States Archives - Page 2 of 40 - Checks and Balances Project

Who Gets the “F” Grade Now? 2 ½ Years After C&BP’s Request for Public Records, NYC Mayor De Blasio’s Folks are Still Looking

2021-03-5

NYC found 4,294 relevant emails, but we were told it would be a “burden” to give them to us. We hired a lawyer, refiled a simpler request, but we couldn’t get the emails. We trimmed our request to about 100 emails. We appealed to various elected officials. Mr. Mayor, you’re turning this into an opera!

C&BP Files Ethics Complaint Against Judge Who Ruled in Favor of Sentara Healthcare, a Former Private Practice Client

2021-03-2

Update: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission rejects our complaint against Judge Hall, saying it “does not intervene in pending cases…. You may refile, with a copy of the final order, “and the Commission will consider your allegation at that time.”

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.

Judge Ruled for Sentara, Once Represented the Company with Sentara’s Lawyer

2021-02-22

While in Private Practice as an Attorney, Judge Mary Jane Hall and Lawyer Jamie B. Martin Had Co-Represented the Powerful Healthcare Giant

Judge Who Issued Pro-Sentara Ruling Represented Sentara as Its Lawyer

2021-02-18

Ruling in Case Involving Rival Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Shows Sentara’s Reach. Why did Norfolk Circuit Judge Mary Jane Hall not recuse?

Sentara Participating in Hampton Roads Community Listening Session Today

2021-01-28

Sentara had previously declined an invitation to participate.

Sentara Answers “No” to Questions on Whether Kern Gets Compensation for Life and Offered Similar Deals to Merger Partners

2021-01-28

Though it took 20 emails and calls and a mobile billboard tour, a Sentara spokesperson finally provided answers about lifetime compensation.

Inconvenient Questions Tour Begins in Virginia and North Carolina

2021-01-26

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

Cone Health Execs Silent About Reported Lifetime Income Offer from Sentara’s CEO

2021-01-22

A tipster alleges that Sentara’s CEO offered nonprofit Cone Health’s top execs lifetime compensation if they agreed to a $11.5B merger.

Asked About Compensation for Life Scheme, Sentara CEO Kern Won’t Comment… Then Hangs Up

2021-01-5

It seems to be an unusual arrangement for a nonprofit health care system – especially one based in Hampton Roads, Virginia, where health disparities with minority and low-income populations are among the greatest in the nation.