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 | | 11/2/2016 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf Signs Bills to Battle Heroin and Opioid Crisis Today, Governor Wolf signed legislation to battle Pennsylvania's heroin and opioid epidemic. This legislation will strengthen the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, restrict the number of pills that can be prescribed to minors or in emergency rooms, establish education curriculum on safe prescribing, and create more locations for the drop-off of prescription drugs. | |  | |
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 | | 11/2/2016 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf Signs Bills to Battle Heroin and Opioid Crisis Governor Wolf signed legislation to battle Pennsylvania's heroin and opioid epidemic. This legislation will strengthen the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, restrict the number of pills that can be prescribed to minors or in emergency rooms, establish education curriculum on safe prescribing, and create more locations for the drop-off of prescription drugs. | | | |
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| | 10/27/2016 | | | | |  | | Author Jon Krakauer Highlights Governor Wolf's 'It's On Us PA' Campaign, Need to Address Campus Sexual Assault Bestselling author Jon Krakauer today traveled to Harrisburg to discuss his recent book 'Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town' and Wolf administration efforts to combat campus sexual assault in Pennsylvania through the 'It's On Us PA' campaign. At public event at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Krakauer participated in an in-depth discussion focused on the epidemic of campus rape across the country moderated by Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) Chief Public Affairs Officer Kristen Houser. | | | |
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| | 10/26/2016 | | | | |  | | Author Jon Krakauer Highlights Governor Wolf's 'It's On Us PA' Campaign, Need to Address Campus Sexual Assault Harrisburg , PA - Bestselling author Jon Krakauer today traveled to Harrisburg to discuss his recent book 'Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a C ollege Town ' and Wolf administration efforts to combat campus sexual assault in Pennsylvania through the 'It's On Us PA' campaign . At public event at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Krakauer participated in an in - depth discussion focused on the epidemic of campus rape across the country moderated by Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) Chief Public Affairs Officer Kristen Houser. | | | |
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| | 10/25/2016 | | | | |  | | Department of Health Provides Update on Medical Marijuana Program Implementation in Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy today announced temporary regulations for marijuana growers and processors under Act 16 are slated to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on October 29, and asked for public comment on dispensary regulations at her regular briefing of the Medical Marijuana Program. | | | |
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| | 10/25/2016 | | | | |  | | Department of Health Provides Update on Medical Marijuana Program Implementation in Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA - Department of Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy today announced temporary regulations for marijuana growers and processors under Act 16 are slated to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on October 29, and asked for public comment on dispensary regulations at her regular briefing of the Medical Marijuana Program. | | | |
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| | 10/24/2016 | | | | |  | | Pittsburgh Botanic Garden to Grow by 66 Acres with Support from DEP Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Pilot Program The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced phase 2 of a coal mine cleanup project that will enhance 66 acres of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. | | | |
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| | 10/24/2016 | | | | |  | | Pittsburgh Botanic Garden to Grow by 66 Acres with Support from DEP Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Pilot Program Program focuses on combined environmental, economic, and community outcomes Pittsburgh, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced phase 2 of a coal mine cleanup project that will enhance 66 acres of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. DEP selected the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, to receive a share of $30 million in federal funding from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) through its Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization Pilot Program. | | | |
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| | 10/24/2016 | | | | |  | | Insurance Commissioner Alerts Consumers About New Service To Find Lost Life Insurance Policies, Supports Legislation to Require Insurer Participation Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller today alerted Pennsylvanians that her department has begun using a new service to help locate lost life insurance policies, and announced her support for legislation, sponsored by Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R - Bucks County), that would put this consumer service into law and require insurers to conduct the searches. | | | |
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| | 10/21/2016 | | | | |  | | Department of Health Launches 'Stopping the Flu Starts with YOU' Campaign; Urges Pennsylvanians to Get Influenza Vaccine Department of Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy today launched the annual 'Stopping the Flu Starts with YOU' campaign at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center by getting her annual flu vaccine. | | | |
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| | 10/21/2016 | | | | |  | | Department of Health Launches 'Stopping the Flu Starts with YOU' Campaign; Urges Pennsylvanians to Get Influenza Vaccine Annual vaccines are key to flu protection Hershey, PA - Department of Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy today launched the annual 'Stopping the Flu Starts with YOU' campaign at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center by getting her annual flu vaccine. The 'Stopping the Flu Starts with YOU' campaign is an annual effort to encourage Pennsylvanians to protect themselves and their loved ones against seasonal flu by getting vaccinated and taking other preventative measures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older. There are two important reasons to get a flu vaccine every year. First, flu viruses are constantly changing, and vaccines may be updated yearly to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season. Second, a person's immune system protection from the vaccine decreases over time. | | | |
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| | 10/21/2016 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf Announces Agencies to Accept Unwanted or Expired Prescription Drugs on Saturday, Oct. 22 On Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 12th opportunity in six years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. All unwanted prescription pills and patches can be dropped off at participating police and fire stations and DEA offices. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. | | | |
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| | 10/20/2016 | | | | |  | | Pennsylvania Capitol Police Upgrade to In-Car Camera Technology Cameras will help the Pennsylvania Capitol Police improve public, officer safety | | | |
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| | 10/20/2016 | | | | |  | | Auditor General DePasquale Says Department of Corrections Properly Recording Inmate Violence, Must Do More to Reduce Incidents Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said today that a recent audit of the Department of Corrections (DOC) shows that while the agency is properly recording reported inmate violence, with more than 4,000 incidents recorded in a 15-month period, the agency must assess staffing and other resources to prevent assaults and fights. | | | |
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