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Many Black, Latino People Can't Get Opioid Addiction Med. Medicaid Cuts May Make It Harder.
Medicaid covers nearly half — 47% — of nonelderly adults who suffer from opioid use disorder.
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Pa. Board Of Pharmacy Votes To Use Vaccine Guidelines From Non-Government Groups
Pharmacists can now administer vaccines based on the recommendation of medical professional societies instead of the CDC.
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Police Agencies In Pa. And Other States Lower Education Standards As Staffing Shortages Persist
It’s part of a years-long trend of departments easing college requirements, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and state troopers.
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As Trump Pushes Liquified Natural Gas Exports, Some In Pa. Push To Stop A Proposed LNG Terminal
Along the Delaware River, Chester and Eddystone are facing the possibility of a new $7 billion liquified gas facility.
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CDC Vaccine Officials Resign While Childhood Vaccination Rates Decline
The shake-up at the agency comes as states see increases in vaccine exemption requests.
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States Begin To See Job Losses From Trump's Cuts, Housing And Spending Slowdowns
Virginia and New Jersey have been hit especially hard, a Stateline analysis shows.
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Pittsburgh Transit Advocates Press State Sen. Devlin Robinson On Budget Funding
Pittsburghers so far have been spared the transportation nightmares being experienced in Philadelphia.
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Erie, Pennsylvania, Nuns Who Stood Up To Claims Of Election Fraud Win National Award
A conservative activist’s posts suggested they were up to something; the Benedictine Sisters 'contested the falsehood immediately.'
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Pa.'S Heather Honey, Who Questioned The 2020 Election, Is Appointed To Federal Election Post
A prominent election activist from Pennsylvania is now working in an election-related leadership position at U.S. Dept of Homeland Security.
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Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National And Global Policy
Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes.
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50,000 Students Rely On SEPTA In Philadelphia. They Need To Be Prepared For Service Cuts.
“We never wanted to be in this situation,” SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said during a press conference on Friday.
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As Democrats Fight ‘Fire With Fire,' Gerrymandering Opponents Seek A Path Forward
The new maps give Republicans a chance of winning additional districts, but don’t guarantee victories, they add.
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Pennsylvania Lured Shell With A $1.65 Billion Tax Break. Now The Company Wants To Sell Its Plant
Looking back, “this was a terrible investment of taxpayer money,” one analyst said.
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Union Calls Continued Delay Of Silica Dust Rule A ‘Death Sentence' For Coal Miners In Pa. And Beyond
While the rule is being continuously delayed, President Donald Trump has called for the country to increase coal production.
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Pa. AG Dave Sunday Signs Letter Calling On DEA To Ban ‘Designer Xanax'
“Designer” benzodiazepines, such as bromazolam, surfaced in Pennsylvania in 2022 and contributed to 59 overdose deaths that year.
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US Education Department To Unfreeze Contested K-12 Funds, Including $230 Million For Pa.
The administration will begin sending that money to school districts next week, Biedermann wrote.
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A Berks County Lawmaker Says Pennsylvania Must Reinstate Its Motorcycle Helmet Requirement
“Motorcycle helmets save lives. It’s time Pennsylvania joins the majority of states that protect all riders equally,” Guzman’s memo says.
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Democrats Walk Out On US Senate Judiciary Vote On Trump Judicial Nominee Emil Bove
More than 80 former federal and state judges described Bove’s nomination as a “disservice to the Constitution."
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Advocates Say Legalizing Cannabis Opens Doors For Small Business. Do Pa.'S Latest Proposals Deliver?
By focusing social equity efforts on business opportunities, are lawmakers missing the bigger picture?
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Shapiro Joins Lawsuit To Claw Back Education Funding Withheld By Trump Administration
A total of $7 billion in funding earmarked for seven federal programs is being withheld from schools across the country.
