Pueblo County joins national lawsuit against opioid makers
PUEBLO – Pueblo County commissioners have entered a national lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
The Pueblo Chieftain reported Monday that the county has been one of the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic in Colorado. It joins local governments from across the state and country in the lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies, arguing the overprescribing of opioid prescription drugs contributed to thousands of heroin overdose deaths and other damages from those who prescribed drug.
Reports indicate that Pueblo County has the second highest death rate from fatal drug overdoses per 100,000 people in the state, and county officials say joining the lawsuit is just one step to stop the epidemic.
The major federal suit will be heard in a federal court in Ohio.
Colorado Springs D-11 board member running for state House seat
Eric Young
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Updated 1 day ago
A Colorado Springs District 11 board member has thrown their hat into the ring for a seat in the state House of Representatives. A candidate affidavit and committee registration form for Jill Haffley, vice president of D-11’s Board of Education,...
Heading into holidays, shoplifting on the rise in Colorado, study says
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
mark.samuelson@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
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Colorado fights federal campaign to stop SNAP from going to illegal aliens, certain noncitizens
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 47 minutes ago
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Campaign finance complaints add up for Bennet campaign
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
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Colorado Supreme Court to examine whether corporations can be liable for ‘felonious killing’
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
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Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, 45, killed in car accident
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
State Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, was killed in a car accident Wednesday evening on Interstate 25. The accident took place near the intersection of I-25 and Dry Creek Avenue in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Officers were...
Auditors, Denver City Council mince words regarding spending policy
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
Denver’s councilmembers continue to give city funds to local organizations using a process lacking clarity and accountability, weakened by inconsistent terminology and legal opinions around donations, sponsorships and grants, according to city auditors. City Council officials countered that no definitions...
Colorado’s Michael Bennet rode outrage over last government shutdown to presidential bid | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Only weeks after the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history ended with congressional Democrats’ demands to restore health care funding previously cut by Republicans left dangling, the high-stakes standoff that dominated political news for 43 days has already receded...
Panel member ejected from one judge’s discipline case, as second judge challenges protocols in his proceeding
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 hours ago
One member of a panel adjudicating the misconduct allegations against a county court judge has been replaced due to her alleged non-responsiveness, at the same time a different county court judge is objecting to the intended protocols in his own...
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