The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services database of COVID-19 infections, vaccines and deaths is missing data. Federal officials say nursing homes caused the reporting errors for nursing home staff COVID deaths. CMS reports whatever the facilities have reported and are ultimately responsible for ensuring accurate submissions and can correct any erroneous data once it’s published.

In recent years, 13 states — including Illinois, Missouri and Minnesota — have passed laws guaranteeing residents the right to deploy cameras inside their room. Iowa is considering allowing cameras to protect residents and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported on the tragic case of Dorothy Hathaway. Several months before her death, her

The first (I hope of many) guilty verdict related to the insurrection of January 6, 2021 was this past week. Even his family wanted him to go to jail.

The US Department of Justice criminally charged Jesse Benton with directing known Russian financial donations into the 2016 presidential election. Benton funneled tens of thousands of dollars from a Russian oligarch to Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee. The Russian wired $100,000 to Benton’s consulting firm. Benton is a long-time Republican operative. Last year