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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Sunday June 29, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Big Budget Bill's Impact on Pennsylvania's Health System
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Big Budget Bill's Impact on Pennsylvania's Health System: More Pennsylvania Residents Uninsured, Higher Health Care Costs, and More Consequences of the Many Cuts to Care New Families USA Analysis Details How Steep Cuts Will Hurt Pennsylvania Residents * HARRISBURG, PA - A new fact sheet from Families USA details how the pending budget bill, set   more

Foreign-Trade Zones Board Issues Notice on Foreign-Trade Zone Application
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Foreign-Trade Zone 24; Application for Subzone; PTubes, Inc. d/b/a Feinrohren PT; Waymart, Pennsylvania." This notice concerns an application submitted by the Eastern Distribution Center, Inc., the grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 24, requesting subzone status for a facility. The proposed subzone is for PTubes, Inc. d/b/a Feinrohren PT, a company located in Waymart, Pennsylvania.   more

Highmark Wholecare Opens New Connection Center at AHN Suburban
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 28 -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark Wholecare opens new Connection Center at AHN Suburban * Highmark's Medicaid and specialty Medicare insurer will now offer member support and full suite of wraparound services at former Bellevue hospital * Bellevue, Pa. -- Highmark Wholecare announced the opening of its new Pittsburgh-area Connection Center, a centralized hub that brings together care services, member  more

SBU Receives $2.3 Million to Boost Behavioral Health Workforce
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, June 28 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * SBU receives $2.3 million to boost behavioral health workforce St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. The grant, provided by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through its Behavioral Hea  more

University of Pennsylvania Museum to Repatriate Human Remains to Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least eight individuals. The museum has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with these remains. These e  more

University of Pennsylvania Museum to Repatriate Human Remains, Objects to Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least nine individuals and 37 associated funerary objects. A cultural affiliation has been determined between these remains and objects and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The human remains, all adults with seven  more

University of Pennsylvania Museum to Repatriate Objects to Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is preparing to repatriate 272 unassociated funerary objects to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act emphasizing the museum's commitment to returning cultural items to their culturally affiliated communities. The 272 unassociated funerary objects include a wide range o  more

Wistar Institute, University of Pennsylvania Museum to Repatriate Human Remains to Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least 34 individuals. A cultural affiliation has been determined between these remains and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with th  more