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1 October
5:46 pm

Two hundred and thirty eight million dollars is coming into the opioid settlement accounts that the attorney general controls as governor.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (NEWS CENTER Maine)

5:46 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure claimed for Maine's opioid settlement accounts; verifiable against actual settlement records and whether the AG controls these funds.
What we foundThe attorney general does control a share of Maine's opioid settlement funds, but the specific $238 million figure is not confirmed by any source — reported totals range from approximately $230 million to $261 million depending on which settlements are included and when the estimate was made.
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