WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: * * * 'Dating or Defrauding?' a Joint Effort to Alert Online Daters, Social Media Users of Relationship Investment Scams # Release Number 9052-25 # February 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In coordination with multiple federal, state, and nonprofit organizations, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach has launched a national awareness  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * 'Dating or Defrauding?' a Joint Effort to Alert Online Daters, Social Media Users of Relationship Investment Scams WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In coordination with multiple federal, state, and nonprofit organizations, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach has launched a national awareness effort to alert the public to relationship investment scams tar  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Attorney General Kaul Announces Appointment of New Communications Director MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced the appointment of Riley Vetterkind as the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Communications Director. "We're excited to welcome Riley to lead DOJ's communication efforts," said Attorney General Kaul. "I'm thankful he is jo  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Gov. Evers, Attorney General Kaul sue Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Coalition of 22 States Challenge NIH Funding Cuts of Universities and Research Institutes MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Evers and Attorney General Kaul and 21 other states today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and th  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 8 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of 19 states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data. The lawsuit asserts that the Trump administration illegally provided Elon Musk and the so-called "Department of Government Effici  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman's Bill to Protect Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailout Schemes Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has reintroduced the Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act. This bill will prevent future Administrations from replicating President Biden's student loan bailout scheme that could have cost taxpayers--many of whom didn't attend college or already paid off their loans--up to $1.4   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-829) on the Wabeno Economic Development Act (H.R. 7072), which aims to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to Tony's Wabeno Redi-Mix LLC. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Dec. 10, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 7072 is to require the Secre  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 8 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * In light of evidence of the Trump Administration continuing to block state funding under the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act, states file motion to enforce existing court order Preliminary injunction motion highlights the significant threats posed by the Trump Administration's funding freeze, affecting access to food, healthcare, and   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Office of School Safety Releases New Edition of Comprehensive School Safety Framework MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety has released the second edition of its Comprehensive School Safety Framework. This framework identifies model school safety practices and is designed for all Wisconsin school leaders to use as a guide and to adapt to fit their   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Jeffrey Stoff, founder of the Center for Research Security and Integrity, from a Jan. 30, 3035, hearing entitled "The Malign Influence of the People's Republic of China at Home and Abroad: Recommendations for Policy Makers": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this critically important topic. N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Leads Bill To Protect Access to Contraception WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a group of her colleagues in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would create a statutory right to obtain and use contraceptives and ensure health care providers have a right  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news: * * * Universities of Wisconsin launch 'Mascots on Main' initiative to highlight business impact UWs chancellors and mascots are hitting the streets in a new social media video series MADISON, Wis.--The Universities of Wisconsin today announced the launch of "Mascots on Main," a new social media video campaign showcasing the strong relationships between Wisconsin's constellation of 13 public universities   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 8 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the below statement in response to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Unanimous Decision that Meagan Wolfe is legally serving as the Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator. "We've made clear throughout this process that the legislature was wrong on the law. Today, the state supreme court unanimously confirmed that," said Attorney Gener  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on February 7, 2025, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach accepted the guilty pleas of Warren J. Grignon to one count of distribution of fentanyl in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 and one count of involuntary manslaughter in violation of 18 U  more