Absentee @GOP AG Schimel ducks opioid fight, #Wisconsin counties step in
Wisconsin really has a deep horrible drug problem and Republicans mainly sit on their hands.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Absentee Schimel ducks opioid fight, counties step in
https://thepoliticalenvironment.blogspot.com/2018/03/absentee-schimel-ducks-opioid-fight.html
GOP WI AG Brad Schimel's
appalling distance from the opioid crisis continues to be filled by the counties:
Milwaukee County sued several pharmaceutical drug makers and distributors Wednesday in federal district court in Milwaukee for creating a public nuisance and violating federal racketeering laws while contributing to a local opioid epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths.
Which is what you get with intentional, @GOP-led, one-party-dominated 'chamber of commerce' governance.
How crazy is it that dozens of Wisconsin counties are separately filing lawsuits or teaming up with others while state corporate bellhops like Schimel and fellow Republican-and-electioneering Scott Walker won't use their powerful and effective legal tools to fight the opioid nightmare at its well-heeled, anything-for-profits source?
Our GOP Attorney General continues to give these horrible corporate actors a pass by refusing to sue or join other states' litigation - - hey, it's an election year, and he's probably distracted by having to dodge Trump and run for re-election posing as an independent.
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But Schimel had no problem spending state money and staff time galore suing the Obama administration repeatedly to roll back clean air and water public health rules, or to uphold the state's blatant, pro-GOP gerrymandering, so Schimel can't say he has to be careful with his budget.
So remember this little timeline the next time Schimel feigns dedication to fighting crime and using his vast resources the way a state's 'top cop' indeed should.................................
Wisconsin leads nation in increased opioid hospitalizations