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Whitney: Seeks Lesko's assistance

4/25/2024
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko will have a prime opportunity to demand answers to pressing questions about how pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) business practices inflate drug prices.

Woodward: Some states push back on blocking low-cost …

4/8/2024
Some states are pushing back on attempts by drug companies to roll back a discount program “safety net” health providers use to care for vulnerable, low-income Americans.

Arizona Legislature gets closer to amending fentanyl …

2/29/2024
Apache Junction resident Peggy Hernandez started her nonprofit organization J & M Walk to Fight in 2020 after the loss of her two sons, Jesse and Marlin, from drug overdoses. In 2019, her …

Klapp: Proposals targeting pharmacy benefits are …

2/1/2024
As a public servant in Scottsdale with over a decade of experience in local government and four decades as an entrepreneur and employer, I’ve witnessed firsthand the escalating drug pricing crisis in Arizona and the country.

Mathews: PBM regulation will raise drug prices, not …

1/31/2024
Prescription medications pose a significant financial burden on families, and that burden could get a lot heavier.

Half million fentanyl pills seized by Arizona law …

1/25/2024
Attorney General Kris Mayes on Thursday announced the seizure of more than a half-million illicit fentanyl pills.

StandUp AJ drug-prevention coalition briefed on youth …

9/6/2023
Drilling down the data gleaned from the Arizona Youth Survey concerning alcohol and substance abuse on local youth was the focus of a recent meeting of StandUp AJ, Apache Junction’s …

Attorney General Mayes pushes FDA to protect kids from …

8/30/2023
Attorney General Kris Mayes and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general on Wednesday are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes.

Drug task force seizes over $100K in drugs, weapons in …

8/15/2023
Tempe Police Department assisted the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force in an Aug. 2 seizure that took place within the city. 

Secretary, treasurer sought for Apache Junction …

6/22/2023
Apache Junction’s drug-prevention coalition, StandUp AJ, is seeking volunteers to serve as secretary and treasurer for the nonprofit organization. StandUp AJ was formed in 2020 and …

Dunn: It’s time to enforce existing rules for vaping …

5/24/2023
When you hear about flavors like “rainbow candy”, “peach mango,” or “vanilla ice cream,” it might conjure up images of chewing gum or children’s juice boxes.