MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $626,900 to 13 agencies, concluding its first opioid settlement grant process. In addition to the hundreds of millions of settlement dollars to be distributed at the state level through the West Virginia First ...
by Kelly A. O’Connor Kudos to John Oliver and HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” for their coverage of the opioid crisis and the resultant settlement. Many states are struggling to use the settlement funds effectively, and some are already repeating the waste, fraud and abuse involving ...
MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money. There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state level through the regional application process to the West Virginia First Foundation. Then, there’s the ...
by Noah Feldman Bankruptcy law is all about fresh starts. But just how much of a fresh start does the Sackler family deserve — without having to declare bankruptcy themselves? The family’s former company, Purdue Pharma, has become synonymous with the U.S. opioid epidemic and ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice celebrated on Tuesday the addition of 15 counties to the state's Communities in Schools program. The addition brings the total number of participating counties to 53, Cathy Justice said during the governor's weekly briefing. ...
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday explained the next two steps in the process to distribute opioid lawsuit settlement money across the state. They are: electing members to the West Virginia First Foundation board of directors and naming an executive director to run ...