MADISON, Wisconsin, April 10 -- Wisconsin Conservation Voters issued the following statement on April 9, 2023: * * * Today, Wisconsin Conservation Voters applauds Gov. Tony Evers for vetoing Senate Bill 312, which would have created a polluter loophole and undermined the DNR's authority while also not appropriating any funding for PFAS. This comes at a moment when more and more communities are identifying PFAS contamination - the toxic, human made chemicals tied to a host of serious health im  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: Individual freedoms -- including that foremost liberty to decide if and when to become a parent -- must never be left up to states, maintains the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Proving that point is the horrific decision today by the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that the state's 1864 abortion ban will go into effect in 14 days. Arizona wasn't a state 150 years ago when th  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Union County Public Schools in North Carolina has informed the Freedom From Religion Foundation that it won't promote religious events in its schools. A concerned local community member had communicated to the state/church watchdog that Sardis Elementary School in Monroe, N.C., recently publicized a "prayer walk" event on its official Facebook page. On March 13, the school shared a post from  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 9 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news: * * * Fact: The State Bar of Wisconsin's Diversity Clerkship Program will continue unchanged, despite what the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) is publicly claiming. WILL's most recent headline says, "Victory: State Bar Abandons DEI Program After WILL Lawsuit," suggesting the Diversity Clerkship Program will not continue or is suspended. In fact, the State Bar's Diversity Clerkship Program is con  more