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NVHR: New Data Finding Fewer than 1 in 5 Hepatitis C Patients Receiving Antiviral Therapy is 'Wake-Up Call' for Washington (11:01:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New peer-reviewed data finding that fewer than one-fifth of the nearly 4 million Americans infected with chronic hepatitis C virus have received anti-viral therapy in recent years should be a wake-up call that Congress needs to move urgently on bipartisan legislation to support new state-based detection, research, and surveillance efforts, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) said today. ...

NAHRO Survey: Public Housing Authorities Using Recovery Act Dollars Responsibly and Efficiently (4:23:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public housing authorities (PHAs) are spending funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a timely manner to meet the capital needs of public housing, according to a new survey from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Public Housing: A Smart Investment in Our Economy" analyzes the use of $3 billion of Recovery Act dollars awarded on March 18, 2009 to PHAs for capital improvements of their public housing units, and was completed by more than 500 PHAs. ...

DCED Celebrates Opening of Latest Crawford County Business Park Renovation (3:46:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Former Brownfield Offers New Opportunities for Business Development ...

PA Lottery Introduces Six New Holiday Instant Games With Statewide Caroling Tour (3:35:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery carolers will perform at six mall locations around the state from Saturday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 20 to promote the Lottery's six new holiday instant games. ...

Report: Estate Tax Burden Falls Disproportionately on Same-Sex Couples (3:23:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

New Study by Williams Institute Finds that Exclusion from the Estate Tax Marital Deduction Will Cost Affected Same-Sex Couples $3.3 Million on Average ...

Pennsylvania Department of Health Announces Additional H1N1 Vaccination Clinics in Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh Counties (3:18:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Clinics Continue to Target Individuals in the Recommended Priority Groups ...

Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Encourages Proper Food Handling, Offers Safety Tips for Thanksgiving (3:10:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Acting Secretary Encourages Use of PA Preferred Products in Holiday Meals ...

Governor Rendell Says $1.2 Million in Grants Will Protect, Preserve Pennsylvania's Coastal Zones (3:03:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today $1.2 million in coastal zone management grants to organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving Pennsylvania's coastal zones along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary, saying the investment was important to the regions' economies. ...

Clarus Poll: Majority of D.C. Voters Want New Mayor (3:00:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Gray Leads Fenty in Trial Heat; Rhee, Lanier Ratings Posted ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for Consumer Protection in the U.S. Senate Health Reform (2:55:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Pre-emption of State Health Benefit Laws Is a Major Retreat; Insurance Rate Justification Shows Promise ...

TechNet Applauds Administration's New Program to Encourage U.S. Students to Pursue Studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (2:51:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today applauded the Obama Administration for its announcement of a new initiative to fortify the nation's economic future by encouraging more young people to study science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. ...

Area Execs Do Not See a Health Care Bill Providing Better Care (2:24:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In a survey of New Jersey and Philadelphia regional Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers, 72 percent do not believe a new health care bill would likely result in a better health care system. ...

Former Minnesota Congressman Martin Sabo Advocates for Federal Transportation Policy Reform at Minneapolis Forum (2:16:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

National Transportation Policy Project Recommendations Highlight Twin Cities' Advanced and Innovative Transportation Policies ...

South Carolina Now 24th State to Defend Health Care Choice (2:04:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation's largest individual membership association of state legislators, congratulates South Carolina State Representative Tim Scott for pre-filing a constitutional amendment to protect the right of individuals to make their own health care choices. South Carolina now becomes the 24th state where legislators have introduced, or will introduce, legislation modeled after ALEC's Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act. ...

RetireSafe Calls on Seniors to Grab their Bullhorns to Save Medicare from Rationed Care (1:36:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Says cutting Medicare to finance "reform" is a moral outrage ...

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