Va joins collaboration to curb Social Security disability fraud
Virginia’s partnership expands to 32 jurisdictions plus D C and Puerto Rico to form Cooperative Disabilities Units. West Virginia will open a six member CDI in Charleston with 250k to 325k in federal funding and three current AG office staff. Local efforts aim to halt fraud early and protect taxpayer resources.
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Charleston
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Patrick Morrisey
Social Security Administration
Office of the
Inspector General
Morrisey
Virginia
CDI
Attorney General’s Office
Carolyn Colvin
Actin
Socio Security
Colvin
Anonymous donor pays off K Mart layaway bills for families
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports an anonymous Santa paid the remaining layaway balances at a Bluefield K Mart, covering about 10 families with items like shoes bedding toys and bicycles. Store manager Leland Tucker said the total remaining balance approached 1300 dollars and notes were attached to presents wishing a Merry Christmas 2015.
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K-Mart
Bluefield
Bluefield K-Mart
Leland Tucker
Tucker
Tucker Tucker
Blake Stowers
Lstowers
Bdtonline
West Virginia counties see uptick in jobless claims
WorkForce West Virginia data show 30 counties reporting higher unemployment claims in November while 19 declined and nine held steady. Raleigh and Fayette counties rose modestly, Summers and Nicholas fell, and McDowell Logan Calhoun Mingo topped 10 percent while Monongalia Hampshire Berkeley and Jefferson stayed under 4 percent. Approx 51,100 residents filed claims last month as the national rate held at 5 percent.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Mountain State
Raleigh
Fayette
Fayette County
Fayette Counties
Greenbrier
Wyoming
Nicholas
McDowell
Logan
Calhoun
Mingo
Monongalia
Hampshire
Berkeley
Jefferson
Wyoming County Democrat Phillips resigns from House
Linda Goode Phillips will not seek another term in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 25 resigning on December 31 after seven years. A district committee of one male and one female from each county will select her successor for the 2016 session. The recommended Democrat must reside in Wyoming Mercer or McDowell counties and will be forwarded to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
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Charleston
Wyoming County
Linda Goode Phillips
West House
House of Delegates
Phillips
Mercer
McDowell
Barlson
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Pantili
Pantili.com
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