The Impact of Opioid Settlements in Wisconsin

I'm Dan Schaefer, let's re-combodulate.

In the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, so many issues are on the line, from reproductive

rights to redistricting to even just basic checks and balances.

For right-wing candidate Brad Schimmel, though, one issue deserves more scrutiny, and that's

his record on opioid settlements.

Here in Wisconsin, it seems like we all know someone who has been directly affected by the

devastating opioid addiction epidemic.

As Wisconsin's Attorney General, Schimmel refused to join multi-state lawsuits taking

on opioid manufacturers.

We now know these settlements are having a major impact, as new research shows that overdose

deaths are declining significantly in Wisconsin because of funding from these settlements.

You have to wonder if things might be unfolding differently, had Schimmel been re-elected

in 2018.

His lack of action and indifference to accountability on this issue should be seen as a real problem

as he seeks a seat on the state's highest court.

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