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Senate Judiciary & Rules hears Mary Ann King on reappointment as Idaho drug policy director
Summary
Mary Ann King, current director of the Office of Drug Policy, described prevention-focused work, data-driven grant oversight and challenges such as fentanyl and workforce shortages; committee reserved a vote until its next meeting.
Mary Ann King, director of the Idaho Office of Drug Policy, appeared before the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee on Oct. 12 to discuss her gubernatorial reappointment and the agency’s prevention-focused work.
King told the committee she began her career as a juvenile probation officer and later joined Drug Free Idaho before becoming grants project director at the Office of Drug Policy in 2013 and stepping into the director role in 2020. “By statute, ODP is ident is tasked with identifying, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating drug and substance abuse policies and programs across our state,” King said.
King emphasized primary…
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