finance

$1.2B to Hamas-backed UN agency
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 01, 2024
The U.S. government has given $1.2 billion to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency since April 2021, according to a report from OpenTheBooks.com...
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Sick of pharmacy benefit managers
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 01, 2024
So much of American health care can be summed up with drugs. We often go to the doctor less to find out what is wrong than we do to get a prescription...
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United Way reaches annual campaign goals
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Mar 01, 2024
United Way of the Bradford Area Inc., under direction of campaign chair Zonta Club of Bradford, achieved its 2023 annual campaign goals of $328,000. U...
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Medicaid funds improperly managed
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 29, 2024
State governments spent $38.5 billion to increase Medicaid payouts in 2022, but there is little oversight of how the money is being used, according to...
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Time for big ideas in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
REP. TIM O'NEAL 
Feb 28, 2024
This year has ushered in a lot of expensive talk in Harrisburg. In just two months, we have seen Gov. Josh Shapiro and legislative Democrats push sepa...
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Lawmakers rally for medical debt relief
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DAVID WENNER pennlive.com 
Feb 28, 2024
(TNS) — It seems far-fetched at first — that $4 million could wipe out $400 million in medical debt held by Pennsylvanians who might otherwise be houn...
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Newhouse to advise McKean County for America250
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Feb 28, 2024
The McKean County Commissioners on Tuesday appointed Carolyn Newhouse, executive director of the Bradford Area Alliance (BAA), as McKean County’s advi...
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Congress failing at most basic job
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 27, 2024
Once again, Americans are watching the same drama: If Congress doesn’t come to a funding agreement, parts of the federal government could shut down at...
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Biden’s inane war on packaging
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Feb 27, 2024
Joe Biden has met the enemy, and it is smaller packaging for foodstuffs. The White House is targeting the practice known as “shrinkflation,” or compan...
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Gas prices take a breather
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Feb 27, 2024
Gas prices took a breather during the last week, actually falling a few cents despite being expected to increase as spring approaches. “Motorists have...
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State launches program to reimburse EMS training
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Feb 27, 2024
Emergency medical services professionals have a very particular set of skills. It’s a skill set in demand high enough to constitute what many have cal...
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