W.Va. AG shifts future opioid funds from foundation to state, local control

WV to redirect First Foundation’s opioid fund share to state, local governments • West Virginia Watch

Board members and staff for the West Virginia First Foundation pose for a photo at its quarterly board meeting on June 18, 2026. Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced this week that the nonprofit would not receive its share of future opioid settlement funds. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia First Foundation)The West Virginia First Foundation will no longer receive funds from the state’s opioid settlements, according to a Tuesday news rele…

W.Va. Attorney General shifts future opioid funds from foundation to state, local control

CHARLESTON - More than four years after state, county and city leaders agreed to create a private non-profit foundation to distribute millions of dollars in opioid settlement dollars, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a change in how future…

W.Va. AG shifts future opioid funds from foundation to state, local control

CHARLESTON – More than four years after state, county and city leaders agreed to create a private nonprofit foundation to distribute millions of dollars in opioid settlement dollars, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a change in how future settlement dollars are distributed. In a press release Tuesday afternoon, McCuskey announced he was moving […]

Attorney General McCuskey to Increase State and Local Government Share of Future Opioid-Related Settlements - West Virginia Daily News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced action to dramatically increase the share of future opioid-related settlements that will go directly to the State and local governments, allowing communities most impacted by the opioid crisis to decide how those funds should be used. The distribution of funds from prior settlements is governed by the “West Virginia First Memorandum of Understanding,” which directed …