Why we’re tracking opioid settlement spending

Minnesota communities get millions of dollars from opioid settlements. Where’s the money going?

Cities and counties get the bulk of the $633 million in settlement dollars Minnesota expects to receive in the years ahead. Last year they ramped up spending.

Why we’re tracking opioid settlement spending

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City of Port Angeles to receive $2.5M in opioid settlement funds

BY PEPPER FISHER Port Angeles – As of Monday, July 28, more than 100 local governments in Washington are now eligible to claim their share of $122 million in settlements with Purdue Pharma and eight generic opioid manufacturers. Port Angeles is one of the cities that will benefit from these settlement funds, which are earmarked to be used for programs that combat the opioid epidemic, support first responders, build treatment clinics, and provide…