Complaints are pouring in Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley says his office is getting far more tips about waste and possible fraud than it used to, and he blames part of that on a national mood shift. As the public hears more about government abuse, the phone keeps ringing. Amazing how accountability becomes popular once people remember taxpayers are not a bottomless snack machine. Foley said his staff is sorting through calls, emails, and other complaints to find the ones that deserve a closer look. State vehicles are not for sightseeing One of Foley's main concerns is how state workers use public vehicles during work hours. His office reviewed GPS data from 45 fleet vehicles and found trips to retail stores, restaurants, medical facilities, homes of relatives, commutes without permission, and other personal errands. Foley said some vehicles were even seen at liquor stores. That is a hard way to argue you were on a mission for the public good. He said the misuse adds cost for taxpayers and shows how loose rules can turn a state car into a rolling perk. Contractors and agencies are under the microscope Foley also pointed to contractor overbilling, double-billing, and state employees billing…

Pre-dawn raid in Manassas At about 4 a.m., ICE agents in Manassas arrested Marvin Len Morales after what officials described as a moonlit operation that ended with a repeat offender in handcuffs. According to the account given, Morales had been deported twice before, had felony drug charges on his record, and also carried a misdemeanor DWI charge. Mullin pointed to the arrest as proof that federal agents are still chasing people local systems failed to hold. The timing tells its own story: when the paperwork drags and the politics stall, somebody still has to go out in the dark and do the job. Cooperation, or the lack of it Mullin said Virginia Democrats have narrowed cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities, and he argued that the result is predictable enough to be boring: repeat offenders stay in communities longer than they should. He said Spanberger's side warned law enforcement not to work with ICE and tried to roll back 287(g) programs, which let local officers partner with federal agents. That kind of policy fight is where Washington's favorite hobby shows up, which is naming a problem and then acting shocked when the problem keeps happening. In his view,…