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title: State of the States, March 29
description: Purdue Pharma announcing a $270 million settlement with Oklahoma over the marketing of opioids and their role in the opioid epidemic.
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# [State of the States, March 29](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-march-29-2019)

 Written by [Danielle Jaffee](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/author/danielle-jaffee) | Apr 1, 2019 12:00:00 PM

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, **State of the States**, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

**This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:**

- Purdue Pharma announcing $270M settlement with Oklahoma
- Kentucky Governor signing electronic prescribing bill
- Minnesota considering an increased registration fee regarding opioids

<https://www.iwpharmacy.com/hubfs/Legislative%20Wrap%20Up%2003.29.19.pdf>

This edition also includes updates in states like Oklahoma, Florida, and Missouri. 

Stay connected to all relevant information in workers' compensation and pharmacy by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. For last week's wrap-up, please click [here](https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/state-of-the-states-march-22-2019). 

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