The city is in the midst of crafting a broader program that could offer income-based bills and debt forgiveness. Some worry that it will come at a cost: higher rates for the rest of Philadelphians.
Wehby said she wants to focus on her practice as a pediatric neurosurgeon. She'll continue promoting her political action committee, MonicaPAC, which launched in May in hopes of supporting conservative causes and candidates in Oregon.
The refund offer comes after state lawmakers decided this year to cut the cost of college tuition. Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) payouts are based on tuition at the most expensive public university in the state, but because tuition is falling, some investors might never recover all of their initial purchase price.
The General Fund faces a shortfall of at least $200 million. Gov. Robert Bentley will call the state legislature back into session next week to try to fix it.
As Medicaid expansion moves forward in Alaska, a lawsuit on the issue continues to simmer between Gov. Bill Walker's administration and the state Legislature.
The New Jersey governor has proposed tracking immigrants because "If FedEx can do it, why can't we use the same technology to do it?" The technology FedEx uses is based on bar-code scanning.
Without more money, the Forest Service would have to borrow from other programs the it runs, a practice that has become increasingly common as wildfires grow in size and intensity and increasingly threaten populated areas.
