Politics & Government

After rejecting staffing requests, Wisconsin Republicans approve DSPS audit

WXPR | By Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
Published February 20, 2023 at 5:15 AM CST
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Sara Wuorinen first contacted the state Department of Safety and Professional Services in September 2021 to become a licensed substance abuse counselor. But after 16 months of navigating the state bureaucracy, she still doesn't have the license. Her experience and others have prompted Republican lawmakers to approve an audit of DSPS, which they have refused to fully fund in recent years.
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Matthew DeFour / Wisconsin Watch
Matthew DeFour started in September 2022 as Wisconsin Watch's first statehouse bureau chief. Previously at the Wisconsin State Journal he covered state and local government for 16 years, including four years as state politics editor. He has a BSJ and MSJ from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He was honored by his peers as the 2020 Wisconsin Watchdog of the Year.
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