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Vance says $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns

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Vance says .3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns

Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns the state is allowing “fraudsters” to drive up costs to taxpayers, including by pushing unnecessary medications on unsuspecting patients. “There are California taxpayers and American taxpayers who are being defrauded because California isn’t taking … Read more

L.A. police union targets leftist mayoral candidate Rae Huang, who’s running in fifth

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L.A. police union targets leftist mayoral candidate Rae Huang, who’s running in fifth

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Connor Sheets and Sandra McDonald, giving you the latest on city and county government. We’ve reached the point in L.A.’s city election season where a juicy piece of news is popping off every day. … Read more

Lainey Wilson marries Devlin Hodges by a Tennessee waterfall

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Lainey Wilson marries Devlin Hodges by a Tennessee waterfall

Lainey Wilson and Devlin “Duck” Hodges made a splash last weekend, getting married Sunday at a picturesque waterfall in Tennessee. And unlike at Wilson’s recent headlining gig at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, nobody had to evacuate because of dangerously high wind. “You could hear the water trickling down and birds singing, and we had … Read more

Mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt woos Valley voters in a rival’s district

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Mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt woos Valley voters in a rival’s district

Lake Balboa resident Jose Meraz is looking for a mayor who will turn L.A. around, cleaning up streets that he says are “filled with garbage.” Schoolteacher Tracey Schroeder, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is unhappy about crime, open-air drug use and the slow rebuilding effort in the wake of the Palisades fire, which destroyed … Read more

Gabriel Pec helps Galaxy earn road win over Sounders

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Gabriel Pec helps Galaxy earn road win over Sounders

SEATTLE — Gabriel Pec had a goal and an assist to back goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski and the Galaxy beat Seattle 2-0 on Saturday night, ending the Sounders’ 22-match unbeaten streak at home as well as a nine-match unbeaten run this season. Greg Vanney led Los Angeles to its first victory in Seattle since July 9, 2016 — … Read more

Feds say they thwarted terror plot targeting L.A. Jewish institution

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Feds say they thwarted terror plot targeting L.A. Jewish institution

An Iraqi national was arrested Friday for what federal authorities have described as serving in a role with two foreign terrorist organizations and attempting to carry out an attack on a Jewish institution in Los Angeles. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, is facing several terrorism-related charges alleging that he worked with Kata’ib Hizballah and … Read more

How Hollywood’s production crisis became a key issue in the L.A. mayor’s race

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How Hollywood’s production crisis became a key issue in the L.A. mayor’s race

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who serves the 4th District, makes her way across an empty, unnamed backlot, presenting her case to be the city’s next mayor. “Studio lots like this one used to be filled with people, costumers, electricians, set medics, caterers, thousands of Angelenos making a living,” she says in the video … Read more