Drug companies in opioid crisis donated $27K to Ohio's Ryan
A Democratic congressman who has made his opponentโs questionable record fighting the opioid epidemic a central theme of his campaign for Ohioโs open U.S. Senate seat has accepted campaign donations over the years from drug distributors blamed for key roles in the crisis.
Vance's anti-drug charity enlisted doctor echoing Big Pharma
When bestselling author JD Vance founded โOur Ohio Renewalโ a day after the 2016 presidential election, he promoted the charity as a vehicle for helping solve the scourge of opioid addiction heโd lamented in his memoir, โHillbilly Elegy.โ.
Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season
More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.