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TL/DR - The third-party presidential movement, No Labels, is planning to field a candidate in the upcoming November election. Delegates of the group are expected to vote in favor of launching a presidential campaign, although high-profile contenders have decided not to run. The group plans to present a "unity ticket" to appeal to voters unhappy…

TL/DR - Workers in Pennsylvania testified about the difficulties of working with the state's minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since 2009. In June 2023, the Pennsylvania House passed legislation to gradually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next three years, but the GOP-controlled state Senate did not…

TL/DR - President Joe Biden plans to propose further actions to decrease the price of prescription drugs during the State of the Union address. He seeks to increase the federal government’s ability to negotiate down the prices of drugs in Medicare and extend a $2,000 limit on out-of-pocket drug expenses to all Americans with insurance, not just…

TL/DR - The article discusses the financial practices of nonprofit hospitals in the US, which are facing scrutiny for their aggressive billing practices and lack of sufficient charity care despite receiving substantial tax breaks. Research by the health policy research group KFF revealed that these hospitals provided $16 billion in charity care…