On February 3, 2025, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin toured the Wisconsin Opioid Overdose Response Center at UW-Madison, and hear how the federal funding she secured is helping combat the fentanyl crisis across Wisconsin and speak to members of the media.
On October 7, 2024, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Population Health Sciences Monday Seminar features Rachel Gicquelais, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease on Harm Reduction Tools for the US Overdose Crisis. Dr. Gicquelais is a substance use epidemiologist. Her research is situated in the context […]
On August 30, 2024, ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day, Michelle Haese, DHS Policy Initiatives Advisor, discussed new investments and strategies Wisconsin will use to prevent overdose deaths in our state with a focus on harm reduction services and supports.
On May 10, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Co-Host and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross and Guest Host Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Biden in Wisconsin to Tout Microsoft announcement JFC reworks Evers opioid spending plan JFC co-chairs ignore Evers special […]
On May 10, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Co-Host and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross and Guest Host Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Biden in Wisconsin to Tout Microsoft announcement JFC reworks Evers opioid spending plan JFC co-chairs ignore Evers special […]
On May 7, 2024, the Joint Committee on Finance held a Section 13.10 Meeting on the following> I. Department of Military Affairs Requesting supplement of $2M GPR in fiscal year 2023-24 for division of emergency management; pre-disaster flood resilience II. Department of Transportation Requesting supplement of $6M SEG in fiscal year 2023-24 for driver education […]
Patients across Wisconsin rely on innovative drug therapies for their health and well-being. But, the rising cost of prescription drugs is threatening patient access and squeezing healthcare budgets. It’s also prompted finger-pointing on who is to blame, preventing consensus on how to move forward. On April 30, 2024, Wisconsin Health News hosted a virtual panel […]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has submitted a plan to the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) on how to use $36 million in opioid settlement funds to work to end the state’s opioid epidemic. On April 3, 2024, Attorney General Josh Kaul and DHS Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson answered questions about the plan. *Short segment […]
On November 14, 2023, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 62: assignment of dental benefits under health insurance; Assembly Bill 129: sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty; Assembly Bill 133 / Senate Bill 134: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits; Assembly Bill 207 […]
On November 1, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session followed by a public hearing. Executive Session: Assembly Bill 234: a school psychologist loan program, and making an appropriation Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 271: a grant program for recovery high schools and making an appropriation Assembly Bill 223: maintaining a supply of […]
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Kirsten Johnson received bipartisan approval in a Senate Committee earlier this month. Prior to that, she led the Public Health Department in the city of Milwaukee during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She now leads the state as the Medicaid program unwinds from pandemic enrollment and faces other […]
