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• Louisiana Sued Hurricane Katrina Survivors for Misusing Recovery Grants. Now It Has Halted Collection Efforts: The state sued thousands of homeowners for not following grant spending rules after Katrina, even though the rules were miscommunicated. But now, the state says it hopes a federal agency will approve a settlement that will allow it to drop the lawsuits.

• Illinois Will Investigate Possible Civil Rights Violations in Student Ticketing: The Illinois attorney general’s office said it is trying to determine if a suburban Chicago school district violated students’ civil rights when police ticketed them for minor misbehavior.

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• Citing ProPublica’s Reporting on McKinsey, Senators Propose Bill Addressing Contractors’ Conflicts of Interest: McKinsey consulted for the Food and Drug Administration without informing the agency of its work for opioid makers. Now lawmakers have introduced a bill to ensure federal contractors disclose conflicts of interest arising from private-sector work.

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