The bill also contains what are effectively individual policies, from the massive new funding formula that will change how money is distributed to Pennsylvania’s school districts, to smaller policy points, like allowing schools grants to provide menstrual hygiene products.
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The highly anticipated press conference followed weeks of speculation about Biden’s ability to hold office and whether he should remain in the 2024 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. His performance, while markedly stronger than his devastating debate performance, still included a notable gaffe and could leave questions open.
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The bill creates a host of new regulations for pharmacy benefit managers, however it also allows for significant exemptions to those rules
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A 26-year old man was arrested on drug charges Wednesday morning after a brief police chase in Albany.
The spending plan, which is about $700 million less that Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget, also includes funding for several of his marquee initiatives.
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Plans are going forward to guide the fate of the shuttered College of Saint Rose campus in Albany.
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The bill previously passed a subcommittee and, on Wednesday, passed the full Appropriations Committee 31-25 with no amendments that would affect the attempt to stop the silica rule.
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A new bill from Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) would cap individual cost-sharing for prescription drugs to $2,000 annually and cap family cost-sharing for prescription drugs to $4,000 annually on commercial health insurance plans.
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The budget deadline of June 30 has come and gone.
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