Haul limits debate echoes across Mercer County roads
Ward supports current restrictions while Melissa Bailey of Route 20 notes limited personal impact. Lockhart argues all regions suffer when roads are damaged and urges enforcing existing laws rather than creating new ones, warning panhandle residents will pay for road wear.
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Ward
Melissa Bailey
Route 20
Mercer County
Lockhart
Panhandle
Troy Sarver
Tsarver
Bottonline
Healthcare groups push for Medicare bill to protect nursing care
West Virginia health groups urge the Senate to pass SB 2490 the Medicare Skilled Nursing Beneficiary Protection Act of 2002 to avoid a nearly 35 per patient day cut. Supporters warn action before Oct 1 is needed to maintain funding and care quality while warning of financial strain and possible Medicaid rate freezes.
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West Virginia Health Care Association
Senate
U. S
Robert Torricelli
D-N.j
Gordon Smith
R-Ore
Blanche Lincoln
D-Ark
Shelly Moore Capito
D-W.va
Capito
Washington D.C
Westwood
John Quintier
Congress
Glen Wood Retirement Village
Daniel Farley
West Virginia
Patrick Smith
Princeton Memorial Hospital Foundation
Mercer
Monroe
Virginia
Old Dominion
Border County
Southwest Virginia
Covington
Winchester
Bob Wise
Smith
Farley
Department of Health and Human Resources
John Law
FMAP
Rockefeller
Lawmakers Face Doubts Over 120000-Pound Coal Bill
Lawmakers debate Caputo's amendment allowing an increase from 65000 to 80000 pounds while advocates insist 120000 pounds is essential to coal markets. Staton and Wise allies accuse leaders of misleading delegates and seek salvage options as the Senate and governor reassess.
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Bob Wise
Caputo
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
Staton
Wise
Senate
West Virginia weighs higher truck weight amid safety and jobs debate
Legislators debated a 120 000 pound truck weight limit with strong safety features but noted possible economic fallout in coal areas. Delegates argued over jobs, trucking firms, and enforcement while noting loans and county impact. Caputo urged caution against industry fears, citing past safety acts and highway deaths trends.
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United Mine Workers
Wise
West Virginia
Eustace Frederick
D-Mercer
Frederick
Paul Prunty
Dmarion
Staton
Bill Gates
Caputo
Mannie Porterfield
Mporterfield
Registerherald
Rockefeller Sees Drug Bill as Great Opportunity
Senate votes 99 to 0 to require HHS to certify importation of generics would be safe and save money while 69 to 30 lets the secretary block the supply line if consumer safeguards are lacking. A broader measure to let U S made drugs sold in Canada could pass. Rockefeller calls the bill a once in a lifetime chance to aid seniors and families with rising drug costs.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Canada
United States
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Rockefeller
Congress
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