HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that a Cambria County man will serve 13 to 30 years in prison for his latest drug-trafficking offense -- which led to the death of 5-year-old Alaia Young. Albert Spicer, 36, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty previously to four counts of possession with intent to deliver and related charges. Cambria County Judge Norman A. Krumenacker c  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: A bill signed by the governor this week seeks to modernize and enhance Pennsylvania's trust laws, according to Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), who sponsored the measure. Directed trusts, which have been increasing in popularity, allow trustees to share administrative powers with another person - the trust director. Senate Bill 1231 - now Act 64 of 2024 - will reduce adm  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Joel F. Newell--a litigator with almost two decades of experience in bankruptcy and creditors' rights--has joined Ballard Spahr's Litigation Department and Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group as of counsel, firm Chair Peter V. Michaud announced today. Joel is resident in the firm's Phoenix office. "Joel is a skilled litigator with a depth of experience in bankruptcy matters that we need in the S  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Berger Montague PC is pleased to announce that on July 3, 2024, the Court entered an order in United States ex rel. Silver v. Omnicare, Inc., PharMerica Corp, et al., No. 11-01326 that finalized the resolution of this case, resulting in a $100 million settlement agreement between Relator Marc Silver and defendant PharMerica Corporation. The case was filed 13 years ago by Berger Montague in the Distric  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 17 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: A nursing director at Pennsylvania College of Technology co-authored a piece, published recently in Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, that reveals a drop in hospital readmission rates among rehabilitation patients when nurses implement a "teach-back" patient education strategy. Kelly T. Bidlespacher, director of nursing-bachelor's and graduate degrees at Penn College, pursued the evi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Astronomers have discovered a planet that has the most oblong orbit ever found among transiting planets. The exoplanet's extreme circuit which looks closer to a cucumber than a circle follows one of the most drastically stretched-out orbits of all known exoplanets, planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. It is also orbiting its star backwards, lending insight into t  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A federal regulation called the Common Rule previously requested the public posting of participant consent forms to trials listed in the national clinical study database clinicaltrials.gov, among other human research protections, since 1991. However, the forms were often not posted in a timely manner or at all. To improve posting and posting timing, the rule was revised in 201  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Fox Rothschild health care litigation team led by Marcus C. Hewitt, Elizabeth Sims Hedrick and Robert Edmunds secured an important victory for the North Carolina State Health Plan that upholds its selection of Aetna as its third-party administrator. An administrative law judge issued a 72-page decision that rejected claims by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina alleging that the pro  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology has appointed Elizabeth S. Gizenski to director of its surgical technology program. Gizenski, a registered nurse and certified surgical technologist, had been the program's clinical director since 2005. She received the college's award for Excellence in Academic Advising in 2019. Her experience also includes work as director of surgical technology at Lock  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 (TNSres) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * In his budget address, Governor Shapiro called for legislative reform of PBM operations - and HB 1993 grants the Pennsylvania Insurance Department regulatory oversight over PBMs to end predatory practices and save Pennsylvanians' money on prescription drugs. * * * Today, Governor Josh Shapiro followed through on his commitment to increasing transparency a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Requires insurers to offer providers a choice of payment methods so they can avoid transaction fees * * * Health care providers will no longer be forced to shoulder credit card transaction fees just to receive reimbursement for their services, thanks to a newly signed law introduced by Reps. Arvind Venkat and Greg Scott that requires insurers to offer providers a variety of differen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Berger Montague PC is pleased to announce that on June 13, 2024, a jury unanimously found Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Products, LP liable for illegal off-label promotion and marketing of two of its HIV/AIDS-treatment drugs, in violation of the federal False Claims Act and state False Claims Acts. The jury of eight unanimously agreed that Janssen was responsible for defrauding Medicare, Medica  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on July 16, 2024: * * * Included in the budget, Governor Shapiro secured major economic development priorities - $500 million for site development, including $400 million for the PA SITES program to make Pennsylvania more competitive on a national scale, attract more businesses, and create good-paying jobs. * * * Bethlehem, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Dep  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: In light of the recent resignations from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives of former state Reps. Donna Bullock and Stephen Kinsey, both D-Phila., and the announcement that there will be Sept. 17 special elections to replace them, state Rep. Chris Rabb is highlighting special election-related legislation that would save Pennsylvania money and clean up the special election process. "A  more

