Meth tops coalition's priority list

Meth tops coalition's priority list

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

A bill that would make it a crime for a pregnant mother to take illegal drugs, or abuse legal drugs to the point that it harms her child at birth: The law is needed, coalition members said, to address the problem of children being born addicted to …
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Cities vying for share of marijuana tax revenues

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But the Association of Washington Cities wants the state to share the revenues with local jurisdictions. This week, the group submitted a letter to the Legislature, signed by almost 100 mayors, calling for lawmakers to take … John Hickenlooper …
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State Medicaid increase doesn't end issues of care access

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But they point out Christie still needs to address the state's low reimbursement rates for primary care and specialty doctors who treat Medicaid patients. “There's certainly a fair amount of good news in the governor's Medicaid budget, but it …
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