Drug distributors, opioid maker reach deal with governments in historic lawsuit

John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Not all opioid lawsuit settlement funds go to intervention, treatment and long-term recovery programs. USA TODAY A key drug maker and multiple distributors facing a historic opioid lawsuit reached a landmark settlement Monday with two Ohio counties suing makers and distributors of the highly addictive painkillers. The tentative settlement came hours before…

KY Education Association’s political arm gives $100K to pro-Beshear super PAC

BY KEVIN WHEATLEY Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Kentucky Education Association’s political action committee has given another six-figure contribution to a Democratic super PAC supporting Attorney General Andy Beshear’s bid to unseat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. Kentucky Family Values received $100,000 from the Kentucky Educators PAC on Sept. 18, according to…