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Representative Tim Burchett Introduces Bill That Would Increase Criminal Penalties for Illegal Fentanyl Trafficking

May 18, 2023May 17, 2023 Kaitlin Housler

Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) recently reintroduced legislation that would increase criminal penalties for trafficking illegal fentanyl in the United States.

Pennsylvania Rated Third for Drug Overdose Deaths Nationally

May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 The Center Square

Drug overdose deaths were at a record-high in America in 2021, surpassing 2020’s by 15%.

Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 107,622 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2021, with the majority of those deaths connected to synthetic opioids.

Arizona Sees Uptick in Drug Overdose Deaths

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 The Center Square

Arizona saw an uptick in drug overdose deaths in the 12-month period from December 2020 to December 2021.

The state saw a 4.39% increase in drug overdose deaths in that span; the increase was below the 15% national increase, according to a new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Midwestern States Endure Steep Rise in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2021

May 15, 2022May 14, 2022 The Center Square

U.S. drug overdoses increased 15% between December 2020 and December 2021, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

The two-year jump established new records for overdose deaths over previous years.

In West Virginia, the Enhanced Child Tax Credit’s Lapse Cuts Deep

January 6, 2022January 5, 2022 Admin

As millions of families across the country grapple with the fact that the expanded child tax credit could lapse for months, if not permanently, those in few states stand to hurt more than those in West Virginia.

The monthly credit, amounting to as much as $300 per child, has been a lifeline to many across the state, which ranks 49th out of 50 in average income. The expansion, adopted in March as part of the coronavirus relief package, has especially helped those earning the lowest, many of whom were once partially or completely excluded from receiving it because their incomes were too low to qualify.

West Virginia had already struggled as coal mining declined and drug overdose deaths rose, but after being decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession that resulted and subsequent inflation as the state recovered, residents said that the expanded payments provided a sense of financial security when so much seemed uncertain.