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Commissioners allocate opioid-settlement funds to local programs and services
Summary
A county panel recommended, and commissioners approved, allocations from opioid settlement funds to several local organizations including a $30,000 award to Remnant Warrior Ministries and smaller grants to True Hope and the Council on Aging; restricted and unrestricted fund rules were discussed.
Gibson County commissioners approved a set of allocations from opioid settlement dollars after a review by a community panel. County leaders explained the state had distributed both restricted and unrestricted settlement funds from litigation against pharmaceutical retailers and manufacturers and the local panel recommended a mix of treatment, prevention and support programs.
The court-record summary and public remarks said the county…
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