St. Mary’s to Hogan: Ensure We Get More Opioid Settlement Funds
On Tuesday, October 19th, the Commissioners of St. Mary's County sent a letter to Governor Larry Hogan asking that he intervene to ensure local governments receive a fair share of…
NC Reaches Breakthrough Opioid Settlement Agreement
The North Carolina County Commissioners Association, collaborating with its state leadership, announced an agreement on distribution of anticipated opioid settlement funds, resulting from State and local lawsuits against the drug…
AG Frosh: Opioid Settlement Could Bring $485 Million to MD
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh this week announced a historic $26 billion settlement proposal in connection with a multi-state investigation of the three largest opioids distributors in the United States…
NACo to Host Forum on National Opioid Litigation Settlement
National Multidistrict Opioid Litigation Settlement Forum:Lessons Learned from County Leaders February 17, 2021 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET Please join the National Association of Counties (NACo) for a…
Stakeholders Near Agreement on $26 Billion Settlement for Opioid Lawsuits
The tentative deal between four major drug companies would settle thousands of state and local lawsuits across the nation. The settlement, if reached, would stop the jury trials that have…
Opioid Solutions Strategy Briefs – A NACo Resource
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has released strategy briefs on multiple topics in relationship to opioid solutions and recovery. Like many counties across the country, all twenty-four Maryland jurisdictions…
Court Challenge Rescinds Conowingo Dam Re-licensing – Back to Negotiations
A federal court decision, in a case brought by multiple environmentally-focused stakeholder groups, has invalidated the 50 year federal license extension granted to Constellation Energy to operate the Conowingo Dam.…
MACo: Local Voices Would Benefit Opioid Council
On March 1, 2022, Associate Policy Director Brianna January testified before the House Appropriations and Health and Government Operations Committees in support of HB 794 - Public Health – Opioid Restitution…
