10/29/18 – 10:17 P.M.
The two candidates for state treasurer met for a public forum on Monday. Robert Richardson is running as a Democrat and Robert Sprague is the Republican in the race. Richardson said that he wants to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for the opioid epidemic…
Richardson said that this will put pharmaceutical dealings in a more public light. Sprague disagreed saying that the state could benefit from social impact bonds.
Sprague said that this will force private companies to take part in trying to fix the opioid epidemic. He said it would also save the state money.
Sprague added that he didn’t think holding big pharmaceutical companies is part of the job for the state treasurer.
Richardson disagreed saying that Ohioans deserve to know how money is used in their state.
Richardson added that there are more powers to the state treasurers office than just being a fiduciary.
You can catch the full forum from UFTV below.