Thursday - October 31, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Conducting PTSD Research With $2.7 Million Award From Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Novel treatment being studied in Level I trauma centers in Texas and Wisconsin * * * A unique tactic to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a physical injury is being studied in patients at Level I trauma centers in three medical centers in Texas and Wisconsin: * Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas * Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple   more

FFRF Action Fund: 82 'Theocratic' Legislators Collaborate on a 42-Page Brief to Ban Gender-Affirming Care
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- 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: FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is a group of 82 conservative lawmakers (from state legislatures across the country) who recently filed a 42-page brief advocating for a total ban on gender-affirming care. The brief is   more

FFRF Action Fund: Colo. Rep. in Vital Race to Gain Democratic Majority in U.S. House
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 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: U.S. Rep. Dr. Yadira Caraveo, of Colorado, is fighting for reelection in the state's 8th District. It is one of the 25 toss-up races the Cook Political Report has forecast for the elections. Caraveo's seat will likely help determine whic  more

OP-ED: Eric Hovde Needs to Mind His Own Business and Stay Out of Wisconsinites' Personal Decisions
MONONA, Wisconsin, Oct. 25 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following news release: In the recent U.S. Senate debate between Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin and millionaire California banker Eric Hovde, Wisconsin voters saw more of the same lies, deflection, and out of touch divisive rhetoric we have already seen from Hovde. One of the main takeaways: Hovde needs to mind his business and stay out of  more