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Racial equity group focused on opioid settlement funds feels silenced by state

Racial equity group focused on opioid settlement funds feels silenced by state
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Michigan disbands racial equity group as tension mounts of opioid settlement money

An advisory group formed to help Michigan tackle high rates of opioid overdoses in communities of color has been disbanded by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration.

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Michigan Disbands Racial Equity Group as Tension Mounts Over Opioid Settlement Money

An advisory group formed to help Michigan tackle high rates of opioid overdoses in communities of color has been disbanded by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, leading to hard feelings.

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Michigan disbands racial equity group as tension mounts over opioid settlement money

An advisory group formed to help Michigan tackle high rates of opioid overdoses in communities of color has been disbanded by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, leading to hard feelings among some members who say their work is being buried.

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Michigan disbands racial equity group as tension mounts over opioid money

The state spent $148,000 on a racial equity group to offer advice on how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. But after issuing recommendations, the group said it was ‘silenced.’

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