Michigan’s state and local governments are set to receive around $800 million of that multi-state settlement. But Nesselsays she’s concerned about how long it will take lawmakers to spend it.
“You guys are supposed to be serving the communities that you represent, and you’re not helping them by not appropriating this money. And I think they’re getting the message, so I’m hopeful that they’re not going to sit on these dollars. They’re going to start coming in next month.”
During Nessel’s visit, she told providers lawmakers still haven’t spent millions of dollars from a years-old opioid settlement. That one related to a consulting company that worked with Purdue Pharma.
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