. >> greg became eligible for virginia's line of duty act, also known as loda.irginia is one of only eight states that offer a lump sum insurance benefits to the families of puck lick safety officer -- public safety officers who were killed or disabled while on the job. >> it took care of your family. >> it is. >> but this is now becoming a curse as his wife and stepdaughter will be dropped from his health insurance july 1st. >> and i do believe that this was unintended consequence that nobody anticipated. >> virginia diamond was fighter's association was part of task force made up of representatives from police, fire, rescue and other agencies. they were asked to come up with a plan to cut cost and streamline the line of duty act. after a 2014 study by the joint legislative audit and review commission, revealed cost to loda would double over the next ten years. health care benefits accounting for more than 90% of the total cost. >> we took responsibility and we all came up with millions of ar that was never suggested as a way of saving money was that they would

. >> reporter: greg became eligible for virginia's line of duty act, also known as loda.ginia is one of only eight states in the country that offer a lump sum death benefit and lifetime health insurance benefits to the families of public safety officers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job. they took care of your it's a blessing and i'm very grateful to the commonwealth of virginia for having this. >> reporter: but this blessing is now becoming a curse. greg's wife and stepdaughter will be dropped from his health insurance july 1. >> and i do believe this was an unintended consequence that nobody anticipated. >> reporter: virginia diamond with the virginia state firefighters association was part of a task force made up of representatives from police, fire, res skcue and other agenc. they were asked to help come up with a plan to help cut costs and streamline the line of duty act. after a 2014 study by the joint legislative audit and review commission revealed costs to loda would double over the next ten years. health care benefits accounting for more than 90

joe loda kept the trains running after superstorm sandy, again, it's a strap-hanger, i hope it's success>> big hit to john cass, "the chicago tribune" columnist. this week he wrote a piece on how to solve the problem of a bankrupt illinois which he calls the venezuela of the midwest -- [laughter] his answer's very simple, dissolve it and let the surrounding states, you know, iowa, kentucky -- david: oh, my gosh, actually, we have a graphic -- >> it's a great solution. david: have it melt away into the adjoining states. >> he leaves carveouts named for rahm emanuel. [laughter] i think he envisions a country where he could be -- anyway, great column. david: our sympathies, by the way, to the taxpayers in illinois. they are suffering. dan? >> a hit for march i -- mary ja, also known as marijuana. the highway lost data institute has been looking into it, and they have studied the states of washington, colorado and oregon where marijuana has been legalized to see what the collision rates look like. well, they've gone up about 3% compared to states without marijuana. so i think the lesson here

joe loda kept the trains running after superstorm sandy, again, it's a strap-hanger, i hope it's successss. >> big hit to john cass, "the chicago tribune" columnist. this week he wrote a piece on how to solve the problem of a bankrupt illinois which he calls the venezuela of the midwest -- [laughter] his answer's very simple, dissolve it and let the surrounding states, you know, iowa, kentucky -- david: oh, my gosh, actually, we have a graphic -- >> it's a great solution. david: have it melt away into the adjoining states. >> he leaves carveouts named for rahm emanuel. [laughter] i think he envisions a country where he could be -- anyway, great column. david: our sympathies, by the way, to the taxpayers in illinois. they are suffering. dan? >> a hit for march i -- mary ja, also known as marijuana. the highway lost data institute has been looking into it, and they have studied the states of washington, colorado and oregon where marijuana has been legalized to see what the collision rates look like. well, they've gone up about 3% compared to states without marijuana. so i think the lesson

surprise, i'm giving a big hit to new york governor andrew cuomo for bringing in a man named joe loda of hell known as the new york city is subway -- david: which both of us use every day. >> i'm strap hanging every day, and penn station -- we're going to have a summer of hell here in new york as they try to fix both of these messes. joe kept the trains running after superstorm sandy, he says he's going to do it again. as a strap hanger, i hope he's successful. david: he wasn't a great candidate for mayor. bill, hit or miss. >> big hit to john cass, "the chicago tribune" columnist. this week he wrote a piece called the venezuela of the midwest. [laughter] his answer's very simple, dissolve illinois and let the surrounding states -- david: oh, my gosh, we have a graphic. >> it's a great solution.lu david: have it melt away into the adjourning states. >> he leaves little carveouts like romania named for rahm emanuel. [laughter] anyway, great column. david: well, our sympathies, by the way, to the taxpayers in illinois.da they are suffering. dan, you've got a hit or a miss? >> i've got a