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Josh Kaul on allotting Wisconsin's opioid settlement money

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 24, 2024

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul explains how an outlay of $36 million awarded in an opioid settlement will be used, as the state is set to receive over $750 million through 2038 through the deal.

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