NEW YORK, July 17 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: Julia Shipley, '20 M.A. Arts & Culture, has been awarded the 2024 Tony Horwitz Fellowship. With this award, Columbia Journalism School will fund and support her investigation into the legacy of enslavement of African Americans by White Quaker families in Pennsylvania. "Her Ancestor Owned His Ancestor: the Reckoning and Legacy of Quaker Enslavement and Lost Philadelphians," was a finalist   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: State Rep. Rick Krajewski, D-Phila., city officials and stakeholders held a news conference today in the Philadelphia City Council Chambers to discuss $2.5 million in new funding in the 2024-25 state budget for the creation of a statewide Right to Counsel program, which will fund legal assistance for low-income tenants. During his February budget address, Gov. Josh  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release: * * * Built on Surface Emitter Technology, High Speed Device Features Excellent Temperature Coefficient of VF of -1.0 mV/K * * * Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new 890 nm high speed infrared (IR) emitting diode in a clear, untinted leaded plastic package. Based on surface emitter technology, the Vishay Semiconductors  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Pittsburgh, Pa. - July 17, 2024 - Senator Lindsey M. Williams offered testimony in opposition to a proposed $503 million rate increase by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania during a public input hearing with the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC). This proposed rate increase will affect approximately 2.1 million FirstEnergy customers across Pennsylvania, including Penn Power and West Pe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following statement on July 17, 2024, from State Rep. Ed Neilson: * * * Said the $500 million grant will be used to replace I-83 South Bridge * * * State Rep. Ed Neilson, majority chair of the House Transportation Committee, made a statement today regarding the historic win for Pennsylvania's transportation sector: a $500 million federal grant as part of the Large Bridge Project grant program: "This historic fu  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As Penn State concludes the first year of a new comprehensive fundraising campaign, still in its quiet phase, donors have already rallied to the call for support with campaign commitments of $430 million. That total represents strong endorsement of University President Neeli Bendapudi's institutional vision and values, which the campaign aims to support. This fundraising succe  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Do pre-term babies cry differently than full-term babies? Yes, but upon age correction of pre-term babies the differences may not be cause for concern, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Penn State Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The researchers compared the acoustic features of cries collected from pre-term babies to the   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Jim Prokopiak's bill that will help Pennsylvania's economy by expanding the state was included in a Fiscal Code bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro on July 11. Prokopiak initially proposed expanding the Historic Preservation Tax Credit from $5 million to $20 million, starting in 2025 as H.B. 2358. The language of the legislation was added into the Fiscal Code bil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * No Evidence of Public Utility Natural Gas Equipment Causing Devastating House Explosion in Rustic Ridge Neighborhood; PUC Experts Continue to Assist Ongoing Local Investigation * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Safety Division, part of the Commission's independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E), has concluded its investigation into the A  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on July 17, 2024: * * * The Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career grant for Pennsylvanians with disabilities builds on Governor Shapiro's commitment to investing in programs that provide skill-building opportunities to build a strong manufacturing workforce. Governor Shapiro believes that every Pennsylvanian deserves the freedom to chart their own course and the oppor  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * The Governor and PennDOT Secretary Carroll have advocated for this federal funding for the last year and a half - and this investment from the Biden Administration to replace the South Bridge is the largest grant in state history for a transportation project. * * * The South Bridge carries more than 125,000 vehicles every day - serving as a critical corridor that   more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted to freeze tuition at System universities, including Shippensburg University, for the seventh consecutive year. With the decision, tuition for in-state undergraduate students - nearly 90 percent of whom are Pennsylvania residents - will be flat for seven consecutive years (2018-19-2024-25 academic years). "We remain   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on July 16, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Josh Shapiro released the following statement after the Shapiro Administration filed a notice(https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/governor/documents/Notice%20to%20Court%207-16-24.pdf) in Commonwealth Court in the case of Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services regarding its position in the case: "To  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. U.S. News & World Report has named three Penn State Health hospitals among the best in the nation. The magazine recognized Penn State Health's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Holy Spirit Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center in its 2024-25 "Best Hospitals" rankings and ratings. Overall, U.S. News ranked Hershey Medical Center as No. 1 in the Harrisburg metro region and No. 4  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Office of the Mayor of New York issued the following transcript of a media availability on July 16, 2024: * * * Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy, Communications: Good morning everybody. My name is Fabien Levy, and I serve as deputy mayor for Communications for the City of New York. Thank you all for joining us today. This past weekend in Pennsylvania, our nation witnessed a tragedy. The violence we saw at the former president's rally was vicious, it was appalling, and it was   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release: The 529 tax credit, originally House Bill 1745 (https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1745) and co-prime sponsored by state Reps. Kristin Marcell (R-Bucks) and Paul Friel (D-Chester), has been successfully incorporated into the Tax Code bill recently signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro. This new tax credit incentivizes employers to contribute to thei  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee will begin a new role as Vice Chair of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania's (AICUP) Board of Directors. President Lee currently serves as the Board's Secretary/Treasurer. "I am grateful for the opportunity to continue serving with AICUP in this new capacity. Their mission and commitment to the growth of Pennsylvania's indepen  more