GOVERNOR EVERS SLAMS LATEST DELAY BY REPUBLICANS OVER RELEASING FUNDS TO TREAT OPIOID ABUSE IN WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Independent
The funds were awarded as part of agreements that Attorney General Kaul entered into with pharmaceutical companies, settling the state’s legal claims. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) received its first $6 million payment on July 29 to begin using immediately, while the remaining $25 million is expected by the end of the calendar year.