PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: The 2020 Annenberg Institutions of Democracy (AIOD) Panel Dataset, the source for the analyses in the 2023 book "Democracy Amid Crises," is now available to scholars to analyze. The data consists of 8 waves of panel data tracking the opinions of residents of four key battleground states - Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin - during the 2020 election and its aftermat  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: "Your Body Belongs to You -- Not the Church, Not the State," reads a new billboard placed by FFRF Action Fund in the Orlando, Fla., area in support of Amendment 4, the vitally important Nov. 5 ballot initiative to overturn Florida's dra  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 24 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has once again stood up to ensure that the constitutional rights of students will be respected this time in Missouri's Steelville R-III School District. A concerned district community member informed FFRF that a sixth grade teacher promoted to students a personal bible study taking place every morning before school. The teacher appeared to be orchestratin  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news: * * * The State Bar Board also approved a Nomination Committee for the State Bar's 2025 election cycle and approved section carry forward requests. * * * The State Bar of Wisconsin's 53-member Board of Governors recently discussed a petition - filed by eight organizations - that would increase the annual court assessment that lawyers pay into the Public Interest Legal Services Fund (PILSF). Currently, Wisc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Nearly Half of Badger State Employers Saw Double-Digit Health Care Cost Increases in Last Year * * * High health care costs are hurting Wisconsin's business climate and making employers less competitive. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, nearly half - 44 percent - of Badger State employers saw health care costs increase by more than 10 percent over the last year. A  more