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| | 12/14/2018 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf Announces Gun Safety Bills Alongside Pittsburgh City Leaders overnor Tom Wolf today joined Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, city leaders and advocates in announcing a package of commonsense gun safety measures that will be introduced to Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday. | | | |
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| | 12/13/2018 | | | | |  | | Harrisburg, PA - Today, Department of Aging Secretary Teresa Osborne, Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller, and Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced the formation of a Grandfamilies Workgroup as part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week, a statewide initiative to get the overdose reversal medication naloxone to Pennsylvanians and get help for residents suffering from the disease of opioid-use disorder. Grandfamilies are defined as kinship families in which children reside with or are being raised by grandparents, other extended family members, or adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship, such as godparents or close family friends. | | | |
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| | 12/12/2018 | | | | |  | | Corrections Officials Announce Plans to An opiate-specific therapeutic community at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands served as a backdrop today as Department of Corrections (DOC) officials announced plans to expand its Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. The announcement was part of Stop Overdoses in Pa.: Get Help Now Week. | | | |
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| | 12/12/2018 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf Reminds Pennsylvanians of 2019 Health Insurance Enrollment Deadline Governor Tom Wolf today reminded Pennsylvanians that the deadline to enroll in 2019 individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is Saturday, December 15. | | | |
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| | 12/11/2018 | | | | |  | | Auditor General DePasquale Demands Increased Oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers that Impact Drug Prices Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released a special report calling for action to reduce Medicaid prescription costs by increasing the transparency of how pharmacy benefit managers do business. | | | |
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| | 12/10/2018 | | | | |  | | Wolf Administration Names 2019 Teacher of the Year Today, Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera announced Marilyn Pryle, a teacher at | | | |
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| | 12/10/2018 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf Visits Dauphin County State Health Center to Receive Naloxone Kit as Part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now WeekGovernor Governor Tom Wolf visited the Dauphin County State Health Center in Kline Plaza today to launch Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week and receive a free naloxone kit, which all Pennsylvanians can do on Dec.13 at one of 80 locations across the state. | | | |
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| | 12/6/2018 | | | | |  | | Governor Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf Light the Capitol Christmas Tree Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf joined hundreds of people in the state Capitol Rotunda today to celebrate the holidays with the 2018 Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony. | | | |
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| | 12/5/2018 | | | | |  | | Wolf Administration Teams Up to Support Families in Need this Holiday Season at 29th Annual Holiday Wish Today, representatives from the departments of Aging, Human Services, and Labor and Industry and the Pennsylvania National Guard gathered to support the 29th annual Holiday Wish Program gift drive, which provides donated gifts to about 200 families and 100 seniors across Pennsylvania. | | | |
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| | 12/4/2018 | | | | |  | | State Offers Safe Holiday Party Hosting Tips Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) Chairman Tim Holden, and PLCB Member Michael Newsome today offered tips on safely hosting parties and reminded Pennsylvanians of potential liability if a guest has an alcohol-related incident, even after leaving the party. | | | |
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| | 12/3/2018 | | | | |  | | Wolf Administration Highlights Older Driver Safety With the number of older drivers on the rise in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportati on ( PennDOT ) and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) hosted an event today at the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg to highlight the importance of older driver safety . To highlight Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, December 3 - 7 , the adm inistration urges motorists of all ages to assess and sharpen their driving skills. | | | |
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| | 11/30/2018 | | | | |  | | Wolf Administrations Kicks Off 'Trees for Troops' Donation Weekend Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Maj. Gen. Tony Carelli, Pennsylvania's Adjutant General and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), today helped kick off the 2018 Trees for Troops weekend, encouraging Pennsylvanians to donate Christmas trees to active-duty military and their families. | | | |
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| | 11/30/2018 | | | | |  | | Wolf Administration Receives $10 Million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has been selected as the first state to participate in a groundbreaking initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies designed to strengthen state and local opioid prevention and treatment efforts. Governor Tom Wolf accepted a $10 million grant this morning from Michael Bloomberg - founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases - at the inaugural Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C. Governor Wolf was a featured speaker at the event, describing his administration's approach to reduce the number of Pennsylvanians addicted to opioids. | | | |
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| | 11/27/2018 | | | | |  | | Auditor Releases Firearm Safety Special Report, Calls for Community Approach to Making Pennsylvania Safer General DePasquale HARRISBURG - Calling for a community approach to saving lives, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released his special report on firearm safety outlining new ways in which Pennsylvania can curb deaths and injuries without changing existing laws. | | | |
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