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Minnesota’s $296 million opioid settlement will start arriving soon
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Opioid settlement subsequent steps
As a part of Minnesota’s share of an enormous opioid settlement, lawmakers will nonetheless must determine how one can spend almost $300 million.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota’s share of the nationwide settlement in opposition to opioid corporations – reached after a years-long authorized combat as overdose deaths elevated – will begin flowing in July, state officers mentioned.
Minnesota stands to get an estimated $296 million from lawsuits in opposition to a handful of corporations. Below a 75% to 25% framework permitted by the Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz in Could, counties and bigger cities will break up $222 million for therapy applications and prevention efforts, whereas the state will get the remainder.
“With this new legislation, we’re ensuring these {dollars} go the place the ache is,” Lawyer Normal Keith Ellison, a Democrat, informed reporters.
Ellison, Gov. Tim Walz, lawmakers in each political events and opioid therapy advocates gathered within the state Capitol for a Tuesday afternoon celebration of the month-old settlement framework.
The cash from three opioid distributors and producer Johnson & Johnson will arrive over the following 18 years. Extra is probably going from drugmakers Perdue Prescribed drugs and Mallinckrodt, although the 2 corporations’ chapter proceedings aren’t finalized, Assistant Lawyer Normal Eric Maloney mentioned.
State officers mentioned they agreed to push 75% of the settlement proceeds to cities and counties as a result of native well being departments would know greatest how one can spend it. The state has arrange a collection of rules on spending.
Greater than 5,000 Minnesotans have died from overdoses for the reason that yr 2000, together with a report 678 folks in 2020, in keeping with state knowledge. The Minnesota Division of Well being has not made 2021’s numbers public, however two stakeholders mentioned at Tuesday’s information convention that they might present one more improve.
“This will probably be a long time to come back to scrub this up,” mentioned Lexi Reed Holtum, the state’s opioid response director. Reed Holtum turned concerned in activism in 2011 after the overdose demise of her fiancé, Steve Rummler. “Whereas $300 million seems like some huge cash, it isn’t. It’s nowhere close to sufficient.”
The difficulty has touched the Legislature, the place two lawmakers have had youngsters die from overdoses. One was the daughter of state Sen. Chris Eaton, who mentioned she was grateful that each one sides agreed to the framework.
“The one remorse I’ve about this settlement is that no person went to jail,” mentioned Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Heart. “I do have a little bit bitterness towards the opioid producers and distributors, however I’m so grateful for the way in which Minnesota has stepped up.”
After state officers got here up with the 75% to 25% framework final fall, 230 municipalities signed onto the settlement to maximise Minnesota’s settlement {dollars}.
Ellison acknowledged criticism that states like Minnesota ought to’ve held out for extra.
“Everytime you settle a case, you don’t get each single factor you ever needed. That’s the essence of compromise,” he mentioned. “What we get is assets sooner moderately than later. What they [the opioid companies] obtained is finality, and that’s what they needed, to verify the litigation was over.”
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#Top10WxDay for Labor Day, final day of Minnesota State Fair
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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans planning a Labor Day cookout or a last-minute visit to the Minnesota State Fair are in luck: Monday is a #Top10WxDay.
With highs in the mid-70s, sunshine and a light wind, it will be a beautiful day across the state.
Dry and comfortable weather will continue through midweek, though temperatures will climb a bit each day before topping out in the lower 80s on Wednesday.
There is a chance of rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, then a shot of real fall-like air arrives. Highs will collapse to the upper 60s by Friday and stay there through the weekend.
Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago Sky 79-74
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Angel Reese became the WNBA’s single-season rebounding leader with eight games left on Sunday in the Chicago Sky’s 79-74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, who got 22 points from Courtney Williams.
Reese finished with 17 points and 19 rebounds for her 24th double-double, a league rookie record. She has 418 rebounds for an average of 13.1 per game, with her total surpassing Sylvia Fowles’ record of 404 in 2018. The 6-foot-3 Reese also broke the record for offensive rebounds with 165, passing Yolanda Griffiths (162 in 2001).
Reese and A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces are the only players in the league with at least four games of 15-plus points and 15-plus rebounds this season.
Williams tied a season high in scoring for the Lynx. Kayla McBride added 17 points and Napheesa Collier scored 15 for Minnesota (24-9).
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The Lynx, who had their six-game win streak snapped Friday with a 94-76 loss to Dallas, are a league-best 8-1 since the Olympic break.
Chicago (11-21) lost its sixth straight. The Sky’s lead over Atlanta for the final playoff spot fell to one-half game with the Dream set to play at the Los Angeles Sparks Sunday night.
Kamilla Cardoso led the Sky with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and had nine rebounds. Michaela Onyenwere scored 15 points.
Collier and Williams each scored four points in a 14-4 opening run and Minnesota never trailed.
The Sky went on an 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter and tied it at 62-all when Diamond DeShields made a driving layup with 7:41 to play. Williams answered with back-to-back pull-up jumpers 24 seconds apart to put the Lynx in front for good.
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Tim Walz makes appearance at Minnesota State Fair
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