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Indianapolis Star
6 days ago
- Health
- Indianapolis Star
Indiana AG Todd Rokita touts 'monumental victory' in Sackler family, Purdue opioid settlement
Indiana will receive up to $100 million to support addiction recovery programs as part of the largest settlement to date holding suppliers accountable for their role in the opioid crisis, according to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. In all, $7.4 billion will be dispersed to dozens of states and territories across the U.S. The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma were ordered to pay for "aggressive marketing of opioid products" that "fueled the worst drug crisis in U.S. history," Rokita said. Rokita called the settlement a "monumental victory" for Hoosiers. In Marion County, fentanyl kills more people than homicides and car crashes combined. Drug addiction in Indiana: What a grieving mother's story shows us about the fentanyl crisis in Indianapolis In 2020, Purdue Pharma admitted to paying doctors to encourage them to prescribe more opioids and impeding the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's effort to fight the burgeoning epidemic. The settlement also permanently ends the Sackler family's control of Purdue Pharma, according to the Attorney General's office, and prohibits them from participating in the U.S. opioid industry. Indiana's funds will be released over the next 15 years. Most will be dispersed in the first three years. "This is about accountability and justice," said Rokita. A Marion County program that alerts recipients about bad drug batches or overdose spikes can be accessed by texting SOAR to 765-358-7627. If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health or substance abuse problems, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) for help.
Business Insider
13-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Volato Stock (SOAR) Flies 60% Higher on M2i Global Deal
Volato (SOAR) stock flew higher on Thursday after the company announced a merger agreement with M2i Global (MTWO). This agreement will have Volato acquire M2i Global to create a diversified industrial provider for various industries. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Under the terms of the agreement, M2i Global will receive shares representing 90% of SOAR stock, with the remaining 10% belonging to current Volato shareholders. This will also result in a reorganization of the company, including the resignation of CEO Matt Liotta, who will take over as the president of its aviation technology business lines. SOAR stock was up 57.14% in pre-market trading today, following a nearly 4% drop yesterday. The stock is also still down 64.54% year-to-date and 87.04% over the past 12 months. Is Volato Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold? Wall Street's coverage of Volato is thin, but TipRanks' AI analyst, Spark, has that gap covered. Spark rates SOAR stock as Underperform (39) with a $2 price target, representing a potential 7.83% downside for the shares. It cites 'poor financial performance and legal troubles' as reasons for this rating.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Great Rivers United Way grants $500K for mental health programs
ONALASKA, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Great Rivers United Way is giving out its first-ever round of mental health grants to twenty organizations helping those who struggle with mental health. Community impact director Liz Evans says the grants are a way for the community as a whole to work on mental health, which she says is one of the area's top needs. 'We looked at what can great rivers united way do, and we developed this granting program. We have a lot of great organizations that we're going to be able to support at 500,000 dollars a year for the next three years,' says Evans. Couleecap will use their grant to add to their SOAR program, which works with homeless individuals with a mental health diagnosis looking to apply for social security benefits. 'It's helping folks to connect with mental health services, if they're not already. It can really be a benefit to have a case manager that can help walk you through the medical system and mental health systems. Somebody that's alongside you to give you support if you're seeking those services. Just having a support person walking alongside you while you go through that process can be really beneficial,' says Couleecap housing and community services director Becky Koske. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children is also getting a grant. The organization recruits and trains community members to advocate for children who have struggled with abuse and neglect. CASA officials say they will use their grant funds to focus on the mental well being of the children they work with. 'It's going to allow us to retain our staff, to be able to grow our programming in different ways, providing everything from mentorship to court advocacy,' says CASA for Children executive director Anne Gordon. Evans says these grants will create a community of practice for supporting mental well being. 'I'm excited for seeing what we can do at united way to help uplift and increase the capacity for organizations to do their work, setting some goals, and some things we can all do together to better serve our region,' says Evans. Funding for the grants comes from various community donations that were given to United Way. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
‘We can't hide kids:' Sumter County superintendent promises change after student records scandal
Sumter County Schools Superintendent Logan Brown greeted reporters at the door first thing Monday morning and made no secret of his reasoning to call a rare press conference at the small district: a need to show change was coming as he focused on rebuilding trust. 'We can't hide kids,' he said. 'We have to educate them to the highest standard, and that's exactly what we're going to do going forward.' Less than a year into his tenure, Brown accepted responsibility and blame for a scheme made public by a 53-page report released by the Florida Department of Education last week that said for six years, the district falsified student records in order to boost its ratings and funding. The plan centered around a program named SOAR. According to the report, the district moved approximately 200 low-performing students out of classrooms in their zoned school and into virtual classes. The investigation found that in some cases, the district never notified parents. Brown said several staff had been terminated and the administrators involved had left before he took over. He said the district would not have to give any money back. 'This is something that happened in the past, and we want to go forward and focus on the great things that we're doing,' he said. 'The only thing that I can commit to you as the leader of the school district now is that this will never happen again.' Online and in-person Monday, residents celebrated the notes of transparency the district was sounding. Mistrust has run deep in some corners of the county, and the response suggested Brown was moving the district in the right direction. Ironically, three of the four schools involved increased their ratings after SOAR ended and students returned to their normal classrooms. Two of the schools are now A-rated. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Sumter County schools accused of falsifying records of struggling students
Education officials in Sumter County are accused of falsifying records at several schools to boost their numbers. The schools include South Sumter Middle, Webster Elementary, Wildwood Middle High and Wildwood Elementary. Officials said the fallout isn't expected to cost the district funding. They said this program cost the district $400,000, but they won't have to pay a fine or return any money because doing so would hurt students. The controversy is related to a program called SOAR. Low-performing students were moved into the program from 2016 to 2021, sometimes without parents knowing. The students would attend virtual school from a different classroom in their building, and they wouldn't count in the school's report card. The current school superintendent came in after this happened. He confirmed the program is no longer active, and people have been removed from their roles. See more in the video above. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
