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Big Pharma sues Washington State over new 340B drug pricing law

340B

[OLYMPIA | JAKE GOLDSTEIN-STREET]—Two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies sued Washington state on Wednesday, alleging a new law to tamp down prescription drug prices for hospitals won’t result in discounts for patients. The lawsuits came the same day Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 5981. The law passed the Senate along party lines with Democrats […]

Faith, Equity, and the Responsibility to Protect Opportunity

Dr. Paul Stoot Sr

As a pastor, educator, and proud member of the African American community, I approach public policy through both a moral lens and a deep sense of responsibility to those who are too often left behind. In both the Black church and across the African diaspora, leadership has always carried a sacred expectation: to protect the […]

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