MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash We're in the middle of Banned Books Week an observance that is troublingly appropriate this year. "The attempts to censor, restrict or ban books in 2024 in the United States continued to surpass pre-pandemic levels, while books with LGBTQ-plus themes dominate the most-challenged list, advocacy groups said in reports released Monday, just as Banned Books   more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis. As Donald Trump's bus tour makes pit stops across the Badger State this week, Wisconsinites aren't buying a ticket to ride. "If Trump wants to gas up his unpopular agenda, he's better off packing up and traveling elsewhere," said Lucy Ripp, Communications Director at A Better Wisconsin Together. "His b  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado The Freedom From Religion Foundation is again writing to the University of Colorado after learning that Coach Deion Sanders is continuing to intertwine his religion with his duties as head football coach. Sanders has persisted in entangling the university's football program with religion and engaging in religious exercises with students and staf  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 26 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news: By a vote of 58-37, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Green Bay attorney Byron B. Conway as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Conway, who previously served on the State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors (2013-18), is a personal injury attorney and a shareholder at Habush Habush & Rottier. He graduated from Marquette University Law School in 2002 and holds a   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 26 -- World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * Study on the integration of migrants and refugees in Peru and Ecuador also shows Venezuelan women are earning more than those not enrolled in the program * * * Young Venezuelan refugee and migrant adults are seeing greater financial benefits than any other age group participating in the USAID/WOCCU Economic Inclusion Project (EIP), according to results from EIP's Study on the Integration o  more