Fight continues over opioid settlement funds
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board members are warning that the Hochul administration’s resistance to some of their ...
Opioid settlement funds meeting opens door to long-term needs in Charleston’s drug crisis
More than 75 people focused on making Charleston better and helping people struggling with addiction came together on ...
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Opioid advisory board criticizes state’s refusal to fund supervised drug use sites
A state board that oversees more than $2.5 billion in opioid settlement funds sent a letter criticizing the office that oversees their allocation for refusing to spend money on the city’s supervised ...
Town hall explores uses for opioid funds to support recovery efforts in Charleston
The City of Charleston holds $5.2 million in settlement funds from opioid lawsuits and only about $500,000 of that has been ...
An ice rink to battle addiction? Investigation finds odd uses of opioid settlement funds.
Ice rinks and toy robots: an investigation finds some questionable uses for money from the opioid settlement fund that was ...
Opioid cash grab: As federal funding dries up, states turn to settlement money
Uncertainty over funding for federal safety net programs may lead some state officials to turn to opioid settlement dollars ...
Clay County puts money from opioid lawsuits toward efforts to prevent future overdoses
Clay County has decided how it will spend money from lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in a widespread effort to ...
What did the Delaware auditor find in the probe of 4 opioid grant recipients?
Audits of four nonprofits receiving opioid settlement grants in Delaware found no instances of fraud or potential misuse of ...
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Grand Traverse Co. struggles to allocate $1.6M in opioid funds after two years
According to Grand Traverse County Deputy Administrator Chris Forsyth, the county has received $1.6 million of those funds so far. However, less than $40,000 of the $1.6 million has been distributed ...
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Opioid deaths decline in Wisconsin as national settlement funds roll in, report finds
Opioid deaths in Wisconsin have begun to decrease for the first time in decades. It comes as state and local governments are ...
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Nassau County establishes opioid portal to distribute settlement funds, but critics say action coming too slow
While the portal will streamline the distribution of opioid settlement funds, multiple legislators criticized the county's ...
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City leaders want to allocate Louisville's $2.6 million from opioid settlement to combat crisis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville is set to receive $2.6 million from the national opioid settlement, and city leaders have outlined plans to allocate the funds to address addiction, prevention and ...