A newly formed special committee of the Braintree Town Council is using the MMA’s report on the ongoing opioid epidemic as a roadmap for action, with a particular focus on...
...opioid prescriptions were 10 years ago. “Unfortunately, most of the government and media commentary and response has been treating the opioid crisis like it’s an anomaly, and we will be...
...by unfunded mandates on municipalities. The proposed settlement agreement and links to the amended permits are posted to the Federal Register at bit.ly/MS4settlement. Public comments were accepted through Jan. 27....
...cash. The proposed language would clarify how the receipts in special funds can be spent: if the receipt is for one specific purpose, such as opioid settlement funds, a municipal...
...provide two human beings is appalling,” she concluded. Opioids are a leading killer Potee pointed out that the United States prescribes more opioids than any other country in the world,...
MMA Executive Director Geoff Beckwith has been named to a national task force on heroin and opioid abuse, continuing the MMA’s efforts to provide leadership on a crisis that is...
On March 14, Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation aimed at providing education, prevention and treatment options to combat the growing opioid abuse epidemic in Massachusetts. The legislation, passed unanimously...
On Dec. 12, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection released a draft second amendment to the Final Massachusetts Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan. Massachusetts received $75 million of the national...
At its Annual Meeting on Jan. 22 and 23, the MMA released a 16-page report intended to help local officials take action on the escalating opioid abuse epidemic that has...
...“Can This Small Town Lead America in Fighting the Opioid Crisis?” suggested that the work done by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region could...