Eric Douglas
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https://www.wvpublic.org/ 07-11-2018 16:41:30
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New: A state health facilities official was scheduled to appear before lawmakers Tuesday to answer questions about an elderly, nonverbal man who died after being left in scalding water. Lawmakers say the Justice admin intervened & cancelled the meeting. westvirginiawatch.com/2024/04/16/law…
Lawmakers had planned to ask a state health facility official about an elderly patient’s gruesome death. They said the Justice admin had the public meeting cancelled. “A patient was boiled alive. We, the representatives of the people, deserve answers.” westvirginiawatch.com/2024/04/16/law…
West Virginia has the country’s highest rate of children in foster care—a figure four times higher than the U.S. as a whole. Now, a sweeping class action lawsuit accusing the state of failing to protect its foster children is demanding reforms to the system. stephanie gosk reports.