Two Pierce County women accused of stealing more than $31,000 from the state through false Medicaid claims pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple felony charges.
Two Pierce County women accused of stealing more than $31,000 from the state through false Medicaid claims pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple felony charges.
Diana Esterly, 58, and Shawn Gronau, 27, were released on their own recognizance pending trial. Esterly is Gronau’s aunt.
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Pierce County prosecutors have dropped charges against a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of impersonating a Tacoma police officer in conversations with two prostitutes and trapping one of the women in his car.
Pierce County prosecutors have charged another person in connection with an undercover operation that took down nearly two dozen alleged car thieves.
Washington’s Legislature opened its 105-day session Monday with a bit of friction in the Senate but few fireworks.
Washington’s Legislature opened its 105-day session Monday with a bit of friction in the Senate but few fireworks. Two Democrats defected from their party as expected, joining 23 Republicans to vote themselves into power in the state Senate. The group elevated one of the rebels, Rodney Tom of Medina, to the top post of majority leader and the other, Tim Sheldon of Potlatch, to the largely honorary position of president pro tempore.
President Barack Obama thinks his health care law makes states an offer they can't refuse. Whether to expand Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and disabled, could be the most important decision facing governors and legislatures this year. The repercussions go beyond their budgets, directly affecting the well-being of residents and the finances of critical hospitals.
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