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EMS Task Force previews recommendations to improve life-saving services

The EMS Task Force was created following a 2022 report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

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Causer holds EMS Task Force meeting

SMETHPORT — State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, held a meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Task Force Thursday evening at the Smethport Volunteer Fire Department. Joining him were Tom McElree,

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Rep. Backer, Sen. Rasmusson host EMS Task Force field hearing in Elbow Lake

The task force heard from a number of testifiers on how to ensure rural communities have access to vital EMS resources.

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Report WV personal income tax cut will cripple communities / Public News Service

A new report singles out West Virginia for the state's costly tax cuts enacted this year, and the drastic lost in revenue expected to exacerbate existing budget shortfalls in higher education and other state services. The report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that beginning in 2025, the Mountain State will collect more than $800 million a year less in personal income tax revenue than it was previously. The Center's Senior Advisor for State Tax Policy, Wesley Tharpe, said the gains from that personal income tax cut are going to flow overwhelmingly to people at the top of the income-tax scale. ...

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MT IRON— Members of the Legislature’s Emergency Medical Services Task Force heard a consistent message during a packed Dec. 13 field hearing here, called to take input from ambulance …

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Advocates KY has billions in rainy day funds that could benefit communities / Public News Service

In less than a month, lawmakers will convene for the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly. Advocates said they want fewer dollars stockpiled in the state's rainy day fund and more money going to resources to help address the housing crisis, teacher and bus driver shortage and economic hardship brought about by inflation. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, the state has nearly $4 billion in its "rainy day" or Budget Reserve Trust Fund, and it's expected lawmakers will continue padding its savings. ...

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Report PA job market fully rebounds from pandemic / Public News Service

Pennsylvania's nonfarm jobs have surged past pre-pandemic levels, and a new report called it a full recovery for the state's labor market. The report, from the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association, said the state has added 1.2 million positions in less than four years. Rebecca O'Shea, director of workforce initiatives for the association, said the numbers reveal strength in the fields of trade, transportation and utilities. ...

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MN takes deep dive into solving ambulance shortages

Efforts to close ambulance service gaps in Minnesota are taking shape. A special legislative task force is gathering findings about the severity of the issue and holds its next meeting this Wednesday. Late last week, the Emergency Medical Services Task Force had its first meeting, which highlighted findings from state auditors. ...

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Hauschild, Lislegard seek swift action to support rural EMS providers

ST. PAUL—On Friday morning, Northern Minnesota lawmakers Senator Grant Hauschild (DFL—Hermantown) and Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL—Aurora) joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of panelists on the Emergency Medical Services Task

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EMS crisis intensifies, 3-fold solution mandatory

SMETHPORT — State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, held the first of many Emergency Medical Services Task Force meetings Thursday at the McKean County 911 Center and Emergency Management Agency in

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