TFC News Brief – 12/7/17

  • At least one lawmaker is questioning why state agencies are not requesting more money to combat the opioids crisis after a recent report showed a 35% increase in deaths caused by opioid overdoses.
  • A bill advanced in the Senate that would send state prisoners to county jails for the final two years of their sentence.
  • The Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to work with federal officials on a pilot program that would allow the Gulf states to manage the red snapper fishery under federal guidelines.