- Finally, another example of how hope is often not enough
when it comes to addiction.
Cassandra Nygren is the daughter
of State Representative John Nygren,
who authored the HOPE Agenda to deal with opioid addiction
after this daughter became hooked on heroin.
Cassandra and her boyfriend were arrested this week
and face two counts of reckless homicide
for delivering the drugs that led to the overdose death
of a woman and her unborn child.
In other state news, the University of Wisconsin System
is overhauling the UW's two-year colleges and UW-Extension.
The proposed changes would merge the 13 two-year colleges
with nearby four-year system schools.
System President, Ray Cross, says,
"This is in response to declining enrollment
"in the two-year colleges,
"which primarily serve rural areas."
Wisconsin Public Television is part of UW-Extension.
The plan will move us under the UW System administration
here in Madison,
but this will not impact our on-air programming.