Public will soon see how Kentucky cities and counties spends opioid settlement money

Public will soon see how Kentucky cities and counties spends opioid settlement money

The State Capitol in Frankfort houses the three branches of Kentucky's state government.A state commission is rolling out a new way for local governments to report how they’re using opioid settlement money, with plans to make the spending details easily accessible to the public.Kentucky is slated to get over $980 million from financial settlements with companies accused of contributing to America’s opioid crisis. Half of the money is divided up …

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