City council backs 14.7 million budget with tax hike
New Castle City Council is set to approve a 14.7 million budget that includes a 2 mill property tax increase and keeps earned income taxes at 2.1 percent for residents and 2 percent for non residents. The plan adds about 60 annually for a 20 000 home and proposes one recycling pickup monthly unless funds are redirected.
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New Castle
Tim Fulkerson
Fulkerson
Budget squabbles loom as lawmakers resist tax hikes
Pennsylvania lawmakers signal no broad tax increases as the budget debate resumes. Republicans urge agency reviews to justify funding and old programs, while options like merging the Departments of Health and Human Services and cutting costs are explored. Some say long-standing programs from the 60s to 80s may not best deliver services.
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Senate
House
Stephen Miskin
Dave Reed
Fred Keller
Union County
Appropriations Committee
Wolf
Reed
Department of Health and Human Services
Health
Human Services
Albright
Board of Probation and Parole
Corrections Department
State Senate
Mark Longietti
Mercer County
Walgreens and Rite Aid to split 865 stores in $9.4 billion deal
Walgreens Boots Alliance will sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred's for 950 million as regulators push divestitures to secure FTC approval of the 9.4 billion Walgreens purchase. Fred's awaits required store additions if divestiture exceeds 865, while shares for all three firms moved higher on the news.
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Rite Aid
Fred’s
Wall Street
Fed
Eral
Federal Trade Commission
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
Deerfield
Illinois
U.S
CVS Health Corp
California
FTC
Fred’s Inc
Memphis
Tennessee
Rite Aid Corp
Camp Hill
Pennsylvania
Fred's
Associated Press
DEA chemists race to identify ever-changing synthetic drugs
In a dim Virginia lab, DEA chemist Emily Dye analyzes a new synthetic opioid, 4-fluoroisobutyrylfentanyl, as rapid creation of evolving fentanyl type drugs outpaces law. The article notes global sourcing from China and the ongoing deadly overdose crisis, with chemists racing to characterize unknown compounds.
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DEA
Washington
Emily Dye
Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Testing and Research Laboratory
Virginia
Dye
United States
China
U.S
Beijing
Jill Head
Shanghai Xianchong Chemical Co
Shanghai
Shanghai Xianchong
Jammi Gao
Gao
For the Record Weather and Local Incidents Report
Sunrise and sunset times for the day are listed along with potential flurries tonight and showers tomorrow in Pennsylvania. Lottery results for multiple games are included, followed by two traffic accidents and a window damage incident. District judge charges note compulsory school attendance violations in Shenango Area School District.
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David B.rishel
Cherie Yakubik
New Castle
Shenango Area
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