Month: September 2013
California lawmakers approve compromise on prison crowding
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Funding for a compromise plan aimed at easing overcrowding in the California’s troubled prison system was approved by both houses of the state’s legislature on Wednesday. Under the plan, the state will ask a panel of federal judges to reconsider an end-of-year deadline to ease prison crowding, saying the state would prefer instead to spend funds on rehabilitation and mental health services for inmates – a strategy meant to ease overcrowding over time. If the judges refuse to grant an extension, the measure sent to Gov. …
Full-scale Weapons of Mass Destruction exercise set for Thursday
Nicollet County to conduct pipeline exercise for emergency …
Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling one lot of schizophrenia drug Risperdal Consta after discovering mold during a routine testing process, a company spokeswoman said, the latest in a string of recalls over the past two years. Risperdal Consta is manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Johnson & Johnson. The company is recalling the drug from wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies and healthcare providers. The medicine is a long-acting form of J&J’s Risperdal anti-psychotic medication, and is used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. …