As states across the country are loosening their laws on marijuana, momentum is growing in Wisconsin to legalize the drug for medical purposes. Assembly Republicans unveiled legislation this month that would allow residents with chronic diseases to access the drug from state-run dispensaries. But Senate Republicans have been less receptive to the concept, and Democrats are pushing […]

Kirsten Johnson has led the Department of Health Services for nearly a year. Before that she was the head of the Milwaukee Health Department and she also oversaw the Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department. At a Wisconsin Health News Newsmaker Event in Madison on Feb. 13, Johnson will outline her priorities at DHS, provide an […]