Thursday - December 26, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday December 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

AFT's Weingarten on Judge's Rejection of Wisconsin's Act 10
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2024 by President Randi Weingarten : * * * Scott Walker's State Collective Bargaining Restrictions Found to Be Unconstitutional * * * AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after a Dane County Circuit Court ruled that a notorious Wisconsin statute, Act 10, that denied collective bargaining to tens of thousands of public service workers throughout the state--from   more

CUES Named Winner of 2024-2025 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE Grant for Nonprofits
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 4 -- The Credit Union Executives Society issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: CUES today announced it has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant, a public grant opportunity open to registered charities in the United Kingdom and Ireland and registered 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using technology to solve the world's most pressing challenges. The grant will support CUES' efforts to furthe  more

FFRF successfully fights for student rights in Iowa
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 3 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has convinced Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District in Parkersburg, Iowa, to protect student athletes' rights of conscience. FFRF, a national state/church watchdog, learned that the head football coach of Aplington-Parkersburg High School led prayer with the team after every game. During a varsity football game in early Septem  more