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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
GOP proposal seeks to require EpiPens in New Hampshire schools
Some lawmakers expressed concerns about creating a mandate without establishing a funding source in the budget and relying on outside programs to provide the epinephrine for free. (Photo of state Senate Chamber/New Hampshire Bulletin file) The New Hampshire Senate is set to vote Thursday on a bill to require that schools maintain a supply of epinephrine, which is used to treat allergic reactions. House Bill 677 requires New Hampshire schools to have epinephrine injectors, commonly known by the brand name EpiPen, or nasal epinephrine spray, and it requires that a nurse or at least one 'assistive personnel' be on site to administer the epinephrine at the school during school hours. The bill gives nurses and school staff five days to replace the epinephrine after it's used. Rep. Mike Drago, the Raymond Republican who sponsored the bill, said there are at least two programs that offer epinephrine to schools for free. Epinephrine manufacturers Viatris and ARS Pharmaceuticals both advertise such programs on their websites. Lawmakers plan to rely on these programs to make this proposal possible. 'In reality, we're putting EpiPens in every single school at no cost,' Drago, who has a child with a nut allergy, said in an April Senate hearing. 'And potentially saving lives.' Under state law, schools are allowed to maintain a supply of and use epinephrine. This bill, if enacted, would require them to do so. The House previously approved the legislation in an April voice vote, and it received the unanimous recommendation of the Senate Education Committee earlier this month. The bill is co-sponsored by a group of mostly Republicans but has bipartisan support. Some lawmakers expressed concerns about creating a mandate without establishing a funding source in the budget and relying on outside programs to provide the epinephrine for free. Sen. Debra Altschiller, a Stratham Democrat, commended Drago at the April hearing for raising the issue, but said she's concerned 'the state would rely on a program that's at the discretion of a pharmaceutical company.' 'It exists today,' Altschiller said. 'It might not exist tomorrow. And to require a specific product be carried in the school at the expense of the school is where I have significant problems.' She noted epinephrine is 'wildly expensive' and called this an 'unfunded mandate.' Drago said he doubts these programs will ever disappear. Still, to address these concerns, the Senate Education Committee proposed an amendment that establishes a state fund to help schools pay for epinephrine. Though it doesn't appropriate any money to that fund, the amendment creates a mechanism for the state to accept gifts from organizations besides the pharmaceutical companies.
CNN
08-04-2025
- General
- CNN
CNN Exclusive: Near-collision investigation reveals Reagan National Airport controllers failed to stop flights during military flyover
A federal investigation is focusing on an air traffic control communications breakdown that led to a formation of military jets coming within seconds of colliding with a Delta Air Lines flight near Reagan National Airport, multiple sources told CNN. The March 28 incident was in the same crowded Washington, DC, airspace that was the site of January's fatal midair collision between a commercial flight and an Army helicopter. The new details, first reported by CNN, renew concerns about the safety of military and commercial aircraft operating in close proximity and raise new questions about whether air traffic controllers in the nation's capital are too stressed in the wake of the worst US air disaster in decades. As previously reported by CNN, the night before the incident, a fight broke out in the Reagan National control tower, leading airport police to arrest an air traffic controller. According to previously unreleased air traffic control audio reviewed by CNN, collision alerts flashed in front of the air traffic controller responsible for handling the military jets as they maneuvered for a flyover of Arlington National Cemetery, with the controller frantically issuing instructions to the formation of four jets. 'Drago 61, I need you to make a left turn, left turn heading 250 immediately,' the controller from Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control shouted via radio to the leader of the United States Air Force T-38 jets. 