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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Thursday March 13, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Eboo Patel: Universities teach how uplift each other in a diverse democracy
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Eboo Patel: Universities teach how uplift each other in a diverse democracy Eboo Patel and Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin talk on the stage in Tripp Commons at Memorial Union. Photo: Althea Dotzour Students, faculty and staff from across the University of Wisconsin-Madison gathered in Tripp Commons at the Memorial Union on Wednesday afternoon to hear from Eboo Patel, an internationally r  more

Elon Musk & MAGA Billionaires Are Trying to Buy Wisconsin's State Supreme Court Race-Here's Why
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release: * * * Elon Musk & MAGA Billionaires Are Trying to Buy Wisconsin's State Supreme Court Race-Here's Why Wisconsin voters are already receiving their mail-in ballots in a state Supreme Court race that could shape the future of voting rights in the sta  more

FFRF stops Ky. elementary school teacher's religious assignments
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF stops Ky. elementary school teacher's religious assignments The Freedom From Religion Foundation has put a stop to a public school teacher assigning religious assignments to young students in Kentucky's Russell County Schools system. A concerned community member informed the state/church watchdog that a teacher at Salem Elementary School was infusing her ow  more

OP-ED: As Wisconsinites Honor Women's History Month 2025, Brad Schimel is Stuck in 1849
MONONA, Wisconsin, March 12 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * OP-ED: As Wisconsinites Honor Women's History Month 2025, Brad Schimel is Stuck in 1849 It's quite a contrast that as we celebrate Women's History Month in the year 2025, we have a circuit court judge and candidate for our state's highest court who supports banning abortion using a law that was written before  more

Remembering Professor Emerit Ann Palmenberg, renowned leader in virology
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Remembering Professor Emerit Ann Palmenberg, renowned leader in virology Ann C. Palmenberg, professor emerit of biochemistry and former director of the Institute for Molecular Virology, passed away Feb. 20 after a lengthy illness. She was 76 years old. A world-renowned virologist, Palmenberg spent much of her career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Over the years, she received nu  more