Balloon Quest sails on amid weather woes and glow
Western PA hosts Balloon Quest with 19 balloons planned to lift off Friday evening and weekend dawns at Scotland Meadows Park. Storms altered the planned night glow rendering only baskets and burners visible, as organizer Louis Merryman appeals for good weather and safety rules guide launches and pyrotechnics set for Saturday night.
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Western PA
Merryman
Balloon Quest
Scotland Meadows Park
Tanner Mondok
Kyle Silk
Union Township
York County objects to Mastriano audit demand
York County commissioners denounce a five page request from Sen Doug Mastriano for access to voting equipment and records in a push for an Arizona style forensic audit of the 2020 election They question legality cost and staff needs noting machines could be decertified if third party access is used without state or Dominion authorization The county asserts its election was legal secure and transparent and audits were completed as required
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Donald Trump
York County
Dominion Voting Systems
Doug Mastriano
Trump
Open Records rejects bid to hide medical cannabis patient data
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records orders the Department of Health to release data showing the number of medical marijuana patients by county, rejecting claims that aggregate counts are confidential. The ruling directs disclosure within 30 days, with an appeal path to Commonwealth Court. The case follows findings that rural counties lack dispensaries despite patient totals.
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Office of Open Records
State Office of Open Records
State Department of Health
CNHI
Department of Health
Kyle Applegate
Pennsyl
DOR
General Assembly
Commonwealth Court
Armstrong
Bedford
Bradford
Carbon
Pike
Potter
Tioga
Venango
Wayne
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Lawmaker pushes state board to cap prescription drug prices
State Rep. Dan Frankel plans to reintroduce a bill creating a prescription drug advisory board to cap prices in Pennsylvania. The board would assess affordability burdens and set limits on what pharmacies providers patients health plans and wholesalers pay. The memo cites rising costs consumers incur and an AARP analysis showing rapid price hikes.
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Dan Frankel
Allegheny County
House Health Committee
GoodRx
Frankel
AARP
Pennsylvania Health Access Network
Prescription Drug Advisory Board
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