Rep. Whitsett on the Need to Crack Down on Waste, Fraud and Abuse

Rep. Whitsett on the need to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse — Rep. Whitsett describes her bill to help reduce fraud and abuse in Oregon’s public assistance programs. House Republicans tried to bring the bill to the floo…

29-year UW study: Early gang participation makes lasting mark
The study, known as the Seattle Social Development Project, was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for the past 25 years. The project was focused on providing teachers and parents with better instruction methods and intervention techniques, …
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Working group formed to deal with narcotics problem in Hawaii
But abuse of powerful painkillers have prompted federal regulators to crack down on doctors prescribing, and pharmacies dispensing, narcotic pain medication. A key state lawmaker says abuse of pain killers is getting out of hand throughout the country.
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