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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday September 11, 2024 ( 5 items )  

A Better Wisconsin Together Statements Ahead of Tonight's Presidential Debate
MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis. Ahead of tonight's Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and MAGA leader Donald Trump, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging Wisconsinites to pay attention to the vastly different futures that are sure to take shape on the debate stage. "Donald Trump, as he always does, will try to d  more

FFRF brief defends Minn. law prohibiting 'faith statements' in education program
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is seeking to file a friend-of-the-court brief that sides with the state of Minnesota over anti-discrimination rules that religious institutions have legally challenged. "Two religious colleges have sued the Walz administration because of language in the education budget that prohibits schools from requiring 'faith statements' from students applying for a  more

FFRF: Ala. school district must stop teacher from displaying bible verses
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has informed Etowah County Schools in Gadsden, Ala., that a teacher there has been misusing her position to display bible verses to a captive audience of high school students. A concerned district community member has informed the state/church watchdog that the Glencoe High School teacher writes a bible verse on the whiteboard each day. She recently post  more

NAMI Celebrates Finalization of Stronger Mental Health Parity Rules
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Arlington, VA -- Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) celebrates a major step in our decades-long advocacy to achieve true mental health parity. The Biden-Harris Administration finalized new rules around strengthening mental health parity protections, increasing accountability and enforcement mechanisms. The rules were announced today in Milwaukee, Wisc. at an eve  more

NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION AND CHICAGO AUTO SHOW INVITE TEENS TO CREATE SCRIPT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE ABOUT DRIVING SAFELY AND SHARING THE ROAD
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The National Road Safety Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Winning script will be made into a TV spot that will air on nationwide * * * Teens from Chicagoland and throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa are invited to help promote safe driving by creating a message about sharing the road. The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) and the Chicago Auto Show are hosting the 11th annual Drive Safe Chicago PSA Contest. Teens can enter by sending   more