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The city is moving forward with a new ordinance that would make it a crime to recklessly expose children or dependent adults to dangerous drugs like fentanyl. City Council held a second reading of ...
Hoping to bolster the proposal, the Spokane Valley City Council tabled a vote Tuesday that could add fentanyl to the crime of ...
The ordinance follows other recent action under the $37.5 million-funded Breaking the Cycle plan from Mayor Lurie to tackle issues impacting the city, including the Fentanyl State of Emergency ...
Spokane County recorded more than 350 overdose deaths last year, with 78% involving fentanyl, but fentanyl-related deaths surged by over 19,000% from 2018 to 2023.
You know, I applaud Mayor Avula, who actually sponsored the ordinance and city council for passing it, but this is what. We need we need it in Richmond, we need it in Virginia.
Grundy County was the first of several dozen counties in Illinois that defied the state by enacting a non-sanctuary ordinance. This comes after an influx of over 51,000 immigrants were bussed to ...
Lurie’s fentanyl ordinance is an encouraging step, but only stemming the flow of cheap and readily available drugs will allow San Francisco and her people to recover. On this, there should be ...
The Mayor's Office said the state of emergency ordinance will allow the city to lease out the space more quickly and expedite the center's opening. It's expected to open in April with 16 beds and ...
The measure, dubbed the Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance, marks Lurie’s first big step in fulfilling a campaign promise to visibly reduce homeless encampments and open-air drug use within ...
On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed Mayor Daniel Lurie’s long-promised fentanyl ordinance. The mayor’s first piece of legislation gives him more power in doling out contracts to address the ...
"The Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance gives us the tools to treat this crisis with the urgency it demands. And with our partners on the board, that's exactly what we will do." ...
San Francisco city leaders on Tuesday will consider an ordinance introduced by Mayor Daniel Lurie that would declare a state of emergency over the city’s fentanyl crisis. Kris Sanchez reports.