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Documentary on New York City’s 1970s Fiscal Crisis Wins Film Prize

A documentary about the city’s fiscal crisis of the 1970s, co-directed by the son of one of its saviors, wins the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.

By Sam Roberts

Compensation for Damages (Law) Drug Abuse and Traffic Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Local Government Medicine and Health Opioids and Opiates States (US) Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Opioid Settlement Money Is Being Spent on Police Cars and Overtime

As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.

By Jan Hoffman

Compensation for Damages (Law) Drug Abuse and Traffic Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Local Government Medicine and Health Opioids and Opiates States (US) Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement?

As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.

By Jan Hoffman

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Police Raid Kansas Newspaper Office

The search of the Marion County Record led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.

By Steven Lee Myers and Benjamin Mullin