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Rising cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for help
Some states that cover the cost of drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound are scrambling to lessen the budgetary squeeze from rising costs. In Pa. alone, Medicaid coverage of the drugs could cost $1.3 billion.
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Gov. expected to seek Pa. schools and transit funding, emphasize frugality in budget
Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that’s expected to seek substantially more aid for the poorest public schools, emphasize frugality and push for more aid to public transit and legalize marijuana. The plan to be unveiled Tuesday also is expected to carry aid for rural hospitals, boost pay for home care...
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Pa. Senator Bob Casey concedes to Dave McCormick
Senator Bob Casey has conceded in the race for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican Dave McCormick.
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Will Harris choose Shapiro? Pa. Gov. reacts to speculation
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro responded to speculation that he’s among the Democrats being considered as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris.
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Pa. courts' website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say
The Pennsylvania state courts agency says some of its online systems are disabled after its website was hit by a weekend cyberattack, but that the attack didn’t appear to compromise any data.
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Democrat McCaffery, Republican Carluccio Win Primaries for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Seat
Democrat Dan McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio won their parties’ primaries for a vacant seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday, setting up a fall contest to join a high court that is at the center of cases on guns, abortion and elections in a presidential battleground state.
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Sen. John Fetterman Hospitalized for Clinical Depression, His Office Says
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed Medical Center to be treated for clinical depression.
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Divided Pennsylvania House Elects Democrat Mark Rozzi as Speaker
The narrowly divided state House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved a logjam over control of the chamber by making its new speaker a Reading-area Democrat who was nominated by western Pennsylvania conservative Republicans.
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Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Suffers Stroke; Off Campaign Trail
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman is recovering after suffering a stroke, he announced Sunday.
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Mask Mandate Issued for Pennsylvania Schools, Day Cares
Masks must be worn by everyone inside Pennsylvania’s private and public schools this fall, after all.
