Traverse County votes to join multistate opioid settlements, backs state allocation amendment

Feb 23, 2026

The Traverse County Board unanimously authorized county staff to sign on to multistate settlements with distributors and Johnson & Johnson and supported amending Minn. Stat. § 256.043, subd. 3(d) to preserve local allocation flexibility; the board noted a Jan. 2, 2022 participation deadline.

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Traverse County commissioners on Dec. 14 voted unanimously to authorize county staff to execute documents to participate in several multistate settlements with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.

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