Thursday
June 11, 2020
state & local news stories
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released information about the number of coronavirus cases at nursing homes. But the
data shows limited and incomplete information for nursing homes in Williamsburg.
WYDaily
Fredericksburg residents gave City Council an earful Tuesday about the police response at some of the Black Lives Matter protests that have been held since May 31. Nearly 40 emails were read during the virtual meeting.
The Free Lance-Star
editorials & columns
As people poured into the streets in recent days to call for justice in the May 25 death of George Floyd, journalists mobilized to cover the protests, risking their health and safety to do so. In return — as documented in dozens of reports, photos and videos — they have been subjected to assault by law enforcement. In numerous instances, journalists were specifically targeted by police firing tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper spray, or beaten with clubs and shields.
Journalists do not want to be part of a story, but these egregious assaults take direct aim at the First Amendment protections essential to our democratic republic. They must be confronted forcefully and those responsible held accountable for their actions.
Daily Press
We’ve been following in this space the trajectory of new federal rules requiring nursing homes to report COVID-19 cases. The data was intended to inform the public about where virus hotspots might exist, as well as to alert health officials as to the need for extra protection measures at those locations. But the first round of data showed a series of problems — not necessarily with the nursing homes, but rather with the numbers themselves. Unreliable data may be worse than no data at all.
The Daily Progress