Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
The tattoos on Billie Stafford's hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him in April.
Attorneys: OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement
Attorneys representing some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.
Program supports pregnant women facing addiction
A new pilot program in southern Wisconsin is offering help for women who are pregnant and are dealing with substance abuse.
Opioid prescriptions drop across state, overdose deaths rise (UPDATE)
State records show that opioid overdose deaths continue to rise in Wisconsin despite fewer opioids being dispensed.
Walker quickly signs bill aimed at fentanyl analogs
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill aimed at deadly opioids known as fentanyl analogs.
Sessions: Drug overdoses ‘top lethal issue’ in the US
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is calling the epidemic of drug overdose deaths "the top lethal issue" in the U.S. and urging everyone "create and foster a culture that's hostile to drug use."
Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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