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    "articles": [
      {
        "uri": "/2023/08/02/pain-clinic-chain-to-pay-11-4m-to-settle-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-claims/",
        "title": "Pain clinic chain to pay $11.4M to settle Medicare and Medicaid fraud claims",
        "byline": "Don Thompson",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 02, 2023",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "The owner of one of California's largest pain management clinics has agreed to settle allegations of fraud for inflicting unnecessary and painful procedures on patients whom they were supposed to be relieving of pain, according to the DOJ.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2013/11/05/deal-delays-california-policy-cancellations/",
        "title": "Deal delays California policy cancellations",
        "byline": "Don Thompson",
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        "prettyDate": "November 05, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "California's insurance commissioner announced an agreement Tuesday with one of the state's major health insurance companies to delay the cancellation of more than 115,000 individual policies under the new federal health care law.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/02/12/inmate-lawsuits-cost-california-millions/",
        "title": "Inmate lawsuits cost California millions",
        "byline": "Don Thompson",
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        "prettyDate": "February 12, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "A tally by The Associated Press, compiled from three state agencies, shows California taxpayers have spent $182 million for inmates' attorneys and court-appointed authorities over the past 15 years. The payments cover a dozen lawsuits filed over the treatment of state prisoners, parolees and incarcerated juveniles, some of which have...",
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        "uri": "/2012/12/21/california-jobless-rate-dips-below-10-percent/",
        "title": "California jobless rate dips below 10 percent",
        "byline": "Don Thompson",
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        "prettyDate": "December 21, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may have finally turned the corner.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/12/21/california-offered-as-national-mental-health-model/",
        "title": "California offered as national mental health model",
        "byline": "Don Thompson",
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        "prettyDate": "December 21, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "In response to the killing of schoolchildren in Connecticut, the federal government should consider California's strategy for dealing with mental illness, experts and lawmakers said Thursday.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/05/23/brown-seeks-business-support-for-a-tax-hike-propos/",
        "title": "Brown seeks business support for a tax-hike proposal",
        "byline": "Don Thompson",
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        "prettyDate": "May 23, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "The California governor told business leaders the state is \"making the tough cuts\" and that he is promoting changes to public employee pensions through the state Legislature.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/03/12/california-jobless-rate-dips-to-lowest-level-since/",
        "title": "California jobless rate dips to lowest level since 2009",
        "byline": "Don Thompson, John Rogers",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "March 12, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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            "name": "Don Thompson, John Rogers"
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        "summary": "Word that California's unemployment rate dipped below 11 percent for the first time in three years provided just a small sliver of hope but a sliver nonetheless for people who in some cases have been making weekly trips to the unemployment office for years.",
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