Central Virginia Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. (CVCCEF) has been awarded a $240,000 grant from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.
Jahd Khalil reports
The 11 members of the Opioid Abatement Authority’s board would be required to be drawn from medical professionals, law enforcement, the addiction and recovery community, and legislative staff. The fund the authority oversees would allocate 15% of the funds to localities, 15% to state agencies, and 35% to regional efforts. The remaining 35% would be unrestricted.
The bill, introduced by Majority Leader Charniele Herring, was drafted with the help of the Attorney General’s office.
Virginia has already won $13 million from the controversial consultants McKinsey. Other lawsuits remain pending, but could be substantial. In other states settlements have been in the billions of dollars.