Tag: Opiate

Bloom ‘very worried’ about bureaucracy in opiate fund distribution

Jun. 12—MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom on Wednesday said he believes the “Expert Panel Policy ” recently released by the West Virginia First Foundation is unrealistic and a troubling early sign of unnecessary bureaucracy from the body tasked with distributing the state’s opiate settlement dollars. Bloom has led the West Virginia First Foundation […]

Board selection opens Region 4 seat on opiate settlement foundation

Mar. 15—MORGANTOWN — Thursday’s announcement that Jonathan Board has been selected as executive director of the West Virginia First Foundation leaves Region 4 without a representative on the 11-member body tasked with distributing hundreds of millions in opiate settlement dollars statewide. Board was selected to be Region 4’s representative back in July. Now, Monongalia County […]