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The State of Michigan has allocated approximately $887 million to local governments as part of a 2021 national settlement with manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications accused of downplaying the risks of prescription painkillers. Cass County has been awarded $2.4 million of those funds, and has created an advisory committee to help decide how to spend their portion.