Black Box: Chapter Five

In a series of frantic developments at the end of the 2026 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers abruptly changed the process for spending the state's opioid settlement funds. Public health officials and advocates who had spent years pushing for the money to be spent wisely are frustrated and concerned as more settlement money gets spent across the state.  If you like this series, become a member today. Help power the deep reporting our state deserves. https://donate.mississippitoday.org/