Opioid settlement funding, New SCOTUS term

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Syringes of the opioid painkiller fentanyl
This Friday, June 1, 2018, photo, shows syringes of the opioid painkiller fentanyl in an inpatient pharmacy. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo

We hear multiple perspectives on what Wisconsin should do with its share of opioid settlement funds. Then, a law and politics professor helps us preview the cases on the docket for the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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    Lawmakers in the state legislature recently approved a plan to spend Wisconsin’s share of opioid settlement funds. We hear from a lawmaker who worked on the plan, the head of an advocacy group fighting against addiction and an expert on the public health response to opioid crisis.

Episode Credits

  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Mark Born Guest
  • Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar Guest
  • Tracy Burtis Guest