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FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma LP on a counter at a local pharmacy in Provo

Health Dec 09

People hit hardest by opioid crisis often don’t get a say in how settlement money is spent

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Politics Jun 27

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders in pending cases, in Washington
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Conservative Supreme Court majority takes aim at ‘administrative state’ in latest rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down several high-profile decisions Thursday morning. One case blocked a controversial bankruptcy deal involving the opioid crisis, another reinstated access to abortions for those facing medical emergencies in Idaho and a third blocked an EPA…

By John Yang, Kyle Midura

Politics Jun 27

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court i in Washington
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Supreme Court blocks Purdue settlement in major blow to local governments fighting opioids

The Supreme Court ripped up a controversial bankruptcy deal that would have provided billions of dollars to states devastated by the opioid epidemic and shielded the controversial family accused of pushing pharmaceutical painkillers in search of profit. Amna Nawaz explored…

By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins

Nation Mar 04

Tablets of the opioid-based Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 21, 2017. Photo by Bryan Woolston/REUTERS
Ohio foundation begins process to distribute over $860 million in opioid settlement money

The foundation has been tasked with distributing $860 million of the settlements reached with drugmakers and pharmaceutical companies over their roles in the national opioid crisis.

By Samantha Hendrickson, Associated Press/Report For America

Politics Dec 04

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington
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Supreme Court hears case that could shield Purdue Pharma owners from opioid lawsuits

The Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most important corporate bankruptcy cases in decades. The court is weighing whether to approve Purdue Pharma's controversial bankruptcy deal that would give billions to victims of the opioid epidemic while protecting…

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura

Aug 01

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How opioid settlement money led to a legal battle in Ohio

By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz

In Ohio, a state with one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation, a private foundation has been set up to distribute opioid settlement funds over several years. But as special correspondent Cat Wise and producer Mike Fritz…

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Jul 31

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As opioid settlement money starts to flow in, states debate how best to use it

By Cat Wise, Mike Fritz

More than $50 billion in settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies that made and sold opioid painkillers will be paid out over the next 18 years to state and local governments across the country. But the debate around how this money…

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Aug 17

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News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani appears before Georgia grand jury in 2020 election probe

In our news wrap Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani appeared before a special grand jury in Georgia over his attempts to change the state's 2020 election results, former Vice President Pence implored Republicans to stop attacks on the FBI, the CDC announced…

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