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Federal judge rules against Trump Administration over termination of HHS grant (WEAA)

Apr 27th, 2018

By issuing this ruling, Judge Blake vacated HHS’s decision to prematurely terminate Baltimore’s five-year Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grant, and ordered HHS to process Baltimore’s application for continued funding under the grant.  Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen talked with WEAA’s Julius White about the ruling.

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Congress and the President Must Respond to the Opioid Crisis (The Afro)

Apr 27th, 2018

In this op-ed, Representative Elijah Cummings discusses the opioid epidemic, Dr. Wen's advice about how to combat it, and the legislation he and Senator Warren recently introduced, the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. 

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U.S. judge blocks cuts to teen pregnancy prevention grants (Reuters)

Apr 26th, 2018

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from terminating grants issued through a teen pregnancy prevention program, marking the third time in a week that a court has held that the administration’s 2017 decision was unlawful.

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Judge Rules in Favor of City Health Department (WYPR)

Apr 26th, 2018

A federal judge has ruled that the US Department of Health and Human Services unlawfully cut short a grant to the city’s health department by two years.

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Judge sides with Baltimore in suit over grant funding (AP)

Apr 26th, 2018

A judge has sided with Baltimore over the federal government in a fight over funding for the nationwide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.

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Baltimore wins suit against feds over teen pregnancy prevention funding (Baltimore Business Journal)

Apr 26th, 2018

Federal funding for Baltimore's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program could be safe, following a court win on Wednesday.

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Feds must process Baltimore teen pregnancy prevention grant renewal, judge rules (The Daily Record)

Apr 26th, 2018

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to process Baltimore’s application to renew funding for teen pregnancy prevention initiatives, finding the early termination of the five-year grant did not follow agency protocol.

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Judge rules in Baltimore's favor in suit over federal cuts to teen pregnancy prevention program (Baltimore Sun)

Apr 26th, 2018

A federal judge ruled in favor of the city of Baltimore and a national nonprofit based here that aims to reduce teen pregnancy rates, after they sued over cuts to the program’s federal funding.

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Baltimore wins lawsuit over federal cuts to teen pregnancy prevention programs (Modern Healthcare)

Apr 26th, 2018

The city of Baltimore won a lawsuit against HHS over its federal funding cuts to teen pregnancy prevention programs, city Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen learned Wednesday while speaking at Modern Healthcare's symposium on opioids. 

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Third judge rules against Trump admin on cuts to teen pregnancy program (The Hill)

Apr 26th, 2018

The Trump administration was handed another loss Wednesday evening in a case surrounding its abrupt cuts to grants for organizations participating in a federal teen pregnancy prevention program.

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