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Byline: GEOFF MULVIHILL

17 Dec

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650M for helping Purdue Pharma boost opioid sales

published on December 17, 2024 - 4:52 PM

(AP) — McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its

24 Jul

Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states

published on July 24, 2020 - 1:09 PM

(AP) — As public health officials warned Friday that the coronavirus posed new risks to parts of the Midwest and

15 Oct

New study: Opioid crisis cost US economy $631B over 4 years

published on October 15, 2019 - 4:18 PM

The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting

24 Sep

Purdue Pharma asks judge to stop lawsuits against Sacklers

published on September 24, 2019 - 1:56 PM

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Wednesday asked a bankruptcy court judge to halt all lawsuits against the company and its

07 May

Emails: Purdue executive cast blame on opioid victims

published on May 7, 2019 - 1:59 PM

(AP) — A member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, maker of the painkiller OxyContin, cast blame on victims

01 Feb

Family made billions on opioid as crisis raged, filing says

published on February 1, 2019 - 12:49 PM

(AP) – The family behind OxyContin raked in billions of dollars as it pushed to keep patients on the powerful

26 Nov

Natural disasters will be a priority for incoming governors

published on November 26, 2018 - 12:15 PM

(AP) – Governors have a wide range of priorities they want to tackle in the coming year, from tax reform

01 Nov

AP: Political money in state-level campaigns exceeds $2B

published on November 1, 2018 - 1:04 PM

(AP) – The story of money in politics doesn’t stop with spending on races for Congress. Candidates for governor, legislature

05 Sep

Major opioid maker to pay for overdose-antidote development

published on September 5, 2018 - 12:39 PM

(AP) — A company whose prescription opioid marketing practices are being blamed for sparking the addiction and overdose crisis says

24 Aug

Govt acts to stop high-tax states from skirting $10K cap

published on August 24, 2018 - 12:52 PM

(AP) — The Trump administration has laid down rules aimed at preventing residents in high-tax states from avoiding a new