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On this West Virginia Morning, as one of the hardest hit states in the country’s opioid crisis, communities across West Virginia have started spending their portion of the roughly $1 billion in settlements from pharmaceutical companies and distributors. Schuyler Mitchell, assistant news director at nonprofit newsroom Mother Jones, reported last month on the use of the funds to purchase automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, from companies like Flock. She spoke to Chris Schulz about her findings.
Also, State Treasurer Larry Pack has responded to a Mingo County lawsuit over the expansion of the Hope Scholarship program.
And, West Virginia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy to become the sixth state chosen for a nuclear energy opportunity that could bring thousands of new jobs.
Finally, data centers and the energy to run them have been in the news a lot lately. Last year, the West Virginia Legislature passed the Power Generation and Consumption Act, also known as House Bill 2014, to encourage their development.
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Maria Young produced this episode.
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