MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Seven major manufacturers and energy efficiency service providers gathered Thursday morning with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, and o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: An Oklahoma school system took down a massive biblical display after the Freedom From Religion Foundation objected that it was unconstitutional. A concerned Putnam City Schools employee informed the state/church watchdog that Western Oaks Middle School was prominently displaying a bible verse in one of its hallways. The verse is Ephesians 3:20-21: "Now all glory to God, who is able through H  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation, with a coalition of 100-plus groups, is sounding in on a second abortion-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case deals with the rights of pregnant persons under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, also known as EMTALA. Passed nearly 40 years ago, the act requires hospitals to stabilize patients experiencing a medical emergency and  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has made certain that students in Fredericktown, Ohio, will not be pressured to participate in an evangelical release time bible study program. A concerned district community member informed the state/church watchdog that schools within the district had been promoting and encouraging students to attend LifeWise Academy's release time bible study classes.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The National Credit Union Foundation issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) the national charitable arm of the credit union movement, today announced that Gigi Hyland, Executive Director, plans to retire on December 31, 2024. Hyland joined the Foundati on in 2013. Under her leadership, the Foundation doubled in asset size and substantially expanded its signature fundraising event, the Foundation  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Georgetown Business Improvement District issued the following news release: The 21st annual Georgetown French Market is a D.C. tradition that marks the arrival of spring. The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) announces that the popular festival weekend - perfect for shoppers, foodies and families - will return Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 from 10 am - 5 pm, and Sunday, April 28 from Noon - 5 pm. The free event will be located along Wisconsin A  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Last Friday, Governor Tony Evers signed into law Assembly Bill 969, which completely ends home equity theft in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the fifth state -- along with Nebraska, Maine, South Dakota, and Idaho -- to ban home equity theft since the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Tyler v. Hennepin County that home equity theft is unconstitutional. "It's been almost a year since the   more