Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com Legislation spearheaded by State Rep. John Nygren offers example of lawmakers delivering results for Wisconsin communities [Madison, Wis.] – In case you missed it, on Monday Gov. Scott Walker signed into law 11 bills that are part of the bipartisan H.O.P.E. agenda to help address Wisconsin’s opioid epidemic. The legislation shows how the leadership of Gov. Walker, State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, and others is delivering results for Wisconsin communities. You can read WBAY Green Bay TV’s coverage here, or find excerpts below: New H.O.P.E. laws create recovery charter school, more rural addiction centers Brittany Schmidt WBAY TV July 17,

MADISON, Wis. – With increasing frequency, law enforcement officers are exposed to potentially-dangerous unidentified powders. Recently, a police officer in Ohio overdosed on fentanyl after brushing the substance off his uniform, and last weekend, a Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputy administered Narcan® to a Menasha officer who was showing signs of a fentanyl overdose after leaving the scene of a suspected drug overdose. To assist law enforcement in quickly identifying unknown powders, Attorney General Brad Schimel has directed the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory (WSCL) Bureau to permit law enforcement officers to perform their own field tests at the WSCL, instead of

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 ONALASKA – Governor Scott Walker signed four special session bills into law today that are part of the Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) agenda passed by the Wisconsin legislature during a special session. The bills relate to law enforcement measures to combat opioid abuse in Wisconsin. “My thanks to the legislative leaders and members of the Task Force on Opioid Abuse for their work on this legislation, and, of course, the law enforcement officers here today and all throughout Wisconsin who work to end opioid abuse and overdose in our state,” Governor Walker said. “In January,