@ISSUE • Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Funds: How will the state spend its $400 million?
About this episode
The episode discusses Mississippi's plans for spending its $400 million opioid settlement funds with insights from reporters and analysts.
Host Wilson Stribling interviews Drew Hawkins, the Gulf States Newsroom reporter who has closely covered Mississippi’s opioid addiction crisis and the state’s use of its opioid settlement funds. Analysts Brandon Jones and Lucien Smith then discuss the actions of the legislature, attorney general, and the opioid settlement advisory council as they plan how to spend the $400 million Mississippi will receive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Wilson Stribling
Guest: Drew Hawkins
Topics covered
- opioid settlement
- Mississippi
- legislature actions
- opioid addiction crisis
- fund allocation
Keywords
- opioid settlement
- Mississippi
- funds
- legislature
- opioid crisis
- Drew Hawkins
- Wilson Stribling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gulf States Newsroom, Mississippi, Mississippi’s opioid settlement advisory council, Acast
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