Scoop USA Newspaper - March 29, 2024

In this issue

Women's History Month

Mary Sanchez: A Princess, the press and a plea for privacy

The princess fed her vultures.

3 mins

Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead

BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months.

5 mins

Shapiro Administration, ID/A Advocates highlight transformative budget proposal for Intellectual Disability and Autism Services, workforce to ensure Pennsylvanians get the services they need

PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 22, 2024 – Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh joined leadership from Vision for Equality, self-advocates, and families from across Pennsylvania for a roundtable discussion about the life-changing investments included in Governor Josh Shapiro’s 202425 proposed budget, which includes major investments in home- and community-based services for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) as well as reimbursement rates for providers to enable them to increase wages for direct support professionals who provide essential care and support every day.

3 mins

EPA Regional Administrator kicks off 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, PA

PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2024 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), state and local partners, grantees, consultants, and industry leaders to help kick off the 2024 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in State College, Pennsylvania.

1 min

For one night, Biden was the media master while Trump was fumbling

Ah, such embarrassment.

3 mins

How to deal with the Trump threat

The 2024 general election is now underway.

1 min

The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 that are about to expire. Is one of them yours?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is warning taxpayers that they may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table.

1 min

Shapiro Administration announces expansion of access to doulas through change in medicaid, highlights budget investments to improve maternal health

LANCASTER, PA, March 26, 2024 - Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh and Department of Health (DOH) Acting Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen today visited Patients R Waiting to discuss the Shapiro Administration’s recent work to address maternal health disparities through expanded Medicaid access to doulas.

3 mins

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