Vague language in the state's framework for spending its opioid settlement money leaves the door wide open for law enforcement spending. Boulder County used a sliver of its funds to expand its phone-hacking capabilities, tools local officials say are critical for combatting drug trafficking. Critics point to abuses nationally and globally, and say the technology is an unchecked expansion of police power.
Boulder County used a sliver of its opioid settlement funds to expand its phone-hacking capabilities, tools local officials say are critical for combatting drug trafficking.