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A disagreement between Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. and County Judge Gerald Robinson spilled over into the Quorum Court meeting on Monday with both men showing their impatience with the other.
The research team behind a unique program in Ottawa that provides opioid users with housing and a safe supply of legal drugs published results from its first cohort of clients.
It. the one that got the most headlines on monday was the president saying maybe we should look at the death penalty for drug dealers who are moving these drugs into this country. that raised some eyebrows. >> yes. he is serious about this. the core message is the president saying, this riser no holes barred approach. use all tools we have at our disposal to the maximum extent. >> the budget for the opioid program getting positive feedback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> we have a historic bipartisan agreement that allocates $6 billion. we expect this to happen. in terms of other...
Whatever the outcome, you have to represent these people. you have to do things for them. >> and remember the buffalo buyout only works because the buffalo congressman is in the house. so he has to add them up and pitt them against the numbers. if you're in a state, this is not a district. you can't buy them off by saying, we'll throw you a little more money for an opioid program if you're not a rich state that can afford to fund it 100%. which is what rand paul wants. >> that's the guardrail on the other side. >> they're going to have to do that. in order to get this bill passed, they have to...
Whatever the outcome, you have to represent these people. you have to do things for them. >> and remember the buffalo buyout only works because the buffalo congressman is in the house. so he has to add them up and pitt them against the numbers. if you're in a state, this is not a district. you can't buy them off by saying, we'll throw you a little more money for an opioid program if you're not a rich state that can afford to fund it 100%. which is what rand paul wants. >> that's the guardrail on the other side. >> they're going to have to do that. in order to get this bill passed, they have to...