Emily Bader

1 week ago | themainemonitor.org | Emily Bader

The counties and municipalities that receive a direct share of the settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers have spent less than half of the money paid out so far, a Maine Monitor survey found. Since payments began three years ago, the counties and municipalities have received about $20.3 million out of the $66.4 million they’re set to receive by 2038.

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Emily Bader

A bill that would boost transparency of how Maine’s opioid settlement funds are being spent advanced out of committee last month. Lawmakers on the health and human services committee unanimously voted in favor of L.D. 110, An Act to Require Reporting on the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds by Certain Municipalities and County Governments.

1 month ago | themainemonitor.org | Emily Bader

A bill that would boost transparency of how Maine’s opioid settlement funds are being spent advanced out of committee last month. Lawmakers on the health and human services committee unanimously voted in favor of L.D. 110, An Act to Require Reporting on the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds by Certain Municipalities and County Governments.

1 month ago | cadillacnews.com | Emily Bader

Hallowell, ME (The Maine Monitor)The federal government has funded more than a billion dollars in biomedical and public health research at Maine institutions over the past 10 years, supporting research on everything from cancer and addiction to muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer's disease. The vast majority of that funding comes from the National Institutes of Health, the 138-year-old Bethesda, Maryland-based agency and one of the largest biomedical research institutions in the world.

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Emily Bader

Hallowell, ME (The Maine Monitor)The federal government has funded more than a billion dollars in biomedical and public health research at Maine institutions over the past 10 years, supporting research on everything from cancer and addiction to muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer's disease. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.