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How Michigan Uses Wind Farm Revenue To Support Schools

2021-09-24

A feature investigation Each year, wind farms throughout Michigan pay tens of millions of dollars in taxes that support the local school systems in rural communities that often have declining populations and tax bases. Just how that money reaches school districts depends on the state’s complicated school finance system and whether communities have approved bond… Read more »

Sentara Fined $4.3 Million For Filing Improper Claims For Observation Services

2021-09-20

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that Sentara Healthcare, the Hampton Roads area hospital and insurance conglomerate has paid a $4.3 million fine for the submission of “improper claims” for observation services for patients at Sentara hospital emergency rooms. In a release, the HHS Office of the Inspector General said “Sentara submitted,… Read more »

Ray Locker Succeeds Scott Peterson As Checks & Balances Project Executive Director

2021-09-9

Ray Locker is the new executive director of Checks and Balances Project, succeeding Scott Peterson, who takes on a new role as C&BP’s senior fellow. He is also the author of Nixon’s Gamble: How a President’s Own Secret Government Destroyed his Administration and Haig’s Coup: How Richard Nixon’s Closest Aide Forced Him from Office. While… Read more »

UPDATE: Checks And Balances Files FOIA Request For Township’s Wind Ordinance Records

2021-09-1

UPDATE: Oakfield Township Clerk Sue Trainer replied to our Freedom of Information Act and said the township had no records about the possible wind ordinance other than the record of the initial mention of the ordinance during an August meeting. The township board of trustees will meet Sept. 14 to discuss the potential ordinance further,… Read more »

Rep. Lauren Boebert Must Resign

2021-08-31

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., must resign for not disclosing the fact that her husband made more than $900,000 as a fossil fuel consultant over the last two years. One of the most controversial House members, Boebert has assembled a pro-fossil fuel voting record. In February, she introduced a bill that would stop the president from… Read more »

New EVMS Rector Resigns, Citing Health Concerns

2021-08-3

The newly elected rector of Eastern Virginia Medical School’s (EVMS) Board of Visitors abruptly resigned last week after less than one month on the job, the school has announced. The election of Dr. Marcus Martin to the post came as the medical school has weathered pressure from the owner of EVMS’s teaching hospital, Sentara Healthcare…. Read more »

Veteran Communications Consultant Mike Mikus Joins Checks And Balances Project

2021-07-26

Checks and Balances Project is happy to announce that Mike Mikus, a longtime communications consultant, is joining the news organization as a reporter. During 2020, Mikus served as a frequent contributor on CBC in Canada during the 2020 presidential election. He also provides political analysis and commentary to national publications such as the New York… Read more »

Sentara’s Whine About Unfair Coverage

2021-07-16

As Checks and Balances Project reported on the business practices of Sentara Healthcare, we sought comment from the company’s top spokesperson — Danya Bushey – more than 20 times, so we could get the company’s version of events. Bushey rarely responded. But in recent stories in the Washington Post and Virginian-Pilot, as well as a… Read more »

2021-07-14

Europe’s plan to cut fossil fuel emissions by 55% by 2030 is ambitious, and just around the corner. But it also means a huge shift in trade and consumption patterns, The New York Times reports. Read More … https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/world/europe/climate-change-carbon-green-new-deal.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/world/europe/climate-change-carbon-green-new-deal.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage