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A bipartisan bill introduced this week would address PBM transparency and business practices, and new data shows how PBM formulary exclusion lists continue to grow. Plus, details on a new biotech hub in Alabama. (725 words, 3 minutes, 37 seconds)
The Kentucky EMS Memorial Foundation will hold its annual Kentucky EMS Memorial Service on Wednesday at Juniper Hill Park.
Worawut/Adobe Stock There's a much greater chance of achieving market success if you do the recycled-content plastic homework in advance. Although focus on the pandemic momentarily shifted attention from environmental concerns, make no mistake, the heat is about to get turned back on. The fuel is a slew of legislation ranging from those under consideration at the state and local level, all the way up to federal bills such as “Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020” and the “Save Our Seas 2.0 Act .” Most, if not all, of these bills will have provision...
Attorney General emails detail discussions before botched Oklahoma execution In the weeks leading up to a botched execution, an Oklahoma assistant attorney general referred to defense attorneys’ warnings that the execution could go awry as “hysterical speculation,” records released to the Tulsa World show. Assistant Attorney General John Hadden also wrote in a March 21 email that he was “not eager to answer a bunch of questions” from reporters about the state’s execution plans but worried about appearing “overly secretive.” Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office released mor...
Audit shows Miss. rural water association plagued by financial problems An audit of the North Lee County Water Association in Mississippi turned up widespread financial management problems, including violations of several state and federal laws, the Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS) reports. The audit, which is likely “the most rigorous examination ever” of the nonprofit cooperative's financial records, comes on the heels of a $1.2 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Administration. While copies of the audit are required to be available for public inspection,...