que reajusta o piso salarial dos professores da educação básica para R$ 5.130,63 em 2026. O texto vai à sanção do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). A medida representa um aumento de 5,4% sobre o valor anterior, de R$ 4.867,77, com um […] Fonte
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The proposed $55 million Apex Aero Center would include a 12,000-square-foot passenger terminal and room for nearly 40 aircraft. The post Nearly 600-acre rezoning to pave way for development at downtown airport appeared first on The Beacon.
The proposed $55 million Apex Aero Center would include a 12,000-square-foot passenger terminal and room for nearly 40 aircraft. The post Nearly 600-acre rezoning to pave way for development at downtown airport appeared first on The Beacon.
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Florida lawmakers are poised to steer $10 million toward a long-discussed boathouse project at Nathan Benderson Park after recently submitted appropriations requests pitched the facility as a regional storm shelter and emergency recovery hub. The requests, which were first reported by Florida Politics, were sponsored by state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, and state Rep. [...] The post Benderson boathouse cast as storm shelter in $10 million state appropriation appeared first on Suncoast Searchlight.
Florida lawmakers are poised to steer $10 million toward a long-discussed boathouse project at Nathan Benderson Park after recently submitted appropriations requests pitched the facility as a regional storm shelter and emergency recovery hub. The requests, which were first reported by Florida Politics, were sponsored by state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, and state Rep. [...] The post Benderson boathouse cast as storm shelter in $10 million state appropriation appeared first on Suncoast Searchlight.
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Especialistas en inmigración cuestionan el tono alarmista del comunicado de USCIS: “No entren en pánico”. La entrada Memo del USCIS no obliga a salir de EE.UU. para tramitar la Green Card, abogados aclaran se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Memo del USCIS no obliga a salir de EE.UU. para tramitar la Green Card, abogados aclaran was first posted on mayo 26, 2026 at 7:33 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

Especialistas en inmigración cuestionan el tono alarmista del comunicado de USCIS: “No entren en pánico”. La entrada Memo del USCIS no obliga a salir de EE.UU. para tramitar la Green Card, abogados aclaran se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Memo del USCIS no obliga a salir de EE.UU. para tramitar la Green Card, abogados aclaran was first posted on mayo 26, 2026 at 7:33 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org
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Larson is trying to reframe the fight for the Democratic nomination as an ideological battle and not a generational challenge.

Larson is trying to reframe the fight for the Democratic nomination as an ideological battle and not a generational challenge.
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Deux positions de l'armée béninoise ont été attaquées dans la nuit du lundi 25 au mardi 26 mai 2026 dans la zone de Kourou Koualou, à la frontière avec le Burkina Faso, à plus de 700 km au nord de Cotonou. Selon plusieurs sources concordantes, quatre soldats des forces de défense et de sécurité ont perdu la vie dans ces attaques survenues au lendemain de la nomination du nouveau président Romuald Wadagni. L'armée béninoise a riposté, mais ne communique pas sur les pertes infligées aux assaillants.
Deux positions de l'armée béninoise ont été attaquées dans la nuit du lundi 25 au mardi 26 mai 2026 dans la zone de Kourou Koualou, à la frontière avec le Burkina Faso, à plus de 700 km au nord de Cotonou. Selon plusieurs sources concordantes, quatre soldats des forces de défense et de sécurité ont perdu la vie dans ces attaques survenues au lendemain de la nomination du nouveau président Romuald Wadagni. L'armée béninoise a riposté, mais ne communique pas sur les pertes infligées aux assaillants.
