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June 6, 2014 • Milwaukee County Post • 7 Schimel unveils anti-heroin plan By ARTHUR THOMAS Conley News Service MILWAUKEE – Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel has unveiled a plan to address heroin and other opiate problems across Wisconsin. Schimel, the lone Republican candidate for attorney general, unveiled the plan with state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, the author of several anti-heroin bills during the last legislative session. Schimel's plan, called S.T.O.P. Heroin, focuses on partnerships with local law enforcement, parents, teachers and medical professionals to raise awareness about drug abuse. It stands for Support Teaching Opiates Prevention and includes elements of train- ing and the establishment of statewide drug treatment courts. It also calls for creating a coalition with Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan to share data and training techniques, as well as a partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency to eliminate drug pipelines. Schimel also pledged to advocate for changes in state law to require faster report- ing of drug dispensing and cracking down on doctors profiting from writing pill prescrip- tions. He has stressed the connection between using prescription opiates and the eventual use of heroin. "Make no mistake: Almost no one starts with heroin," Schimel said. "They first become addicted to prescription opiate med- ications, but when the prescriptions inevitably become scarce or too expensive, heroin is cheaper and abundantly available." Schimel would also continue the current efforts to raise awareness through programs aimed at high school students and their fam- ilies. Even though he is the lone Republican in the AG race, Schimel joined the three Democratic challengers for a debate on Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association and featured Schimel, Ismael Ozanne and Susan Happ – Dane and Jefferson County dis- trict attorneys, respectively – and state Rep. Jon Richards of Milwaukee. All four candidates have proclaimed hero- in as a major issue facing the state. In an interview with The Post in March, Richards said the next attorney general will have to "continue and redouble" efforts to educate people about problems caused by heroin. He said those efforts should focus particularly on prescription drug use and abuse. He also suggested the state should crack down on heroin trafficking. In a May press release, Happ said solving the problem would take a comprehensive and collaborative approach that educates people. She said coming from a rural county has broadened her perspective. Ozanne has stressed making sure training and resources are available to law enforce- ment at the ground level. In a statement on his website previewing his agenda if elected, Ozanne also touted work on diversion pro- grams, counselors for opiate-addicted offend- ers and an assessment tool for those offend- ers. The Democratic primary will be Aug. 12. The winner will face off against Schimel and Libertarian candidate Thomas Nelson of Madison. Contact Arthur Thomas athomas@conleynet.com All AG candidates have stressed opiates as significant issue Post Staff More than one-third of employers around the world are having a hard time finding employees with the right skills to fill their open positions, according to a survey by Manpower Group. The survey of more than 37,000 employers from 42 countries found that 36 percent are experiencing some difficulty, marking the second consecutive year with an increase and the highest level since 2007. The percentage is higher in the United States, where 40 percent of employers report- ed difficulty filling positions. The greatest shortage was in Japan, where 81 percent were having trouble finding employees. There were also shortages in Peru, India, Argentina, Brazil and Turkey, according to the survey. Both internationally and in the U.S., jobs in the skilled trades were the hardest to fill. 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