University of Hawaii Professor Tied To X-Rated Escort Service

By   /  January 26, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

BY JIM DOOLEY AND MALIA ZIMMERMAN – An x-rated local escort service called “The Volcano Girls” is being operated out of the Waikiki residence of University of Hawaii Professor Lawrence W. Boyd, Jr., a Hawaii Reporter investigation shows.

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Texas AG probing Medicaid program for dental work

By   /  January 25, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

By Mark Lisheron
The Texas Attorney General’s office is investigating an attempt to build the state’s social safety net out of $185 million in dental brace materials.
Investigators are looking into fraudulent Medicaid billing by 31 orthodontists after state health officials discovered spending on braces and dental visits for low-income children shot from $102 million a year [...]

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Clemson Sustainability Program in Line for $445,000 in State Funds

By   /  January 25, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

A Clemson University program that at least one legislator thought would be better suited for state government was recommended to receive nearly $450,000 in state funding last week.
The S.C. Commission on Higher Education got approval from the Joint Other Funds Oversight Committee on Jan. 19 to present a request to the Office of State Budget [...]

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Pipeline Missing in State of Union, Not Reaction

By   /  January 25, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

After weeks of headlines from Nebraska to Washington, the Keystone XL pipeline was missing in action Tuesday night during President Obama’s State of the Union Address.
Senator Mike Johanns (NE-R) calls it a “missed oppurtunity.”
At least one Nebraska farmer couldn’t disagree more.
After the President touted clean energy and more home grown energy, Johanns issued a statement questioning Mr. Obama’s sincerity.
“I [...]

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Public Finance Matching Funds Cut

By   /  January 25, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

By Matt Willoughby
The State Board of Elections is going ask the General Assembly to drop an integral part of public financing. See the report below…

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