Legal shield for Purdue Pharma owners is at heart of appeals
The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Legal shield for Purdue Pharma owners is at heart of appeals
The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Legal shield for Purdue Pharma owners is at heart of appeals
The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Legal shield for Purdue Pharma owners is at heart of appeals
The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping settlement that will remove the Sackler family from ownership of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and devote potentially $10 billion to fighting the opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
Among the families who lost children and other loved ones in the nation's opioid crisis, many had held out hope of someday facing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners in a courtroom.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping settlement that will remove the Sackler family from ownership of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and devote potentially $10 billion to fighting the opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
Among the families who lost children and other loved ones in the nation's opioid crisis, many had held out hope of someday facing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners in a courtroom.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
Among the families who lost children and other loved ones in the nation's opioid crisis, many had held out hope of someday facing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners in a courtroom.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping settlement that will remove the Sackler family from ownership of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and devote potentially $10 billion to fighting the opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping settlement that will remove the Sackler family from ownership of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and devote potentially $10 billion to fighting the opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge prepares to rule on Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge prepared to rule Wednesday on whether to accept a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the states and thousands of local governments over an opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the last two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge set to rule on Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement plan
A federal bankruptcy judge is expected to rule Wednesday on whether to accept a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the states and thousands of local governments over an opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the last two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Judge set to rule on Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement plan
A federal bankruptcy judge is expected to rule Wednesday on whether to accept a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the states and thousands of local governments over an opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the last two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached
As the federal government releases historic sums of pandemic aid to the nation’s schools, it’s urging them to dream big, to invest in seismic changes that will benefit students for generations to come. But many districts say they have more urgent problems to tackle first.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached
As the federal government releases historic sums of pandemic aid to the nation’s schools, it’s urging them to dream big, to invest in seismic changes that will benefit students for generations to come. But many districts say they have more urgent problems to tackle first.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached
As the federal government releases historic sums of pandemic aid to the nation’s schools, it’s urging them to dream big, to invest in seismic changes that will benefit students for generations to come. But many districts say they have more urgent problems to tackle first.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and overdose crisis took a major step forward Tuesday when lawyers for local governments announced they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and overdose crisis took a major step forward Tuesday when lawyers for local governments announced they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and overdose crisis took a major step forward Tuesday when lawyers for local governments announced they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and overdose crisis took a major step forward Tuesday when lawyers for local governments announced they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
4 companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits
The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioids across the U.S., a group of lawyers for local governments said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Purdue Pharma exit plan gains steam with OK from more states
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic got a big boost as 15 states that had previously opposed the new business model now support it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
More states agree to settlement plan for opioid-maker Purdue
More than a dozen states have dropped their longstanding objections to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's reorganization plan, edging the company closer to resolving its bankruptcy case and transforming itself into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic through its own profits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
More states agree to settlement plan for opioid-maker Purdue
More than a dozen states have dropped their longstanding objections to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's reorganization plan, edging the company closer to resolving its bankruptcy case and transforming itself into a new entity that helps combat the U.S. opioid epidemic through its own profits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable for the U.S. opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to nearly 500,000 deaths over the last two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable for the U.S. opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to nearly 500,000 deaths over the last two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable for the U.S. opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to nearly 500,000 deaths over the last two decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve to be held accountable.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve to be held accountable.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve to be held accountable.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How states are seeking to loosen controls on guns
Mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado that left at least 18 people dead since last week are reigniting calls from gun control advocates for tighter restrictions on buying firearms and ammunition. But with Democrats in control of the federal government, gun rights advocates have been persuading Republican-run state legislatures to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How states are seeking to loosen controls on guns
Mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado that left at least 18 people dead since last week are reigniting calls from gun control advocates for tighter restrictions on buying firearms and ammunition. But with Democrats in control of the federal government, gun rights advocates have been persuading Republican-run state legislatures to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How states are seeking to loosen controls on guns
Mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado that left at least 18 people dead since last week are reigniting calls from gun control advocates for tighter restrictions on buying firearms and ammunition. But with Democrats in control of the federal government, gun rights advocates have been persuading Republican-run state legislatures to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid to provide health coverage for more low-income Americans. It's proving to be a tough sell.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid to provide health coverage for more low-income Americans. It's proving to be a tough sell.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid to provide health coverage for more low-income Americans. It's proving to be a tough sell.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid to provide health coverage for more low-income Americans. It's proving to be a tough sell.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Advocates, some AGs wary of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
Some state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed back Tuesday against a settlement offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it didn't include enough money and goes too far in protecting the company and family members who own it from future liability.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Advocates, some AGs wary of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
Some state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed back Tuesday against a settlement offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it didn't include enough money and goes too far in protecting the company and family members who own it from future liability.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Advocates, some AGs wary of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
Some state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed back Tuesday against a settlement offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it didn't include enough money and goes too far in protecting the company and family members who own it from future liability.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
OxyContin maker Purdue proposes $10B plan to exit bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that calls for it to be transformed into a different kind of company funneling profits into the fight against the nation's intractable opioid crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
