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OUR VIEW: Lawmakers Need to Grab the Wheel, Stop Rise in OWI

OUR VIEW: Lawmakers Need to Grab the Wheel, Stop Rise in OWI

January 5, 2023

The editorial states the opinion that state lawmakers can do more to reduce OWI's and have Wisconsin change how OWI's are dealt with to help reduce injury and death. It outlines 10 recommendations for State lawmakers to take and ends the opinion with this quote: "The Legislature has been puttering for years, passing a few small improvements. What’s needed are much bigger solutions and an aggressive approach to put drunken-driving crashes back in decline."

Tagged: Comprehensive Injury Center Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project

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