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As Anti-Wind Zoning Ordinances Spread Across Michigan, Ordinances’ Language Varies Little

2021-11-10

A series of virtually identical zoning ordinances that restrict the development of wind farms has spread across parts of rural Michigan, a Checks and Balances Project analysis shows. Two of the three ordinances were drafted with the help of the Grand Rapids-based law firm Foster Swift Collins & Smith, whose partner Michael Homier is part… Read more »

Despite Opponent Arguments, Wind Energy Fills Sails In Huron County

2021-08-23

ELKTON, Mich. – So pervasive is the misinformation surrounding wind farms in rural Michigan that when Robert Krohn developed lung cancer, some of his neighbors who have known him for years said he probably got it from the 17 windmills Krohn has on his 1,400-acre farm. “It ain’t from the windmills,” the soft-spoken 77-year-old lifetime… Read more »

Wall Street Journal Report Echoes C&BP Findings About Uninsured Patients

2021-07-7

In May, Checks and Balances Project showed that Sentara Healthcare makes IRS-required policies difficult to access, understand and use At least one uninsured patient was significantly overcharged Until Jan. 1, it was virtually impossible for the public to determine how much hospitals charged patients and insurance companies for the care they provided. Then an executive… Read more »

North Carolina Attorney General’s Office Cites C&BP Reporting In Derailed Sentara-Cone Health Merger

2021-06-22

“Your input was shared with the attorneys in our office who were in the midst of conducting a thorough review of this proposed affiliation.“ – North Carolina Attorney General’s office Last month, Checks & Balances Project (C&BP) asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review the proposed, $11.5 billion merger between Sentara Healthcare and… Read more »

Virginia State Bar Dismisses C&BP Ethics Complaint About Sentara’s Outside Attorney

2021-05-3

There had been no public disclosure that Hall and Martin had together previously represented Sentara in a four-year fight to get a Certificate of Public Need application approved to add a liver transplant unit. Martin argued Sentara’s case in the matter before Hall, who ruled in Sentara’s favor.

5 Things To Know About Certificate of Public Need Laws

2021-03-25

At a time when Republican and Democratic administrations rarely agree upon anything, five of the last ones agree that COPN regulation has to go.

Lobbyist Morse Doesn’t Respond to Questions about His Pro-COPN Op-Ed — But Virginian-Pilot Editor-in-Chief Worrel Does

2021-03-16

Reports from both the Obama and Trump administrations criticized how health care companies use COPN as a cudgel to beat their competitors.

Judge Hall Is Silent but We Hear from the Office of the Virginia Supreme Court

2021-02-25

It’s remarkable that the comment about Hall’s potential conflict came not from her clerk of court, but from a spokesperson for the state Supreme Court. Those who are most familiar with the issue kicked it upstairs.

Inconvenient Questions Tour Begins in Virginia and North Carolina

2021-01-26

Breaking: Sentara Spokesperson responds with definitive answers. Look for update coming soon.

Is Nonprofit Sentara Healthcare CEO Howard Kern Guaranteed a $5M+ Income for Life?

2020-12-27

A tipster asserts Mr. Kern is offering a similar deal to top executives at Cone Health, the North Carolina not-for-profit Kern wants to merge with in an $11.5 billion deal.

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