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(The Center Square) – Democratic attorneys general decided against attending a Tuesday roundtable at the White House to discuss fraud in welfare, including Medicaid. Speaking to reporters during a webinar Tuesday afternoon, the Democratic attorneys general claimed they were invited late Friday afternoon and that it was too short of notice. Those appearing in the webinar were Attorneys General Rob Bonta of California, Letitia James of New York, Jennifer Davenport of New Jersey, Josh Kaul of Wisconsin and Anne Lopez of Hawaii. Bonta told reporters that the short notice they were given sent a clear message that they were either an afterthought or were not welcome. “Either way, it doesn't match the spirit of collaboration that has long defined our state and federal partnerships to address fraud,” said Bonta. “We declined the clearly disingenuous last-minute invitation." In February, during his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump put Vice President JD Vance in charge of a task force to eliminate fraud. The task force was created weeks later, and since that time, Vance has been speaking about fraud occurring in blue states such as New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, Wisconsin and California. The Center Square reached out Tuesday to Vance's office for a response to the Democratic attorneys general's comments, but did not hear back by press time. Bonta told reporters that fraud affects all states, both blue and red. “It threatens public services that vulnerable families rely on and erodes public trust in our government, which is why Democratic AGs are going after fraud with the full force of our offices,” said Bonta. “While the president and Dr. Oz spread lies and staged stunts to stoke the flames of distrust, the truth is Democratic AGs have recovered billions of taxpayer dollars, secured criminal convictions, and implemented reforms to strengthen the security of our programs.” Dr. Mehmet Oz, who formerly hosted a daytime medical show, is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Pointing to California’s Department of Justice, Bonta said his state has four teams specifically dedicated to eradicating fraud. These are the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, the Corporate Fraud Section, the Tax Recovery in Underground Economy Task Force and the Recycle Fraud Team. According to Bonta, these teams, in collaboration with the Division of Law Enforcement and others across the DOJ, have recovered more than $2.8 billion in fraud against California in the last 10 years. “We've conducted more than 2,300 criminal investigations related to fraud, filed charges against 958 individuals for fraud-related crimes, and conducted 1,121 civil investigations with multiple filed cases,” said Bonta. “DOJ's Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, an entire division devoted to snuffing out healthcare fraud against California's Medicaid program, has secured over $1.2 billion from Medi-Cal fraud cases since I took office in 2021.” Bonta said California has undertaken 294 hospice fraud investigations, filed 109 hospice-related criminal cases and secured 51 hospice-related convictions. In April, Bonta reported the state took down a hospice fraud ring in Los Angeles County that was responsible for defrauding Medi-Cal and California of $267 million. “We arrested five individuals and filed felony criminal charges against 21 suspects,” said Bonta. To date, it is the largest hospice fraud bust in state history. “While President Trump, Vice President Vance and Dr. Oz seem to have just woken up to the reality of healthcare fraud, the truth is our team of agents, investigators, and prosecutors have been on the ground, in the field, and arresting and prosecuting fraudsters who see our public program as their piggy banks for years,” said Bonta. Near the end of the webinar, attorneys general took questions from reporters. The Center Square asked the attorneys general how fraudsters are able to commit fraud in their states and whether they need more resources. Bonta said fraud occurs in all 50 states, and wherever there's money flowing from government programs, there are bad actors trying to secure gains through fraud. “There is data that shows how the different Medicaid fraud control units have performed when it comes to tackling fraud. It’s measured in a bunch of different ways like indictments and convictions and amount of funds protected, and California performs in the top four of all the states in one of those metrics,” said Bonta, “So I think that we need to first acknowledge that there is fraud in red states, and the suggestion that it only happens in blue states is wrong. It’s not accurate, and some of the red states are among the poorest performers when it comes to their influence.” But Bonta added, “There’s always room for improvement,” including in California. Bonta invited states and the federal government to work together. “The starting point for them is to be sincere,” said Bonta. “Act in good faith. Be serious about helping. Stop the politics. Stop the weaponizing. Stop trying to beat up blue states to score points and to try to rage-bait and get clicks. If they do that, that's a good start.” Other attorneys general responded to The Center Square's question. “As recently as March, the Trump administration's own Department of Health and Human Services has recognized New York and other states as national leaders when it comes to fraud recoveries,” said James, the New York attorney general. “Fraud is not just limited to blue states. Fraud happens in all states across the nation.” James added that it is important federal and state governments work together and not politicize the issue of fraud, “particularly when there are vulnerable individuals right now who are wasting away in nursing homes” in states. “We need to have tools. We need to have data analytics, and we cannot have cuts to Medicaid that unfortunately is hurting our effort to address and to combat fraud and waste in each of our respective states, not just blue states, not just red states, but in all states,” said James. Lopez, the Hawaii attorney general, said her state just had a visit from auditors from the Office of Inspector General auditors from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions. “And I will acknowledge that if that's your only metric for determining efficacy, though, you're missing a large portion of the work that our officers do,” said Lopez. “Having said that, recruitment of investigators is very difficult for us. We have positions that we haven't been able to fill with the kinds of people we need.” With the auditors’ recommendations, Lopez said her office will be able to take that information to the Legislature next year to request specific kinds of appropriations. “It's this collaboration. It's OIG helping us to use best practices and working with us that allows us to be effective,” said Lopez. Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and co-chair of the Fraud Task Force, was also on hand for Tuesday’s White House event with Vance, as well as Stephen Miller, deputy White House chief of staff and senior adviser to the task force.
