Crime & Safety
Minnesota's Share Of Opioid Settlement Could Top $300M
Ellison said in a statement that the settlement will bring much-needed relief to communities that have been devastated by the opioid crisis.
July 22, 2021
Minnesota stands to collect more than $300 million under a $26 billion settlement among states and opioid manufacturers and distributors, Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday.
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Ellison said in a statement that the settlement will bring much-needed relief to communities that have been devastated by the opioid crisis.
The attorney general said Minnesota’s share could be as much as $337 million over 18 years, with significant payments frontloaded in the first five years. The spending will be overseen by Minnesota’s Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council.
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