DES MOINES — Fifty-six million dollars in opioid settlement funds will be distributed after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed legislation that outlines how the money will be spent, along with 24 other bills.

After three years of failing to advance legislation, Iowa lawmakers finally agreed on a spending plan for $56 million in national opioid settlement funds, as well as the tens of millions more expected to come to the state over the next decade-plus.

“The opioid crisis continues to impact Iowa families,” Reynolds said in a statement Friday. “I’m thankful the legislature reached an opioid settlement fund agreement this session to immediately distribute $29 million to providers and appropriate ongoing available funds to support early intervention, prevention, treatment and recov

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