After they reach a certain number of patients, doctors must receive approval from the federal government to prescribe Suboxone, a drug used in conjunction with other therapies to manage opioid addiction.
Government
As Shutdown Enters 4th Week, Federal Workers In PA File For Unemployment
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More than 12,000 federal workers are furloughed in Pennsylvania as lawmakers in Washington struggle to figure out a way to end the longest-ever partial government shutdown.
food
PA Food Bank Boosts Services As Federal Workers Miss Paychecks
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The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is launching extra services for federal employees struggling during ongoing government shutdown furloughs.
43,000 Immigration Hearings Cancelled By Government Shutdown, Says SU Study
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The backlog of more than 800,000 immigration cases awaiting hearings, which has grown almost 50 percent under the Trump administration, is forecast to grow even larger.
binghamton
New York Legislature Acts On Early Voting, Transgender Rights
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The Senate and Assembly are approving measures to expand the window in which New Yorkers can vote in elections , from one day to eleven days. The action comes at the start at what is anticipated to be a busy week at the State Capitol, that includes the release of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget plan.
Government
PA Prepares For Start Of Governor Wolf’s 2nd Term
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The start of a term two is imminent for Democratic Governor Tom Wolf. He’s being sworn in Tuesday in a day-long series of events.
binghamton
Cuomo Wants To Raise Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco, E-Cigs
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Governor Andrew Cuomo is announcing a proposal to raise the minimum sales age for tobacco and electronic cigarette products from 18 to 21.
Environment
New York Governor To Include Plastic Bag Ban In Budget
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said his upcoming executive budget would include a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags in New York state.
Government
Busy Week In Albany Includes Early Voting Measures, Transgender Rights
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The Democratic led New York State legislature is set for a big week. Action is planned for Monday to implement early voting in the state, and on Tuesday to grant more civil rights to transgender New Yorkers. Also this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo will release his budget proposal.
All Things Considered
“I’ll Never Forget”: Cornell Law Students On Border, Heading To Tijuana
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A group of Cornell Law Students and their professor have been volunteering on the Texas border this week. They are helping mothers and children in the largest family immigration detention center in the country to file asylum claims.
The center is in Dilley, Texas. A remote town of about 4,000 people located over an hour’s drive south of San Antonio. The students have been interviewing women about the experiences that caused them to flee their homes and seek asylum thousands of miles away. From there they will be interviewed by an asylum officer who will decide if they have a “credible fear”.
Cornell Law Students Go To Border To Help Mothers, Children Seeking Asylum
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Six Cornell Law School students and one of their professors have gone to border this week to volunteer at the country’s the largest family immigration center in Dilley, Texas. They are working with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. The Project has been organizing volunteers since the federal facility opened in 2014. Each week a group of volunteer lawyers, law students, paralegals arrived to assist mothers and children file their asylum claims.
Dilley is a remote town of about 4,000 people over an hour’s drive from San Antonio. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer is an associate professor at Cornell Law School.