Warren Backed Health Plan Sparks Democratic Debate Rift
In Miami, Democrat contenders clash over health care and economics during the first 2020 debate. Elizabeth Warren supported abolishing private insurance for a government run plan, highlighting intra party splits over inequality and policy. Most rivals backed universal care while preserving private insurance, with Bernie Sanders advocating Medicare for All. No one attacked Warren by name on stage.
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Miami
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren
Warren
Warner
Texas
Beto O’rourke
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
Alive Buchanan County man found after wrecked car
Richard David Chafin 67 was found alive after nearly 24 hours trapped in his vehicle. Buchanan County Sheriff Ray Foster said family reported him missing after he failed to return from a trip to Grundy. Officials and Virginia State Police, aided by a helicopter, located the wreckage on Elkins Branch Road with fresh scrape marks and debris indicating a steep embankment.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Grundy
Buchanan County
Ray Foster
Richard David Chafin
Chafin
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Foster
Sheriff’s Office
Virginia State Police
Elkins Branch Road
Bluefield Hosts Rural Lending Forum
Bluefield hosted a Rural Lending Forum gathering federal and state administrators and area lenders. Michelle Christian of the SBA noted the event at the Bluefield Arts Center to explain federal programs for rural business loans and the USDA SBA cooperation to boost rural America's economic growth.
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Bluefield
Michelle Christian
White House
Mid- Atlantic
U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA
Bluefield Arts Center
West Virginia
Virginia
Donald Trump
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
America
Eric DiNovo
Small Business Administration
Mid-Atlantic
Wenesday
Mercer County Courthouse ramps bid awarded in Princeton
Mercer County Commission awarded a $227,100 contract to Main Street Building LLC of Princeton to build a handicap accessibility ramp at the Mercer County Courthouse. The ramp will be installed on the north end, with work starting in late July or early August and an estimated 90 days to complete.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission
County Commission
Main Street Building LLC
Mercer County
Vicky Reed
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