Pennsylvania counties face tough choices on spending $2B opioid settlement funds

By Halie Kampman, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Geography, Penn State
Brian King, Professor of Geography, Penn State
Glenn Sterner, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Kentucky
Kristina P. Brant, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State
Maya Weinberg, Graduate Student in the Education, Development, and Community Engagement Program, Penn State

Local governments have a lot of freedom on how to spend the funds, but there’s also confusion and a feeling of moral responsibility to spend wisely after so many lives have been lost.

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