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HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR)...
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SAN QUENTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
First-ever film festival held inside a prison; SQFF returns October 23-24 for its second year LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The San Quentin Film Festival (SQFF25) today announced its Official Selections...
Attorney General Bird Announces $37.8 Million Opioid Settlement from Purdue Pharma
DES MOINES -- Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Iowa has agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The settlement would resolve litigation against Purdue and the Sacklers...
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Attorney General James Announces Every State Has Joined $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler...
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Washington state will receive up to $105.6 million from national settlement with Purdue Pharma
SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. This...
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Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 16, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as...
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Transformative Mental Health Documentary The Kindness Within: A Journey to Freedom Launches on YouTube May 22
Streaming During Mental Health Awareness Month, the Film Shares a Message of Hope, Healing, and Human Connection LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following its acclaimed debut on Prime Video, The Kindness...
Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urging Congress to Preserve Access to Health Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors
Press Releases 05/22/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urging Congress to Preserve Access to Health Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors Bipartisan Coalition Calls on Congressional Leadership to Take...
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TN Attorney General Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress To Protect Health Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today co-led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging Congress to take immediate action to address the impending funding crisis threatening the World Trade Center Health Program...
Attorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Preserve Access to Health Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging Congress to take immediate action to address the looming budget shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)....
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Attorney General James and 38 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Preserve Access to Health Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 38 other attorneys general in urging Congress to take immediate action to address the impending funding crisis threatening the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), a...
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Attorney General Jackley and Attorneys General Demand Congress Prohibit PBMS From Owning Pharmacies to Protect Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 14, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 38 other Attorneys General demand Congress prohibit pharmacy benefit managers...
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Attorney General Bonta Calls on Congressional Leaders to Pass Law Prohibiting PBMs from Owning or Operating Pharmacies
Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general writes that federal action is needed to protect consumers and small businesses OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the...
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April 14, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Joins Bipartisan Coalition Asking Congress to Prohibit PBMs from Owning or Operating Pharmacies
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Shaun...
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SAMHSA Announces $43M in Supplemental Funding to Support Youth Recovery Housing Services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced $43 million in new supplemental funding available to State Opioid Response (SOR) program grantees to expand recovery housing services for young adults, ages...
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DOH REPORTS 13TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on Sep 9, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 12 on Oʻahu)....
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Society for Science Recognizes Top 300 Middle School Innovators in Nation’s Premier STEM Competition
WASHINGTON, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Society for Science is proud to announce the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC)—the nation’s premier science, technology,...
Kansas Medicaid Director Selected for National Medicaid Leadership Institute’s 2026 Class
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is pleased to announce that Christine Osterlund, KDHE deputy secretary of agency integration and state Medicaid director, has been selected to participate in the Center for Health Care Strategies...
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DOH REPORTS 12TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on Aug 12, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 12 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 11 on Oʻahu)....
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DOH REPORTS 11TH TRAVEL RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on Aug 6, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 11 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 10 on Oʻahu)....
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