[Opinion] LETTER: Opioid Settlement Headline Missed the Mark

LETTER: Opioid settlement headline missed the mark

Editor:

Questions Over Wisconsin Spending of Opioid Settlement Money

Under the nationwide legal settlements with major opioid manufacturers and distributors, the state of Wisconsin and its local governments will be receiving a total of $780 million by 2038. Of that total, 30 percent is set aside for the state government while the remainder goes to 71 counties and 16 municipalities. But critically, how has it been allocated and how will it be spent? Wisconsin state law ring-fences what governments can spend the mo…