MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is proposing hiring 710 new state employees over the next two years.
Walker proposed the additional hiring in the budget he delivered to lawmakers on Wednesday.
The Department of Health Services would see the biggest increase with an addition of 280 positions. The governor says 117 are needed to meet mandates under the federal health care overhaul law, 85 are needed to improve Medicaid "integrity and efficiency" and 78 are needed to expand community-based mental health services.
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