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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday September 27, 2024 ( 7 items )  

AAAAI Backs New Bill to Support Penicillin Allergy Delabeling
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 (TNScapv) -- The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology issued the following news release: * * * New Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act Improves Patient Outcomes, Reduces Costs and Fights Antimicrobial Resistance * * * The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is pleased to congratulate Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN) for the introduction of the Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation Act (PAVE Ac  more

Agricultural and Applied Economics Association: Nearly Uniform Prices of Fresh Produce Products in U.S. Retail Chains and Implications
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association issued the following news release: * * * AAEA members release research in JAAEA * * * New research finds retail prices of US fresh fruit, vegetable, and meat products are fairly similar across stores within the same chain with a 5% median price difference, compared to a 4% price difference in interior store grocery products within chain. In the new article "Nearly Uniform Prices of Fresh Produce Pr  more

Fought, ASGCA to Design Practice Facility, Partial Renovation of Alpine Country Club
BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- The American Society of Golf Course Architects issued the following news: John Fought, ASGCA (John Fought Design), an All-American collegiate player at Brigham Young University, is returning to Utah to design a state-of-the-art practice facility and renovate some of the existing holes at Alpine Country Club. Alpine Country Club was an original design from William Neff, ASGCA. The $6.8 million renovation project, part of a three-phase, 10-year plan at the Club  more

New NCPA Ad Shows Devastating Consequence of PBM Business Practices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: The National Community Pharmacists Association today released a new digital advertisement as part of its ongoing campaign to push lawmakers to enact pharmacy benefit manager reform, which has bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. In the ad, Bil and Shanon Schmidtknecht of Wisconsin speak out against PBMs after their 22-year-old son, Cole, went to get   more

OP-ED: Celebrate Banned Books Week by Telling Wisconsin Republicans to Stop Censoring Our Kids' Education
MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 26 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: As Wisconsinites, most of us can agree that politicians have no business mandating what our kids learn in school or censoring what can be checked out at our local public libraries. Yet, a recent study ranked Wisconsin as the second highest state for book bans, with 481 books banned in Wisconsin classrooms as of April  more

Space Day Brings Hands-on Activities and Guest Appearances to EAA Aviation Museum on October 12
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release: * * * NASA Flight Director Ronak Dave serves as featured speaker * * * Families around the Fox Cities can embrace their inner astronaut on Saturday, October 12, as the EAA Aviation Museum's annual Space Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Space Day marks EAA's participation in World Space Week, with activities for families and kids of all ages included with regular museum admission tha  more

State Bar of Wisconsin: Admissions - Welcome to 66 New Wisconsin Lawyers
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news: * * * The State Bar is happy to welcome 66 new Wisconsin lawyers, most of whom passed the Wisconsin Bar Exam in July 2024. Some are just beginning their careers in law, and others are finding new opportunities in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Congratulations! * * * They are from Wisconsin and across the country - and the world, with one thing in common: On Sept. 23, 2024, all 66 individuals became Wisconsin lawy  more