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Governor Evers visits La Crosse, signs bill into law, does it again in Appleton

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Governor Tony Evers signed a bill in La Crosse Tuesday that will decriminalize the use of xylazine testing strips. In some states fentanyl and xylazines testing strips are illegal due to them being considered as drug paraphernalia. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services between 2020 and 2022, the number of opioid-related deaths in Wisconsin increased by nearly 19%.

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Governor Evers visits La Crosse, signs bill into law, does it again in Appleton

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - Governor Evers in La Crosse, this morning (3/26/24), to sign a bill that he hopes will lower the number of overdose deaths in the state. First News at Nine's Dashal Mentzel was there and has more on Senate Bill 875. Governor Tony Evers signed a bill in La Crosse Tuesday that will decriminalize the use of xylazine testing strips. In some states fentanyl and xylazine testing strips are illegal due to them being consi…

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