WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The American Bus Association issued the following news release: Windstar Lines President and ABA Board member Jeff Greteman appeared before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a hearing entitled "Rural Transportation Challenges: Stakeholder Perspectives." Also invited to testify were Mike Koles, Executive Director, Wisconsin Towns Association, Todd Morrow, Executive Director, Island Transit, and Scott Vander  more

RICHMOND, Illinois, March 23 -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Conservation Fund, Illinois Audubon Society, and Openlands announced today the partnership's acquisition of Tamarack Farms in Richmond, Illinois for Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (Hackmatack). Straddling the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the federally designated Refuge protects vital habitat for the region's biodiversity while offering extensive recreational opportunities for the 12  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 23 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: Federal Judge William M. Conley granted a preliminary injunction request made by three state and national conservation groups to pause bulldozing and construction of a massive high-voltage transmission line through the treasured Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The request for the injunction comes after the groups filed a lawsuit on March 6 in U.S. District Court   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 23 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following agency statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Our courts and our democracy are not laughing matters but the Freedom From Religion Foundation's TV show guest happens to be a humorist who is also a legal maven. Meagan Hatcher-Mays, an attorney and democracy expert, was previously director of democracy policy at Indivisible, counsel at Demand Justice and an aide to Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton. She has appeared  more

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, March 23 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release: The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh has been named one of the nation's 10 best aviation museums by Travel + Leisure in a feature published on its website on March 14. The feature, 10 Best Aviation Museums Around the U.S., highlights the choices of the Travel + Leisure staff, as well as aviation historians and experts. The list includes museums in nine states and the District of Columbia. "T  more