Walker requests special session on opioid abuse

Gov. Scott Walker today requested a special session of the Legislature to pass several bills addressing opioid abuse, calling the issue a “public health crisis.” The announcement follows today’s release of a report from the co-chairs of the Governor’s Task

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LFB ups tax collection projections by $454.6 million

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau gave the budget a boost today, both in how much money the Capitol will have to play with in 2017-19 and the state’s ending balance for 2015-17. In November, the Walker administration had projected nearly $1.4 billion in revenue growth for 2017-19. But LFB today upped

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Walker requests special session on opioid abuse

Gov. Scott Walker today requested a special session of the Legislature to pass several bills addressing opioid abuse, calling the issue a “public health crisis.” The announcement follows today’s release of a report from the co-chairs of the Governor’s Task Force on Opioid Abuse, recommending action from both the Legislature

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