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State Blocks Access to Opioid Settlement Spending Records

DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 8 – The trust can cut funding from counties for improper opioid settlement spending, but its exemption from public records law hinders transparency, despite $2 billion expected from settlements.

Summary by Spotlight PA
HARRISBURG — The powerful board that oversees how Pennsylvania counties and other local governments spend opioid settlement money operates outside one of the state’s key transparency laws. The Right-to-Know Law grants access to legal bills, contracts, emails, and various other records available from Pennsylvania school boards, city councils, county governments, state agencies, and similar public entities. Records obtained through the law can “be…

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Why a powerful Pa. board is shielded from the state’s public records law

A board managing drug company payouts faces scrutiny over transparency as families and counties push back against secret meetings and limited public oversight.

·Harrisburg, United States
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Spotlight PA broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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