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Medicare drug negotiation round one done
(The Center Square) – The Biden administration said Thursday round one of its negotiations with pharmaceutical companies to lower list prices for 10 of Medicare’s most popular drugs will save taxpayers $6 billion next year. The development comes as part of the $891 billion Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in 2022, which gives the federal government power to negotiate costs with drug manufacturers. List prices for medications that treat blood cancers, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure and autoimmune disorders will decrease between 38% and...
‘Bigger than himself’: Palmyra mourns loss of teen athlete
The quiet, peaceful morning of Aug. 8 in the borough was shattered as a Palmyra High School three-sport athlete headed to soccer practice at the Legion Fields sports complex. While crossing the tracks at Chestnut and Broad streets, 15-year-old Matthew James Dickinson was struck and killed by a northbound River Line train headed to the Cinnaminson Avenue station.
Pennsylvania voters talk ahead of Democratic National Convention
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Just days away from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, voters of color in Pennsylvania are waiting to see what happens next as the campaigns race toward the White House.Voters of color will play a critical role in who crosses the finish first in November.According to Pew Research, Black voters are projected to account for 14% of eligible voters across the country. While Latino voters are nearly 15% reaching a new high for the 2024 general election."I'm excited about the convention," said Nat Yap, an Allegheny County Delegate for Vice President Kamala Harris.Yap said he will be attending...
These 50 Pa. school districts are getting extra money because of their high tax burdens
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Harrisburg, Pa. — Fifty Pennsylvania school districts with serious property tax burdens will receive an extra $32 million as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul education funding in this year’s budget. The supplements, which range from $50,000 to...
Report: Pa. unemployment remains the same, lower than national average
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) –The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) released its preliminary employment situation report for July. The report showed that Pa.’s unemployment rate remained unchanged over the month, staying at 3.4% in July. This was the tenth consecutive month at 3.4% and remains under the U.S. employment rate, which is 4.3%. The Commonwealth’s […]
Pa. Gaming Control Board on legal wagers
Aired; August 15th, 2024. Professional and college football is preparing for the season, and that means legal wagers for those games. In May 2018, after a six-year-battle, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of New Jersey in Murphey v. NCAA and struck down a decades-old deferral law that prohibited the state from legalizing sports betting.
Officials ignore most Appalachian hydrogen hub worries
(The Center Square) — After an hour-long community briefing that didn’t take questions from the public until 40 minutes passed, another forum for public engagement ended for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub, which will spread across West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The hub, also called ARCH2, received its first tranche of federal money in July, but critics have warned of a weak public participation process that checks boxes, but effectively locks out locals who will be affected by the hub projects. ...
Trump holds razor-thin lead over Harris in new Pennsylvania poll
Former President Trump holds a razor-thin lead over Vice President Harris in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey released Friday. The poll showed Trump leading Harris among likely voters by 1 point, 49 percent to 48 percent, in a head-to-head match-up. The lead ticked up to 2 points,…
2 Brooklyn men admit New Jersey robberies and Allentown conspiracy
NEWARK, Nj. -- Two Brooklyn, New York men admitted their roles in three gunpoint robberies of check cashing locations in different parts of New Jersey in 2021 and 2022, as well as conspiring to commit robberies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's District of New Jersey Attorney's Office.
Hollywood Actor and Abington Native Bradley Cooper Buys Home in New Hope Amid Budding Romance with Gigi Hadid
Award-winning actor, director, and Montgomery County native, Bradley Cooper will soon call New Hope his new home. Award-winning actor, director, and Montgomery County native Bradley Cooper will soon call New Hope home, writes Mara Siegler for Page Six. Cooper, who is dating model Gigi Hadid, bought a home near her...
Pottstown man jailed for robbing Turkey Hill store
NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man was sent to jail after he admitted to robbing a borough Turkey Hill store while armed with a knife. Brian L. Missimer, 40, of the 800 block of North Washington Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 9 to 23 months in the county jail on a felony charge of robbery in connection with a June 2023 incident at the Turkey Hill convenience store on North Charlotte Street.
Glenside native’s documentary ‘The Journey Home’ receives 2024 Impact Doc Award
“The Journey Home,” a film co-created by Glenside native and 1974 Bishop McDevitt grad Gary Chilutti, has received the 2024 Impact Doc Award in the Inspirational Category. According to the award’s website, Impact Docs “is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their documentaries in this prestigious competition.”
Scarecrow Season Kicks off September 9 at Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, PA
Summer is starting to wind down. Mornings are cooler, the days aren't as long. Sigh. Even though I hate to see all the summer fun come to an end for another year, my favorite time at Peddler's Village is now loading. I'm giddy with excitement that the start of scarecrow...
Major Drug Bust in Hamilton: More than $1M Cocaine Seized
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - A month-long investigation into cocaine distribution in Hamilton Township led to the August 7 arrest of a Hamilton man and the seizure of $1.1 million in narcotics, five handguns and $65,000 in cash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton reported. The arrest of James Nalbone Jr., 35, came as a result of an investigation conducted by the members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Ewing, Hamilton and Trenton police. According to a statement, detectives detained Nalbone without incident at his residence on...
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