WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: This week, Bryan Steil voted to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) rule that caps credit card late fees to $8, helping big banks and credit card companies keep costs high for Wisconsin families. After Steil took over $137,000 from the credit industry, it's no surprise he'd rather protect profits for big banks and corporations instead of lowering cost  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The 54th Earth Day will be observed on Monday, April 22. Experts from UW-Madison are available on various aspects about the day of observance, including its theme "Planet vs. Plastic," climate change, human rights, and more. Experts Human Rights Sumudu Atapattu, executive director of the Human Rights Program at UW-Madison and a teaching professor and director of the Global Legal Studies Cen  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: MAGA Republicans stooped to new lows this week with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and -- as President Biden would call it -- malarkey. In case you missed it: Arizona Republicans voted against repealing a cruel 1864 abortion ban; MAGA Mike Johnson tried to dodge his record of co-sponsoring a national abortion ban; Kari Lake echoed Trump's violent rhetoric, telling her supporters to "strap on a Glock  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 20 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Dr. Julia Adeney Thomas, professor of history at the University of Notre Dame will deliver Marquette University's 20th annual Casper Lecture in history, "Frameworks for the Future: Climate Change, the Environment, and the Anthropocene," on Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m., at the Alumni Memorial Union. Thomas will discuss the best concepts for talking about the destruction of the natural world. Her lecture wil  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Ahead of the upcoming outdoor swimming season, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will install a new swimming pier on Lake Mendota near Memorial Union to replace the structure that collapsed last fall. The new, $160,000 pier is anticipated to be installed in early June. A final report examining the Sept. 4, 2023 swimming pier collapse attributed it to the activities of a number of pier users   more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news on April 19, 2024: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will hold its Spring 2024 Commencement on Saturday, May 11 in the De Simone Arena in the Sports and Activity Center. The ceremony for graduates from the College of Business, Economics, and Computing and the College of Arts and Humanities will begin at 9 a.m. with doors opening at 8 a.m. The ceremony for graduates from the College of Natura  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: Twelve Tribal nations, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies have received grants from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) for projects to prevent and reduce the dangers of opioid use. The projects include community drug disposal systems; programs that keep people with an opioid use disorder out of jail; education and training for staff on the medications for opi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to fresh basil. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 people in seven states have become infect  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures (CSUMC), University of Wisconsin- Madison's Mills Music Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are thrilled to announce that the Library of Congress, following advice from the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), has inducted the Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946 into the National Recording Registry. Oth  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the designation of PFOA and PFOS, including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as "Superfund." The EPA is taking this action because significant evidence demonstrates that when rele  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Luck in Polk County is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the water mains in the village of Luck. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150,  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering Peter Barca's announcement of his candidacy in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "After desperately rummaging through their attic to find a candidate to run against Congressman Bryan Steil, Wisconsin Democrats are restoring to yet another career politician with an abysmal record. From his support for sa  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary job totals for March 2024, which showed year-over-year growth in Wisconsin's labor force, employment, and jobs totals. Over the year, Wisconsin's labor force increased 23,800 and the number of people employed grew by almost 13,000. Meanwhile, total nonfa  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced six Wisconsin educators have been named finalists for a national award honoring mathematics and science teachers for their achievement in teaching the subjects. The 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is considered the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government  more