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A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap

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At a December 2022 meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided to use $63,000 of opioid settlement funds to help cover a budget shortfall. Since settlement payments will arrive annually till 2038, they plan to use it as an ongoing revenue source. (KFF/Screengrab of Dec. 13, 2022, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting)
At a December 2022 meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided to use $63,000 of opioid settlement funds to help cover a budget shortfall. Since settlement payments will arrive annually till 2038, they plan to use it as an ongoing revenue source. (KFF/Screengrab of Dec. 13, 2022, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting)

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