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Louisiana auditor hits work requirement oversight by David Jacobs, The Center Square  | January 14, 2021 03:00 PM Print this article State government isn’t doing enough to ensure recipients of cash assistance are engaged in work-related activities as required by law, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor says. Marketa Garner Walters, who leads the Department of Children and Family Services, did not dispute the criticism, saying the department has created a new unit to conduct oversight. People who are considered capable of working and receive benefits throug...

After Ventura County supervisors passed several new measures meant to mitigate harms caused by oil and gas operations, an overlapping network of fossil fuel interests sued to stop them from going into effect, Capital & Main has learned. At least one of the suits, filed by a nonprofit trade association representing local business interests, may present conflicts of interest among its board members, who are also tied to other lawsuits. Additionally, the largest oil company operating in the county, together with California’s largest trade association for oil companies, launched an in-person pe...