Hidden nursing home flags surface in Senate probe
Senate report reveals nearly 400 facilities nationwide with a persistent record of poor care are not disclosed publicly while about 80 homes on a smaller list receive special scrutiny. CMS budget cuts limit inspections and transparency, with critics urging full disclosure for families seeking care. The study cites cases in Quitman Texas and Ormond Beach Florida showing ongoing safety lapses addressed after corrective steps.
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D-Pa
Pat Toomey
R-Pa
Toomey
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Nursing Home Compare
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Special Focus Nursing
Casey
Seema Verma
Verma
Trump
Congress
Toby Edelman
Center For Medicare Advocacy
David Gifford
American Health Care Association
Sens
Quitman
Texas
Heritage Healthcare
Suzanne Koenig
Heritage House Healthcare Centre
Congress passes $19B disaster aid bill to president
The House approved the disaster aid package by 354 to 58 after a delayed vote, sending the measure to President Trump for signing. It covers Hurricane, flood, tornado and fire aid with broad bipartisan backing, while Republicans split on the border and Puerto Rico provisions.
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House
Donald Trump
Trump
GOP
Puerto Rico
Senate
White House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Richard Shelby
R-Ala
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Appropriations Committee
Nita Lowey
D-N.y
Kay Granger
Texas
Homeland Security Department
U.S
Guilty plea surfaced in sex abuse case involving Mullins
In a court hearing Mullins pled guilty to two counts of attempt to commit a felony sexual abuse by a parent guardian or custodian against a child. Prosecutors said three boys were abused across 2009 2010 and 2014. The judge scheduled sentencing for September and considered a sex offender evaluation.
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David Pfeifer
Wills
Mulls
William Aufman
Guardian Ad Litem
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Pfeifer
Valley College scales back Princeton campus operations
The Princeton ground courses end while other campuses remain unchanged. The college will stop leasing three Princeton buildings from Cocoa Development, keeping 617 Mercer Street open for enrollments in online programs such as MCA cyber security and health services administration. Students may use Beckley campus for on site programs. Valley College of Technology dates back to 1979 with campuses in Martinsburg Beckley and Princeton opened in 1983 1986.
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Mercer Street
Harrison Street
Tive
Gardner
Beckley
Valley College of Technology
West Virginia
Control Data Corporation
Martinsburg
Charles Boothe
Eboothe
Bdionline
West Virginia Senate debates education bills along party lines
Senators split along party lines in a Monday floor struggle over two education bills. The measures would allow charter school charters with local or state oversight, provide funding for nurses and counselors, expand the Mountaineer Challenge Academy, and offer tax credits for educators while boosting teacher pay. The House will review the measures when reconvened June 17, with fiscal notes citing first year costs around 945 000 and total major provisions at 127.4 million.
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Charles Trump
R-Morgan
Senate
Patricia Rucker
R-Jefferson
Rucker
West Virginia
Sen
Bill Hamilton
R-Upshur
Kenny Mann
Monroe
House of Delegates
PEIA
Public Employees Insurance Agency
Mountaineer Challenge Academy
Preston County
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Board of Education
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