OxyContin maker Purdue proposes $10B plan to exit bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that calls for it to be transformed into a different kind of company funneling profits into the fight against the nation's intractable opioid crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis
Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis but stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis
Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis but stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma offers 'sadness'
Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis but stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing as they made a rare appearance in a public forum.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Senate report: Opioid industry has paid advocacy groups $65M
A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family behind Purdue Pharma to face congressional scrutiny
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are scheduled to make a rare appearance Thursday in a public forum, answering questions from a congressional panel about their role in the nation's long-running opioid addiction crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family behind Purdue Pharma to face congressional scrutiny
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are scheduled to make a rare appearance Thursday in a public forum, answering questions from a congressional panel about their role in the nation's long-running opioid addiction crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Senate report: Opioid industry has paid advocacy groups $65M
A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family members who own Purdue to appear before Congress
Two members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed to appear this week before a congressional committee investigating the family and the company's role in the national opioid addiction and overdose epidemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Family members who own Purdue to appear before Congress
Two members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed to appear this week before a congressional committee investigating the family and the company's role in the national opioid addiction and overdose epidemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Budget toll from virus hits both Democratic, GOP-led states
No “blue state bailout" is a rallying cry for many congressional Republicans as attempts to provide more federal aid to a nation stricken by an ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic remain stuck in neutral.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Budget toll from virus hits both Democratic, GOP-led states
No “blue state bailout" is a rallying cry for many congressional Republicans as attempts to provide more federal aid to a nation stricken by an ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic remain stuck in neutral.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Money promised to combat US overdose crisis sits unused
When it filed for bankruptcy last year, Purdue Pharma agreed to an innovative plan: It would make $200 million available immediately to help those those harmed by its signature painkiller, OxyContin, and ease the effects of the opioid crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also angering critics who want to see individuals held accountable, in addition to the company.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges, formally admitting role in opioid crisis
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges, formally admitting role in opioid crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens
With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the U.S. are pleading for more help from Washington ahead of what is shaping up to be a bleak winter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Bankruptcy judge OKs federal settlement with Purdue Pharma
Proposed settlements between the federal government and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners cleared a major legal hurdle Tuesday when a bankruptcy judge said they could move ahead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens
With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the U.S. are pleading for more help from Washington ahead of what is shaping up to be a bleak winter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
As cases rise, states say they'll work with Biden on virus
The incoming Biden administration is promising a cohesive national strategy to combat the worsening coronavirus outbreak, something many public health officials and Democratic governors say they welcome after months of mixed messaging under the Trump administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Montana goes red; it's status quo in other governor races
Montana is getting a Republican governor for the first time in 16 years, but voters decided against partisan changes in the 10 other states where the office was on the ballot Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Voters keeping status quo in most races for governor
The nation's governor's offices are mostly status quo in a year when efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic have put the leaders in the spotlight while state legislatures are poised to determine redistricting, abortion, health care and other super-charged topics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Parties fight for control of governors' posts, legislatures
Efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic have put the nation's governors in the spotlight while state legislatures are poised to determine redistricting, abortion, health care and other super-charged topics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Races for governor take top billing in Missouri, Montana
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson steadfastly refused to mandate mask-wearing even as the coronavirus spread across his state this year, telling a group of cattlemen in July, “You don’t need government to tell you to wear a dang mask. If you want to wear a dang mask, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Races for governor take top billing in Missouri, Montana
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson steadfastly refused to mandate mask-wearing even as the coronavirus spread across his state this year, telling a group of cattlemen in July, “You don’t need government to tell you to wear a dang mask. If you want to wear a dang mask, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Like millions of Americans, Diane Urban watched the first presidential debate last month at home with her family. When it was over, she turned off the television and climbed into the bed her 25-year-old son Jordan used to sleep in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US officials: OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
AP Exclusive: OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Like millions of Americans, Diane Urban watched the first presidential debate last month at home with her family. When it was over, she turned off the television and climbed into the bed her 25-year-old son Jordan used to sleep in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse
Jobs with state and city governments are usually a source of stability in the U.S. economy, but the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has forced cuts that will reduce public services — from schools to trash pickup.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets
The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting down and tax revenue is collapsing. The sharp drop in revenue could jeopardize some states' ability to provide basic services.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets
The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them many millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting down and tax revenue is collapsing. The sharp drop in revenue could jeopardize some states' ability to provide basic services.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Switching remaining primaries to vote-by-mail not so easy
Voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary elections to offer voting by mail as a way to ensure that voters can safely cast their ballots amid the coronavirus outbreak.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A different image of America's dad
Under oath in a hotel - away from the TV cameras and the soapbox where he did his public moralizing - Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America's Dad: a philanderer who plied young women with quaaludes, claimed to be adept at reading their unspoken desires and used …
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Many U.S. communities blocking medical marijuana
More and more states are saying yes to medical marijuana. But local governments are increasingly using their laws to just say no, not in our backyard.
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L.A. protesters defy eviction efforts
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Campbell says sales, profit dip; cuts guidance
PHILADELPHIA - The Campbell Soup Co. sold more cans of soup in its fiscal second quarter, but at such deep discounts it drove down the company's profit.
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Budget takes bite out of crime prevention
CAMDEN, N.J. - In a solemn display, laid-off firefighters and police officers lined up Tuesday to turn in their helmets and badges - symbols of deep budget cuts that were destined to further erode the quality of life in one of the nation's most impoverished and crime-ridden cities.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Zuckerberg funds Newark schools
NEWARK, N.J. - Just two months ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was at a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, and found himself seated at dinner with Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Terror filled duck boat riders as barge approached
PHILADELPHIA - Sandy Cohen looked up from the deck of a small, amphibious tourist boat stalled in the river to see a barge towering three stories above and approaching fast, clearly not about to stop. Then came the screams.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
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