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Garfield County received thousands from opioid settlements. Is it spending the money properly?
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Garfield County received thousands from opioid settlements. Is it spending the money properly?

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch.  Garfield County has received tens of thousands of dollars in opioid settlement money, but a lack of records and conflicting statements from county officials raise questions about whether the county is using the money to plug holes in...

Utah counties are spending opioid settlement cash on policing. Is that the best use?
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Utah counties are spending opioid settlement cash on policing. Is that the best use?

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER and the Daily Herald.  Firearms, ballistic vests, breathalyzers, police vehicles, wages for law enforcement officers — these are some of the ways counties are using the money they received to combat the opioid crisis. Utah counties have taken a combined...