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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday April 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

A Better Wisconsin Together Issues Commentary: Trump Wants to Open Door for Dangerous State Abortion Bans
MONONA, Wisconsin, April 19 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following commentary on April 18, 2024: * * * Trump Wants to Open Door for Dangerous State Abortion Bans An overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of Wisconsinites, agree that abortion should be legal, safe, and accessible for all - and that politicians have no business mandating decisions that ought to be made between a patient and their doc  more

Air Force Materiel Command to Highlight Research, Test, and Development at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The organization that develops, delivers, and sustains nearly every U.S. Air Force weapon system will be center stage at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, as the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is among the highlighted units at this year's event. The 71st edition of EAA's fly-in convention is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "The Air Force Materie  more

ALA Announces 2025 Carnegie Selection Committee
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 19 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The 2025 selection committee is already hard at work on choosing the longlist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The 2025 committee includes the following experts who work closely with adult readers: * Allison Escoto (chair), Head Librarian and Director of Reading Programs, The Center for Fiction, Brooklyn, NY * Barbara Bibel, Reference Librarian  more

Freedom From Religion Foundation Ariz. Brief Asks Court to Dismiss Board Member Case Against Her Own Board
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: In an amicus brief filed today, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Secular Coalition for Arizona are asking a federal district court to dismiss a case that a religion-spouting board member has brought against her school board in Arizona. The case arises from last May, when FFRF and Secular Coalition for Arizona requested Peoria (Ariz.) Unified School Dist  more

State Bar of Wisconsin: Welcome to 11 New Wisconsin Lawyers
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news on April 18, 2024: A business lawyer from California, a journalist turned lawyer, a lawyer representing the third generation of lawyers in her family, and the first lawyer in her family. These describe some of Wisconsin's newest lawyers, taking the final steps after passing the bar exam - becoming Wisconsin lawyers in a ceremony before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 16, 2023, taking the Attorney's Oath a  more