opioid settlement

MRN THIS WEEK for April 21, 2024

April 21, 2024 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher

MRN”s J. Robert Gough talks to Kathi Dooley and Brian Heinze about the May 4 Washington Theater Gala honoring Tony and Signe Oakley to raise money to renovate the building. Then, Jerrod Welch with the Adams County Health Department and Robert Reich with the Adams County Board stop by to discuss how the County is…

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State announces plan for $760 million in opioid settlement money; attorney general was part of lawsuits against manufacturer, distributors

July 31, 2022 | By PETER HANCOCK, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans Friday for how the state will distribute its share of funds from a national settlement with opioid companies. Illinois expects to receive approximately $760 million over 18 years from a $26 billion national settlement with three opioid distributers – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen…

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