What spending reports can’t tell us about the opioid settlement

What spending reports can’t tell us about the opioid settlement

Doña Ana County's special project manager responds to a recent state auditor report that found more than three years after New Mexico counties and towns received the first installments of a nearly $1 billion opioid settlement fund, almost half of them had failed to report any spending, as of July of 2025.(Douglas Sacha/Getty Images) The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor’s recent report on opioid settlement spending raises important question…