'Traffic opposite direction departing Washington National.' The military jets – flying at more than 350 miles per hour – came less than 3,900 feet laterally and 100 feet vertically from the Delta Airbus A319, which just took off from the airport and was still climbing, according to a source briefed on the incident. A CNN analysis of the previously unreported distance between the flights put against speeds gathered by FlightRadar24 suggests the jets came within roughly five seconds of colliding. The new details add to growing scrutiny of the crammed airspace around Reagan National Airport in the wake of the January 29 collision of a US Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet, killing all 67 people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration has since imposed heavy restrictions on helicopters operating near the airport. The communications breakdown, according to sources familiar with the incident, appeared to occur when air traffic controllers in the Reagan National Airport control tower failed to hold departing flights for five minutes as planned leading up to the 3:17 p.m. flyover. A short pause in departures from the airport is standard protocol for Arlington cemetery flyovers, but for some reason that did not happen, that source said. The source added that two other commercial flights departed after the Delta flight, which received an in-cockpit collision alert known as a resolution advisory. The apparent failure stunned those briefed on the case who say aviation officials 'now fear what else could happen.' The FAA, which is investigating the incident, responded by deploying a 'critical incident stress management team' to the control tower to provide 'confidential support for staff.' The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the case. CNN has reached out to both agencies for comment. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who chairs the Senate committee that oversees the FAA, said during a committee hearing last week that the incident was 'far too close, seconds away from becoming yet another disaster.' 'The air traffic center that controls airspace around D.C. notified DCA about the flyover,' Cruz said. 'That should have led to halted traffic,' calling the incident a 'serious communication breakdown is just the latest in a string of missteps that signal that the air traffic organization is under extreme stress.'
BBC News
14-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ireland end U20 Six Nations with first Italy loss
Men's Under-20 Six NationsItaly (15) 15Tries: Drago, Caiolo-Serra Cons: Celi Pens: CeliIreland (0) 12Tries: Walker, Wood Cons: Wisniewski Italy secured a first ever Six Nations win over Ireland at under-20s level with a 15-12 victory in hosts led 15-0 in the opening quarter after tries from the impressive Alessandro Drago and Alessio Caiolo-Serra despite playing with 14 men at the time of both were better in the second half and crossed through Henry Walker and Tom Wood but could not overturn their host's one win from their five games, Ireland finished fifth in the table, ahead of Wooden Spoon winners Scotland only on points damp conditions at the Stadio Monigo, Italy opened the scoring through Pietro Celi's penalty in the early minutes.A yellow card for Italian hooker Nicolo Corvasce appeared to give Ireland an opportunity to gain a foothold in the game but instead the 14 men scored two quick first came when Ireland were turned over at the line-out and a brilliant Italy counter ended with Drago going over in the second also came off an Irish turnover. This time it came when Tom Wood was forced to carry the ball over his own line and replacement hooker Caiolo-Serra crashed over shortly after the subsequent scrum. Second-half comeback attempt comes up short Ireland were much improved in the second half but could not turn the game minutes after the restart, they scored their first points of the evening when, after an Italian offside, Ireland went to the corner and hooker Henry Walker burrowed his way over from close Miranda was the second Italy player shown a yellow card with the flanker sent to the bin for cynically spoiling Irish ball at the losing full-back Daniel Green to injury, this time Ireland made the extra man count. Showing greater patience in the opposition 22, Neil Doak's side worked the ball across the field before Ciaran Mangan's dummy put Tom Wood through a gap to conversion brought Ireland within three but, as they continued to struggle with their handling, they could not force the winning score in the closing stages. Italy: Pietramala; Drago, Zanandrea, Todaro, Faissal; Celi, Beni; Brasini, Corvasce, Vallesi, Midena, Redondi, Miranda, Casartelli, Caiolo-Serra, Pelliccioli, Bolognini, Opoku-Gyamfi, Bianchi, Bellotto, Fasti, bin: Corvasce, MirandaIreland: Green; Molony, Mangan, Smyth, O'Leary Kareem; Wood, Logan; Bohan, Walker, Mullan, Ronan, Corrigan, Walsh, Foy, Yarr, Moore, McAllister, Kennelly, Power, O'Connor, Wisniewski, Katsuki Furuse (JRU)
