Ed Mahon | Spotlight PA
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Pennsylvania expects to receive more than $1 billion in opioid settlement money. Decisions made by a powerful and secretive oversight board could set a precedent for years to come.
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A state oversight board is expected to reconsider a range of programs, including money for county coroners, initiatives connected to district attorney offices, and media campaigns.
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The board is responsible for oversight of the state’s opioid settlement money, which is expected to exceed $1 billion.
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An oversight board rejected Lawrence County’s use of settlement funds for its coroner’s office but is still considering whether to allow similar programs in Chester and Lehigh Counties.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing taxpayer money for child care, but advocates say the ultimate cost needs to be far higher.
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Reports highlight the opioid epidemic’s impact on neighborhoods, jails, and many local agencies.
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County district attorneys are in line for millions of dollars, but under-resourced public defenders say they’ve been sidelined.
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Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
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Oversight board to secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisisCounties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
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A bill to legalize syringe services in Pa. just passed a historic hurdle, but GOP opposition remainsThe CDC says new users of syringe services programs are more likely to enter drug treatment. But providers in most of Pennsylvania risk arrest.