GOP touts lower premiums but costs rise elsewhere
Republicans trumpet lower monthly premiums under their health care plan while warning that the shift to bronze plans could raise out-of-pocket costs for serious injuries and older adults. The CBO finds average premiums fall about 30 percent in years, but deductibles rise for many and lower income groups lose extra subsidy assistance, potentially leaving millions uninsured.
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Washington
Congressional Budget Office
Barack Obama
Senate
Cori Uccello
John Thune
R-S.d
Uccello
Robert Laszewski
Laszewski
CBO
House
City, KVA-T settle dispute over vacant building fees
In Mercer County Circuit Court the city of Bluefield will cover the 36,724 square foot building fee while city and K-VA-T exchange settlement and counter offers. The complaint argues vacant large buildings harm municipalities and pose a public safety hazard to police officers firefighters and nearby business invitees. K-VA-T officials were unavailable. Greg Jordan contact at gjordan bdionline com.
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City of
Bluefield
K-Va-T
Mercer County
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdionline
County deputies seek pay solution amid budget strain
Mercer County faces deputy pay pressures as commissioners delay decisions for two weeks to study data and explore options. Officials note high local crime rates, fiscal constraints, and jail costs while seeking revenue ideas to balance the budget and support 36 deputies serving 44 443 people.
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Parks
Moroto Real Estate
Mercer County
United States
Raleigh County
Archer
Commission
Joe
Puckett
Partial collapse of historic church in Mercer County prompts safety concerns
Visitors photographed debris and church remains at the site as authorities urged caution at a three-branch intersection near the former coal boom area. DoH contacts Pocahontas Land while neighbors recall the church built by the United Mine Workers in the 1930s and vacant for years.
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Montcalm
McComas
Weyanoke
Matoaka
Windmill Gap
Ashland
McDowell County
Owens
DOH
Pocahontas Land
Mercer County
UMW
United Mine Workers
Capito cites thousands voicing health care concerns
Morgantown AP Sen Shelley Moore Capito says thousands contacted her about the proposed health care overhaul, citing personal stories on access to treatment through Medicaid expansion and rising Obamacare premiums. She notes premiums have surged as much as 169 percent for some small business owners.
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Capito
Morgantown
West Virginia
U.S
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate Gop
Missing Bluefield girl found in Bluefield area
A 14 year old Brianna Spease who vanished in Bluefield Virginia on June 25 was located by Bluefield West Virginia Police on June 28. An officer contacted her near Bland Street in Bluefield West Virginia and she was reunited with her family after being brought to Bluefield Virginia Police Department. Contact Blake Stowers at bstowers bdtonline.com
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Bluefield
Brianna Spease
Bluefield West Virginia
West Virginia
Bland Street
Shane Gunter
Bluefield Virginia
Brianna
Blake Stowers
Bstowers
Bdtonline
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Veterans Administration
Memorial Building
Bill Archer
Greg Puckett
Tommy Bailey
Vicky Reed
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Gene Buckner
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Crane Creek Road
Wythe
Wcchcares
West Ridge Road
Suite Wytheville
Wythe Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Citlink Net
Lai Myatt
Llivatcel
MU Furniture
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