WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Ashwaubenon, WISCONSIN Today, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) will host a public hearing on Wisconsin Public Service's (WPS) proposed rate increases. WPS has proposed a 20% residential increase over two years, a 14.3% increase in 2025 and a 5.2% increase in 2026. The rate increases, if approved, would impact 460,000 residential customers in northeastern and north central Wisconsin. W  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Alliance for Retired Americans issued the following news release: Wisconsin retirees expressed their outrage after GOP Senate nominee Eric Hovde called for raising the Social Security retirement age. "Wisconsinites of all ages should be appalled by Eric Hovde's call to raise the retirement age," said Ross Winklbauer, President of the Wisconsin Alliance. "This position shows that he does not understand the needs of working people. He is unfit to serve in the United St  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 11 -- ExcelinEd, an organization that says it supports state leaders in transforming education to unlock opportunity and success for each and every child, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 9, 2024, to the Center Square: * * * Opinion: Wisconsin Making Tests Easier to Pass is a Big Problem for Students By Patricia Levesque Setting passing scores on state assessments might seem like a mundane task, but it plays a crucial role in ensuring student s  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging Milwaukee County to remove a hazardous eruv line from public property that could have decapitated a bicyclist recently injured by one. Eruvin are perimeters, often created by wire, that Orthodox Jews put up to extend private spaces, allowing them to avoid Sabbath restrictions. A Milwaukee County resident riding his bike down   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully fought for the First Amendment rights of cheerleaders in the Amarillo Independent School District in Texas. A concerned parent informed the national state/church watchdog that the Tascosa High School cheerleading coach was posting bible quotes in messages to cheerleaders. FFRF learned that the coach was encouraging pra  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Watch the teaser here. The guest on this week's episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation's TV interview show uncovers the network that U.S. Christian nationalist organizations have formed to deny abortion rights not only in the United States but worldwide. Sian Norris is a writer and investigative journalist who worked as chief European and social affairs reporter  more

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Oct. 11 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * Longest-serving flight director in NASA history was part of 38 space shuttle missions * * * EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin -- (October 10, 2024) -- Paul Dye, the longest-serving flight director in NASA history, is this year's featured guest speaker at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 13, at t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 11 -- The Credit Union Executives Society issued the following news release: * * * Empowering the Next Generation of Credit Union Leaders Through Innovation and Growth * * * Shanece Robinson, Team Lead, Learning & Development, Sharonview Federal Credit Union, Fort Mill, SC, has been named the 2024 CUES Emerge winner. As one of five finalists, Robinson's journey began when she was selected into the CUES Emerge program early in 2024. From there, attendees engaged in l  more