Geoff Mulvihill
Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and...
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of...
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments...
President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid...
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
PROVIDENCE (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep...
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family reach new $7.4B opioid settlement
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new...
Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect...
A federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's settlement of thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids.
The...
J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday,...
Revenue windfall pushes states to consider range of tax cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid from the federal government have left many states with an unusual problem...
States: Sackler family members abusing bankruptcy process
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge should reject a sweeping settlement to thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, a group of...
Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, including from R.I....
Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island's attorney general saying Wednesday the plan...
Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping, potentially $10 billion plan submitted by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle a...



















