Numerous states and 4,000 local governmental entities will share in a historic $26 billion agreement with businesses tied to the opioid epidemic that claimed countless lives over the last decades.
But El Paso County might not receive as much money as it could have, because county commissioners decided not to join the case, although opioid overdose deaths here have steadily risen over the years.
In a news release, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced July 21 the agreement was reached with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, the nationâs three major pharmaceutical distributors, and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids. The agreement would resolve investigations and litigation over the companiesâ roles in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic, the release said. The agreement also requires significant industry changes that will help prevent this type of crisis from ever happening again. A bipartisan group of attorneys general fro
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser posts record-setting quarterly fundraising totals
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser posts record-setting quarterly fundraising totals
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Jul 8, 2021
Stay Nervous. Stay Vigilant.
That s the advice Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has concerning some of the legal issues facing us today. On this episode Phil cuts through the noise and explains what s at stake with reproductive and voting rights on the federal level. Phil also talks about how he helped steer millions of dollars from the United Health Care Group to help Coloradans. And oh yeah, what s up with that Direct TV/Altitude sports blackout?
Polis signs wave of criminal justice bills
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