Opioid settlements with companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson have led to headline-grabbing multibillion-dollar payouts. But most of the windfall is flowing to state and local governments, not directly to victims of the crisis.
Another round of talks going down the drain, and taxpayers are going to be held hostage again.
Woodstock police officer Det.-Const. Eric Dopf avoided termination after pleading guilty to two professional misconduct charges
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Anti-gun violence activists pressed Michigan lawmakers to fund resources for domestic violence survivors Tuesday during a rally on the Capitol steps.
As police search for the parents of an abandoned baby boy, a behind-the-scenes process involving child welfare officials is underway.
Seven Indigenous Nations have withdrawn from discussions over an oil and gas liquids pipeline in Michigan, citing federal agencies’ failure to adequately engage with tribal governments during the process. The […]
A former LHSC executive has launched a wrongful termination lawsuit over a firing LHSC alleges was necessary
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As millions of dollars flow to Michigan communities from opioid distributors, some up-north counties are electing to wait to start spending.
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Ever walked by some newspaper boxes and noticed some aren’t filled with papers, but medicine? Chances are that medicine can help reverse an opioid overdose.
A lawyer who represented a former London police officer in a $4-million lawsuit is suing his former client who also worked for him
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Michigan counties, townships and cities will split about $725 million in opioid settlement funds over 18 years, with communities harder hit by the opioid crisis receiving more money per capita.