Senate passes five year farm bill with big subsidies
The Senate approved a five year farm bill worth about half a trillion dollars with bipartisan support 66-27. It expands crop insurance subsidies for corn soybeans wheat cotton and rice while trimming food stamp spending and eliminating certain subsidies for non farming beneficiaries. The measure aims to save roughly 2.4 billion annually across farm and nutrition programs and to support about 16 million American jobs.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Agriculture
Debbie Stabenow
D-Mich
U.S
House
John Boehner
Ohio
GOP
House Agriculture Committee
Boehner
Dick Durbin
D-Ill
Tom Coburn
R-Okla
Stabenow
Police blotter summary for June 7 to 9 across multiple streets
Reports include a 1:55 a.m. disturbance on Ramsey Street and a 1:57 a.m. large group on Bluefield Avenue. June 7 notes a pit bull registration failure on Chestnut Street, thefts on East River Mountain and Bluefield Avenue, a non-injury motor vehicle crash on West Cumberland Road, an abandoned vehicle on Cherry Street, and reported incidents of fraud, shots fired later deemed unfounded, and various suspicious or disruptive activities. June 8 cites a stolen vehicle on College Avenue, destruction of property on Ablemarle Street, fraud on East Cumberland Road, shots fired call, four wheelers on Wheeling Avenue, and animal and theft reports with conditional reporting. June 9 items include noise disturbances on Hill Avenue and College Avenue, loud music on Wythe Avenue, a drunken intoxication arrest on East Cumberland Road, suspicious vehicle on Union Street, and multiple disturbances or suspicious persons on Spokane, Wheeling, and Wayne Streets with reports or citations.
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Ramsey Street
Bluefield Avenue
Chestnut Street
East River Mountain
West Cumberland Road
Cherry Street
College Avenue
Ablemarle Street
Grand View Street
East Cumberland Road
Kidd Street
Wheeling Avenue
Fincastle Road
Edgemont Road
Big Laurel Highway
U.S. Route 460
Wythe Avenue
Wayne Street
Shooting injures Army medical trainer at Fort Sam Houston
An Army medical training instructor was wounded outside her office at Fort Sam Houston in Texas when a fellow soldier shot her. The shooter surrendered to police. authorities say no one else was at risk. The victims and suspect reportedly had a relationship. The incident occurred around 2 50 p m on the veranda outside the Army Medical Department Center and School. The victim remained hospitalized in stable condition.
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San Antonio
Texas
Jim Chevallier
502 Air Base Wing
William McManus
San Antonio Express-News
Fort Sam Houston
Army Medical Department
Chevallier
Concord University hosts GEAR UP U! for WV high schoolers
Concord University's GEAR UP U! runs June 11 to 15 on the Athens campus for 120 rising 10th and 11th graders from across West Virginia. Students will live on campus attend six academic courses three core two electives one fine arts, engage in mentoring, a college bowl, and a leadership summit to demystify college access and strengthen readiness.
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Athens
West Virginia
Concord University
Gear UP U
Gear UP
Melissa A. Gattuso
Gattuso
Boone, Clay, Lincoln
McDowell
Mingo
Boane
Summers
Webster, Wirt
Wyoming
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
West Virginia Gear UP
Wvgearup.org
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Pat Roberts
Scott Faber
Environmental Working Group
Barack Obama
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Bluefield Police Department
Hill Avenue
U.S. Army
Jon Bolt
Andi Bennett
Elaine Tiller
West Virginia University Extension Service
Mercies Food Pantry
Jimm Norman
Board of
Margaret Mitchell
Extension Service
Aig Ispunen
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Cluefield Baily Telegraph
P.O. Box
Bluefield
Lepi
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