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JFC approves positions for Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center expansion, after objecting in February

JFC approves positions for Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center expansion, after objecting in February

by | Jul 18, 2024 | , , | 0 |

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee this week signed off on a Department of Health Services’ plan for about 124 full-time positions to staff an expansion of the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, after lifting an objection to the proposal raised in February.
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Legislative Council: Budget committee can release western Wisconsin health dollars, with legal risk

Legislative Council: Budget committee can release western Wisconsin health dollars, with legal risk

by | Jun 11, 2024 | , | 0 |

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee can release dollars to help western Wisconsin respond to healthcare facility closures, “although doing so may involve some legal risk,” according to a recent memo from legislative attorneys. 
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Meningitis vaccine requirement takes effect after suspension expires 

Meningitis vaccine requirement takes effect after suspension expires 

by | May 21, 2024 | , , | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is moving again to implement a meningitis vaccine requirement for students entering the seventh grade, after a suspension placed on it by Republican lawmakers expired. Students also need a booster dose when they enter 12th grade. 
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Lawmakers will consider plans for opioid settlement dollars, oral health workforce

Lawmakers will consider plans for opioid settlement dollars, oral health workforce

by | May 7, 2024 | , | 0 |

The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee will meet Tuesday to consider how to allocate $36 million in opioid settlement funds in the state’s next fiscal year, after putting the brakes on a proposal from Gov. Tony Evers’ administration. 
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