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States Target School Cell Phone Use At least four states have banned or severely restricted the use of smart phones in schools in the current legislative biennium. Florida became the first state to do...
Compounded Weight-Loss Drugs Creating Headaches for State Regulators With popular weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy in short supply, many doctors, pharmacies and other providers have...
In their seminal book on the American health care system, legendary investigative reporters Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele offered a disturbing metaphor for the illogical nature of medical pricing...
PA Lawmakers Pass Bill Regulating PBMs The Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill ( HB 1993 ) aimed at increasing oversight of pharmacy benefit managers. If signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), the measure...
In a sign of the times, states have begun pursuing bills that require disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence. In March, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed SB 149 , making the state the first...
The union that represents over 300,000 UPS workers ratified a new labor agreement last week, preventing a strike that might have crippled the U.S. economy. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said the contract will increase the wages of current workers by at least $7.50 per hour, increase the minimum pay for part-time employees from less than $17 per hour to $21 per hour, and raise the maximum rate for full-time delivery drivers to an average of about $49. (NEW YORK TIMES)
With Hollywood virtually shut down by actor and screenwriter strikes, California lawmakers are considering a bill (SB 799) that would make striking workers eligible to receive unemployment benefits. The measure could give workers in the state more incentive to go on strike and more flexibility to extend a walkout. (NEW YORK TIMES, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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