Brandon Merritt and Ted Boettner: Medicaid Expansion Saves Money, Helps

Brandon Merritt and Ted Boettner: Medicaid expansion saves money, helps

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Additional resources and services to treat substance abuse may also help reduce the state's massive prison population and bring down prison costs, since drug-related offenses are the leading cause of imprisonment in West Virginia. The state should also …
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Mark Levin lays into Paul Ryan over his immigration stance

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On his Wednesday radio program, conservative talk show host Mark Levin expressed his frustration with Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican Party's 2012 vice-presidential nominee. Levin argued Congress' was neglecting its duty to protect the nation …
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Curbing Drug Abuse in W.Va.

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Earl Ray Tomblin was in Wellsburg last week for the symbolic signing of a new law aimed at reducing overcrowding in West Virginia prisons. … The program allows selected non-violent drug offenders to get treatment rather than go to prison. Tomblin …
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US – Tainted drugs behind Meningitis outbreak introduced in the mixing process – The number of people diagnosed with a rare form of meningitis in the United States, has risen to 50. At least five people have already died in the outbreak t…