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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 received millions to battle the opioid epidemic. Many haven’t spent a dime
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Utah counties received millions to battle the opioid epidemic. Many haven’t spent a dime

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER, The Standard-Examiner and St. George News.  The opioid epidemic has had a profound toll on social worker Mindy Vincent. First, she buried her sister, who died from an opioid overdose in 2014. During the next decade, over 40 of her clients...