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Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists: 'SB1000 will require transparency of the PBMs to show where these rebate dollars go'
Pending legislation in Harrisburg aims to curtail the pharmacy desert-effect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a leading cause of which the bill's sponsors say are Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
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Reform recommendations on way to state lawmakers for 'fair and transparent' elections
Newly sworn-in state lawmakers will have a fresh set of election reform recommendations waiting for them when they are sworn in on Jan. 3.
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Grove issues third report: 'We can’t ignore multitude of issues with election process'
State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), one of the state’s leading advocates for election reform, issued his third report in two years this month on the “chaos” in the commonwealth’s election process, and placed much of the blame for it on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
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PA lawmakers advance three key voting integrity measures before summer recess
The Pennsylvania House approved proposed constitutional amendments that would enact voter ID and post-election audits election laws, and a third measure that bans election officials from accepting private funds to underwrite the administration of elections.
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Mastriano's poll watcher legislation clears state House committee
Poll watchers would not be restricted to their county of residence and would be allowed a clear line of sight of the canvassing of ballots (examining votes for authenticity) under Senate Bill 573, cleared by the House State Government Committee along a 14-10 party line vote this week.
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Guzman: Nellie Bly Scholarship Program 'win-win scenario for our students, workforce,' schools
The Wolf administration recently met with students and educators at Reading Area Community College (RACC) where they discussed Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed scholarship to help bring affordable college education to thousands of Pennsylvania students.
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Pennsylvania House passes bill discouraging 'bad faith' job applications
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives passed a bill in late October that discourages people from applying for jobs "in bad faith" by removing their eligibility to receive unemployment benefits from the state if they try to sabotage their opportunities to be hired.
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Legislation banning elections officials from accepting private money clears Pennsylvania House committee
Pennsylvania election officials will be prohibited from accepting private money to underwrite the cost of managing elections under legislation cleared by the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee this week.
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Grove cites hypocrisy in governor's illegal vote
State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), the prime sponsor of sweeping election legislation (House Bill 1300), said that an illegal vote cast by Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, would have been legal had the governor not vetoed HB 1300 back in June.
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Newspaper report: Delaware County sent hundreds of ballots to incorrect addresses, voters
The Delaware Valley Journal (DVJ) reports that Delaware County recently sent hundreds of ballots to the wrong addresses and the wrong voters.
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Grove on bill: 'Voting Rights Protection Act ensures voters have the ability to make their voices heard'
The Pennsylvania House Republican caucus announced this week it will take up a sweeping election reform legislation, which includes a voter ID requirement that a recent poll shows strong support among the state’s voters.
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Pennsylvania House unlikely to allow absentee ballots to be counted early
The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee completes its 14 election oversight meetings May 5, less than two weeks before the May 18 state municipal primary, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports it appears the state will again be without extra time to process mail ballots.
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Benninghoff says Wolf’s new budget would raise taxes on middle class
State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff says Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest budget outline would prioritize a huge spending increase.