Oklahoma governor, GOP leaders: drug settlement violates law

Prescription drug costs are undoubtedly a hot topic in our nation right now; and rightfully so. As leaders of the pharmacy team for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are constantly looking for ways to improve affordability of prescription drug.....»»

the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reportedly moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III read more.....»»

GOP leaders still can"t overcome the Kansas governor"s veto to enact big tax cuts.....»»

The commission was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed blocks of Black-owned businesses and homes. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. Alonzo .....»»

Local business and education leaders talk about Gov. Wolf lifting Covid restrictions on Memorial Day......»»

People who've suffered from drug addiction don't deserve to be locked up for decades. A new administration provides an opportunity to correct this. A child runs the the street during the Juneteenth celebration in the Greenwood Distr.....»»

House members expressed concern about the companies potentially misusing a tax provision Congress included in last year’s Cares Act bailout package to help companies struggling during the pandemic......»»

The substantial payout was only possible because the Pennsylvania-based drug distributor relied on a controversial accounting method: excluding legal settlement costs from its year-end CEO evaluation......»»

The substantial payout was only possible because the Pennsylvania-based drug distributor relied on a controversial accounting method: excluding legal settlement costs from its year-end CEO evaluation......»»

Four companies that agreed to pay a combined $26 billion to settle claims about their roles in the opioid crisis plan to deduct some of those costs from their taxes and recoup around $1 billion apiece......»»

Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. has reached a $573 million settlement with states over its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and other drug manufacturers to aggressively market opioid painkillers, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

Leaders of Valley Partnership sent a letter to the governor and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority on suggestions to spark economic activity, including ways to kickstart real estate development......»»

The comments have come largely from leaders in GOP-led Iowa and Oklahoma in recent days, reflecting their growing efforts to jump-start local economic recovery two months after most businesses shut their doors......»»

Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday (Tuesday) named real estate, construction and banking leaders to a new advisory board tasked w.....»»

The governor's office has released the list of the 100 business, labor and education leaders who will assist in implementing the reopening of New York state's economy as the Covid-19 pandemic recedes. Among those from the Buffalo area are: René Jones.....»»

As state leaders make de.....»»

When the governor of Georgia and other leaders press for ending government restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus, they are proposing a huge gamble, not just for people in their own states but for millions of others nationwide......»»

Sue Ogrocki/AP Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced plans to start reopening the state on Friday, starting with personal care businesses like hair salons and nail salons. It's the fourth state to announce reopening plans.....»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking New York City's political leaders to send him a plan to address what he called "wholly inappropriate" density in parks and elsewhere during the coronavirus pandemic. The governor yesterday visited New York City and saw grou.....»»

Mallinckrodt Plc on Tuesday said it had agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement proposal in which its generic drug business would file for bankruptcy in order to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging it helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic......»»