Nursing Homes Skimp on Staff Despite Funding Increases
West Virginia nursing homes boosted funding by about 20 percent from 1999 to last year yet staffing levels and care quality fell. Charlene Harrington of UCSF cited studies linking nurse staffing to care quality and noted reimbursements rose from 106.17 to 127.40 per bed per day.
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Charleston
West Virginia
California
Charlene Harrington
University of California At
San Francisco
U.S
Harrington
Select Committee On
Warner promotes sales tax hike to curb Hampton Roads traffic
Gov Mark R Warner spoke in Newport News urging voter support for a 1 cent sales tax increase to fund transportation improvements. He cited gridlock from Alexandria to Arlington and warned that rejection could worsen congestion harming Hampton Roads businesses including seafood port activity.
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Newport News
Mark R. Warner
Warner
Arlington
Alexandria
George Washington Parkway
George Washington
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Seaboard
Joe Frank
West Virginia schools hinder 10 percent cut plan
West Virginia faces a looming 200 million deficit as Gov Wise asks for 10 percent cuts across agencies. Education Secretary Greg Burton testifies that the 1.6 billion next year budget for schools plus rising Medicaid and health costs will keep the shortfall beyond a single budget year.
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Charleston
Greg Burton
Joint
Standing Committee On Finance
Department of Education
Bob Wise
Burton
West Virginia
Ed Bowman
Dhancock
Witnesses Testify in Church Trial Linking Drug Ring to Murders
Testimony outlined a sprawling drug operation led by Gilmore with associates in Pocahontas and Miami. Witnesses described money funding, cocaine shipments, and a plan tied to the Davis Hopewell murders. Key figures included Gilmore, Panagopolous, Janie, and Rita Johnson, with ties to local officials and police informants.
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Deborah Myers- Nick
Sam Pennington
West Virginia State Police
Davis
Myers-Nick
Gilmore
Pennington
Davis-Hopewell
Juan Sanchez
Miami
Raymond Rodriguez
U.S
Anthony P Giorno
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Juan “J.C.” Fabello
Panagopolous
Fountain Bleu Hylton
Washington
Raiders
Tampa
Georgia
Ronald Flemming
Davis- Hopewell
Herbert
Rusty” Moore
Ealy
Pocahontas High School
Thomas J. Bondurant Jr
Brian Burnopp
Turk
Burnopp
Bondurant
James P Jones
Western District
Virginia
John Mark Ealy
Sam Ealy
Rita Johnson
Johnson
Angela Davis Fritz
Hopewell
Merrick Lane
Fritz
Richard Lazinsky
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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Elizabeth Finley Mason
Gaines Davis Jr
Robert Davis
Tim Davis
Totem Post
Eddie Harman
Robert
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Starlett Helmandollar
Ronald C
Open Sky Enterprises
Pegasus
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Hickman’ S Pharmacy
Beckley Road
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Athens Park
John
Martha Ramsay
Faith Baptist Fellowship
Athens
Sam Cox
Same Caring Service
Houston Lane
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Gott Road
Cristina M. Lecaros
Trinidad
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