STAFF REPORT
Glasgow News 1
The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy has postponed a planned report and press call on the use of opioid settlement funds. The event, originally scheduled for Thursday, June 25, has been moved to Tuesday, June 30 at 10 a.m., according to the organization. The upcoming report will provide the most comprehensive look yet at how the settlement money connected to the overdose crisis has been spent, according to KyPolicy. The funds are intended to serve as restitution for lives lost and communities harmed by opioid overdoses.
Local governments and oversight committees are charged with deciding how to allocate the money among prevention, treatment, recovery and related services. In Glasgow, officials finalized members of a new opioid abatement fund committee on June 16 to help guide local spending decisions. That committee and others like it across the state may look to KyPolicy’s findings as they evaluate current projects and consider new proposals. The report’s delay gives local leaders and advocates more time to prepare questions and review how settlement dollars are currently being used in their communities.
The report will also include recommendations for how the money should be used in the future. Those recommendations are expected to focus on making sure the settlement dollars address addiction, treatment and recovery in ways that have a measurable impact. Opioid abatement funds have become a critical resource for Kentucky communities working to respond to the ongoing overdose crisis.
It also underscores growing public interest in transparency and accountability around opioid settlement spending. KyPolicy’s analysis is expected to add data and context to that discussion. Local officials will likely weigh how closely to align their own plans with the upcoming recommendations.
Key Facts
– KyPolicy has postponed its opioid settlement funds report and press call
– The event was originally scheduled for Thursday, June 25
– It is now set for Tuesday, June 30 at 10 a.m.
– The report focuses on how opioid settlement money tied to the overdose crisis has been spent
– KyPolicy says it will offer recommendations for how the restitution funds should be used in the future
– The findings could inform local decisions, including work by Glasgow’s opioid abatement fund committee finalized June 16
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