Tom Riese | WVIA
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Harm reduction advocates across Pennsylvania want more tools to combat the opioid epidemic, and they say state law ignores federal public health advice by banning access to clean syringe services.
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Once outlawed for over 80 years, industrial hemp in Pennsylvania received a boost last week when a company in Luzerne County was selected to develop an industry accelerator program.
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Medical experts say recent legislation could help reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania.
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Drug and alcohol programs throughout the state can take the next steps in securing free drug testing kits for Pennsylvanians because of a new law.
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Nearly two-thirds of people who leave state prisons are either arrested or end up back in jail within a three-year timeframe. And according to a recent report, one state facility and one county in Northeast Pennsylvania have the highest rates of people who reoffend.
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Women incarcerated at State Correctional Institution Muncy near Williamsport have been reaching out to raise awareness about water supply issues at the prison, according to advocates.
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The initiative is separate from Biden's federal student debt forgiveness plan, which made headlines last month.
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With just under three months until Pennsylvania’s Nov. 8 election day, at least four candidates in the commonwealth’s high-profile races for governor and senator are highly visible online.
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The police killing of a Monroe County teenager is under renewed scrutiny.
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The state is the only in the Mid-Atlantic that still hasn't raised its minimum wage.