(The Center Square) – Democratic attorneys general decided against attending a Tuesday roundtable at the White House to discuss fraud in welfare, including Medicaid. Speaking to reporters during a webinar Tuesday afternoon, the Democratic attorneys general claimed they were invited late Friday afternoon and that it was too short of notice. Those appearing in the webinar were Attorneys General Rob Bonta of California, Letitia James of New York, Jennifer Davenport of New Jersey, Josh Kaul of Wisconsin and Anne Lopez of Hawaii. Bonta told reporters that the short notice they were given sent a clear message that they were either an afterthought or were not welcome. “Either way, it doesn't match the spirit of collaboration that has long defined our state and federal partnerships to address fraud,” said Bonta. “We declined the clearly disingenuous last-minute invitation." In February, during his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump put Vice President JD Vance in charge of a task force to eliminate fraud. The task force was created weeks later, and since that time, Vance has been speaking about fraud occurring in blue states such as New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, Wisconsin and California. The Center Square reached out Tuesday to Vance's office for a response to the Democratic attorneys general's comments, but did not hear back by press time. Bonta told reporters that fraud affects all states, both blue and red. “It threatens public services that vulnerable families rely on and erodes public trust in our government, which is why Democratic AGs are going after fraud with the full force of our offices,” said Bonta. “While the president and Dr. Oz spread lies and staged stunts to stoke the flames of distrust, the truth is Democratic AGs have recovered billions of taxpayer dollars, secured criminal convictions, and implemented reforms to strengthen the security of our programs.” Dr. Mehmet Oz, who formerly hosted a daytime medical show, is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Pointing to California’s Department of Justice, Bonta said his state has four teams specifically dedicated to eradicating fraud. These are the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, the Corporate Fraud Section, the Tax Recovery in Underground Economy Task Force and the Recycle Fraud Team. According to Bonta, these teams, in collaboration with the Division of Law Enforcement and others across the DOJ, have recovered more than $2.8 billion in fraud against California in the last 10 years. “We've conducted more than 2,300 criminal investigations related to fraud, filed charges against 958 individuals for fraud-related crimes, and conducted 1,121 civil investigations with multiple filed cases,” said Bonta. “DOJ's Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, an entire division devoted to snuffing out healthcare fraud against California's Medicaid program, has secured over $1.2 billion from Medi-Cal fraud cases since I took office in 2021.” Bonta said California has undertaken 294 hospice fraud investigations, filed 109 hospice-related criminal cases and secured 51 hospice-related convictions. In April, Bonta reported the state took down a hospice fraud ring in Los Angeles County that was responsible for defrauding Medi-Cal and California of $267 million. “We arrested five individuals and filed felony criminal charges against 21 suspects,” said Bonta. To date, it is the largest hospice fraud bust in state history. “While President Trump, Vice President Vance and Dr. Oz seem to have just woken up to the reality of healthcare fraud, the truth is our team of agents, investigators, and prosecutors have been on the ground, in the field, and arresting and prosecuting fraudsters who see our public program as their piggy banks for years,” said Bonta. Near the end of the webinar, attorneys general took questions from reporters. The Center Square asked the attorneys general how fraudsters are able to commit fraud in their states and whether they need more resources. Bonta said fraud occurs in all 50 states, and wherever there's money flowing from government programs, there are bad actors trying to secure gains through fraud. “There is data that shows how the different Medicaid fraud control units have performed when it comes to tackling fraud. It’s measured in a bunch of different ways like indictments and convictions and amount of funds protected, and California performs in the top four of all the states in one of those metrics,” said Bonta, “So I think that we need to first acknowledge that there is fraud in red states, and the suggestion that it only happens in blue states is wrong. It’s not accurate, and some of the red states are among the poorest performers when it comes to their influence.” But Bonta added, “There’s always room for improvement,” including in California. Bonta invited states and the federal government to work together. “The starting point for them is to be sincere,” said Bonta. “Act in good faith. Be serious about helping. Stop the politics. Stop the weaponizing. Stop trying to beat up blue states to score points and to try to rage-bait and get clicks. If they do that, that's a good start.” Other attorneys general responded to The Center Square's question. “As recently as March, the Trump administration's own Department of Health and Human Services has recognized New York and other states as national leaders when it comes to fraud recoveries,” said James, the New York attorney general. “Fraud is not just limited to blue states. Fraud happens in all states across the nation.” James added that it is important federal and state governments work together and not politicize the issue of fraud, “particularly when there are vulnerable individuals right now who are wasting away in nursing homes” in states. “We need to have tools. We need to have data analytics, and we cannot have cuts to Medicaid that unfortunately is hurting our effort to address and to combat fraud and waste in each of our respective states, not just blue states, not just red states, but in all states,” said James. Lopez, the Hawaii attorney general, said her state just had a visit from auditors from the Office of Inspector General auditors from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions. “And I will acknowledge that if that's your only metric for determining efficacy, though, you're missing a large portion of the work that our officers do,” said Lopez. “Having said that, recruitment of investigators is very difficult for us. 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