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RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of Palestine (BOP) held its 47th ordinary annual General Assembly Meeting (AGM) on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the bank's headquarters in Ramallah and in Gaza via video conference. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130430/612840 ) The General Assembly approved the board of directors' report, the financial statements for the year 2012, the external auditor's report, and the board of directors'...
Says one of fastest growing segments of state economy poses serious health risks HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner today called on the General Assembly and the state the Department of Health to step up the state's role in regulating the tattoo parlor industry in Pennsylvania because of potential health risks to the general public, including Hepatitis C. Wagner said that requiring Pennsylvania's more than 750 known tattoo parlors and...
Ahead of the UN General Assembly, Evanston-based humanitarian group holds strategy session with members from around the world including Pakistan and Nigeria EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rotary International aims to send a clear message to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly convening in September in New York: the world's governments must act swiftly and decisively if the crippling childhood disease polio is to finally be eradicated. To that...
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that the Pennsylvania State University president should no longer be a member of the university's board of trustees, and that the president should also be prevented from serving as the board's secretary. Wagner said these changes should be made in order to remove a conflict that exists between the president's role as the university's top administrator and a trustee's role as one who...
Statement from AARP Illinois State Director, Bob Gallo SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight, the General Assembly passed a state budget that will mean bad news for thousands of Illinois seniors. In an effort to balance the state budget, the General Assembly has been penny-wise and pound-foolish and has effectively turned their backs on thousands of seniors who rely on the Illinois Cares Rx prescription drug program and other home and community based...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law the following bills: Senate Bill 110 (P.N. 2051) - This bill amends Title 74 to require the state Department of Transportation to oversee flight operations of all department aircraft purchased or leased and maintained for use by commonwealth agencies and the General Assembly. Senate Bill 304 (P.N. 281) - This bill amends the Air Pollution Control Act to require that the State...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T*, in partnership with the Tennessee General Assembly, is proud to sponsor gavel to gavel television coverage of the proceedings of the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives for the second consecutive year. The coverage, available statewide on Public Television, will be broadcast on the "Tennessee Channel." The gavel-to-gavel broadcasts, which were introduced statewide for the first time last year, will feature...
Advocates Encourage Passage of SB 450, HB 1273 to Provide Equality in Coverage for Orally Administered Chemotherapy Drugs RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing the significant quality of life benefits that oral chemotherapy drugs can provide over intravenously (IV) administered chemotherapy, Virginia's cancer community, patient advocacy representatives and patients themselves called on the General Assembly today to pass key legislation this year to ensure...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is Governor Tom Corbett's 2012-13 Budget Address to the General Assembly (as prepared for delivery): Speaker Smith, President Pro Tempore Scarnati, Lieutenant Governor Cawley, members of the General Assembly, distinguished cabinet, fellow citizens. Pennsylvanians are people who embrace important qualities. We value service. We value bravery. We value compassion. We saw these virtues on display last year when...
Calls on General Assembly to lift onerous Act 44 funding obligations HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner warned today that Pennsylvania taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars of additional debt if the General Assembly does not soon amend or appeal Act 44 of 2007, which requires the Turnpike Commission to provide $450 million a year in infrastructure funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation....
