Group deciding how to distribute millions in Ohio opioid settlement money again accused of violating state open-meetings law

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Members of the OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board listen as Gov. Mike DeWine (upper left) speaks during the board's first meeting in Columbus in May 2022. The nonprofit Harm Reduction Ohio claims that a OneOhio search committee violated state open-meetings law as it searched for candidates to become OneOhio's executive director. (Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com)

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A non-profit tasked with deciding how to distribute more than $400 million in Ohio opioid settlement money is accused of flouting a court order by holding closed-door meetings to search for a new executive director, according to a new court filing.

It’s the latest controversy over whether the OneOhio Recovery Foundation is required to follow state open-meetings and open-records law.

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