SHARE PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -- After years of litigation, $26 billion could be on the way to help state and local governments nationwide struggling with the opioid epidemic. It's a proposed settlement Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office called "historic.' What You Need To Know State and local governments are mulling a proposed $26 billion settlement against opioid manufacturers Fourteen states are involved in agreement, including Florida, California, and New York Head of Pasco-based Alliance for Healthy Communities says any money that comes to that county to be spent on prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts "Critical mass" of participants need to sign on for deal to be ratified