A sobering trend: Alcohol deaths up sharply in Wisconsin
Jan. 26, 2022
Alcohol-induced deaths rose nearly 25% in Wisconsin in 2020, the biggest one-year increase in at least two decades.
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Alcohol-induced deaths rose nearly 25% in Wisconsin in 2020, the biggest one-year increase in at least two decades.
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Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Wisconsin State Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state representatives.
A new poll question asking readers what they believe should be the top government and election priority for 2022 is available to be used by WNA members.
WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as recent local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here for their own dashboard.
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