WASHINGTON, D.C. – To help ensure that local communities have the resources they need to fight back against the opioid epidemic, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) joined the Office of National Drug Control Policy to announce the launch of the Rural Community Action Guide in Washington, D.C. on Friday. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf announced on Friday that the state’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) voted to approve the Department of Labor & Industry’s final regulation that will extend overtime pay eligibility to 82,000 additional workers. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf announced on Thursday that the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs will be making available $5 million in funding for grants to support people in recovery from opioid use disorder and their families. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Landowners who post their properties now have the option of using purple paint rather than signs to alert others that lands are private and trespassing isn’t permitted. FULL ARTICLE

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine today joined officials from Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Miller-Keystone Blood Center to highlight the importance of donating blood, as the number of volunteers who regularly donate blood typically decreases during the winter months. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf and Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller on Thursday made clear that Pennsylvania will not apply for a Medicaid block grant proposal from the Trump Administration. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s largest package delivery company and a provider of supply chain management solutions, will expand its operations in the commonwealth, supporting the creation of 1,721 new, full-time jobs and the retention of 6,458 full-time jobs. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf presented a series of proposed 2020-21 budget items totaling more than $1.1 billion to support reducing the risks to Pennsylvanians of lead and asbestos, and remediating existing toxins in schools, day care centers, homes, and public water systems. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A vibrant, cold-water “Class A” fishery in its middle and upper reaches, and a waterway that attracts more paddlers every year, the Lackawanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania has been voted the state’s 2020 River of the Year. FULL ARTICLE