Thursday - October 31, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 10 items )  

As President Biden Speaks on Lead Pipe Removal Efforts in Milwaukee, A Better Wisconsin Together Releases Video Highlighting Local Family's Fight Against Lead Poisoning
MONONA, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis. As President Biden delivers remarks in Milwaukee today on the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to remove lead pipes across Wisconsin and keep families healthy, a recently released video from A Better Wisconsin Together highlights Deanna Branch, a Milwaukee mother of three, telling her family's story   more

Aviation Adventures Await at EAA Girls on the Fly Program on October 26
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release: Girls in grades 6 through 12 will have the chance to channel their inner aviator as EAA hosts the fall session of the Girls on the Fly event on Saturday, October 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the EAA Education Center. The free, all-day event is open to girls in 6th through 12th grade. Girls on the Fly is designed to introduce them to opportunities in aviation as either a career or hobby. Pl  more

Clean Wisconsin: EPA Requires Removal of All Lead Pipes Within a Decade
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an improvement to the Lead and Copper Rule that requires the removal of all lead service lines within ten years. Here is what Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling had to say about today's announcement: "The release of this improvement to the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule marks a critical moment in protecting publ  more

CUES CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE: ANNOUNCING 2024 AWARD WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- The Credit Union Executives Society issued the following news release: CUES is proud to unveil this year's roster of CUES Award winners, celebrating one exceptional credit union and a select group of visionary industry leaders. Each year, these prestigious awards applaud the industry's highest achievers, inspiring future leaders to shape the future of the credit union movement. The following honorees distinguished themselves in five distinct categories, exemplify  more

FFRF lambastes Project 2025's plan to defund official hurricane forecaster
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Photo by NASA The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly opposes Project 2025's proposed plan to defund and dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton strongly in people's minds, FFRF warns that stripping vital agencies like NOAA of their funding will severely weaken the nation's ability to predict,   more

People For the American Way Foundation Launches New Wave of Nonpartisan Get Out the Vote Billboards & Bus Shelter Ads by World-Renowned Artists in Several States + Major U.S. Cities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- People for the American Way Foundation issued the following news release: People For the American Way Foundation's Artists For the American Way announced a billboard and bus shelter campaign with original images from world-renowned artists to support the nonpartisan "Defend the Black Vote," campaign to mobilize Black voters and combat voter suppression and misinformation. The images will run in key states including Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin, an  more

People For the American Way Launches New Wave of Political Billboards by World-Renowned Artists in Battleground States, Major U.S. Cities to Get Out the Vote
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release: With only four weeks left before Election Day on November 5, People For the American Way's Artists For Democracy launched a billboard campaign in five battleground states -- Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- using powerful, original images from more than a dozen world-renowned artists. View Images here: Art files (billboards) (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xsfvgr8dvcbrxaxo3b90e  more

RV Industry Association: New RV-Specific Franchise Bill in Wisconsin Takes Effect
HERNDON, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: On October 1, 2024, Wisconsin Act 164 took effect, establishing an RV-specific franchise law in the state covering towable RVs. Motorhomes will continue to be covered under the automobile franchise laws. The new law on towable RVs, sponsored by Representative Scott Klug, was jointly supported by the RV Industry Association and the Wisconsin RV Dealers Alliance, both of which pushed for its passage in the Assembl  more

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Congressman Bryan Steil Addresses Key Policy Concerns Ahead of Election
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce's (WMC) Kurt Bauer recently sat down with Congressman Bryan Steil to discuss some of the policy issues at play for Wisconsin employers and families. WMC - the combined state chamber and manufacturers' association - released a video of the interview on Tuesday. In the conversation, Bauer, WMC's President & CEO, notes that Rep. Steil's district is highly targete  more

Women's right to life is endangered by "pro-life" judges
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Yesterday was the first day of the fall term for the U.S. Supreme Court, but already it is attacking reproductive rights and women's right to life. The action to let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that supposedly violate Texas' draconian abortion ban is proof that the so-called religiously motivated "pro-lifers" on the court are profoundly anti-women and anti  more