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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Sunday November 24, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Department of Labor Awards Wisconsin $4.3M in Funding to Support Employment, Training Services in Communities Affected by Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $4.3 million in grant funding to Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development to assist people affected by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose. Opioid-related deaths and emergency room hospitalizations rose more than 18 percent between 2020 and 2022  more