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After a long wait, the city council is getting answers on how the city will spend opioid restitution funds. -
Officials warn against using funds for basic services. -
Payments will go to every state in the nation after state AGs sign on to settlement.
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Judge Fletcher-Hill offered the city a retrial or lower payout. -
The nonbinding suggestions will help localities reduce issues with addiction. -
Baltimore's City Council President Zeke Cohen joins Midday for monthly updates on the happenings in City Hall. -
The news comes as the Trump administration plans to cut grants for Naloxone. -
The grant money comes from settlements with opioid companies. -
The initial funds will go to setting up a governance structure for the money. -
The legislation plans to increase oversight over the massive windfall the state is getting from drug companies.
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