MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- 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, posted the following news: * * * 'Secularist' faith leaders call on Texas lawmakers to vote down Ten Commandments bills The FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is a group of 166 Texas faith leaders responsible for a recent lette  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- 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, posted the following news: * * * 'Theocratic' Kansas lawmakers denounce satanic ceremony at the state Capitol FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is a group of Kansas lawmakers behind a resolution denouncing a satanic outfit's pla  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * AAAS members elect UW researchers new fellows Seven University of Wisconsin-Madison scholars have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. This year, the AAAS membership chose 471 scientists, engineers and innovators to be AAAS fellows across 24 disciplinary sections. The honor, presented annually s  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Charles Davis 2025 NFL mock draft 2.0: Patriots nab Travis Hunter; Cowboys, Commanders select WRs As the prospect-evaluation period winds down, it's time for me to take a second crack at projecting Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft (April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin). Trades obviously will be a major element of the real thing next month, but just like in my first mock, I'm keeping everyone  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * Free Press Mourns the Death of Co-Founder and Scholar Robert W. McChesney WASHINGTON -- Robert W. McChesney, the eminent media scholar and co-founder of Free Press, died on Tuesday, March 25, in Madison, Wisconsin. Before his retirement, McChesney was the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of I  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Trump's shocking public health cuts will sicken Americans and the world Whether at home or abroad, children will be the greatest victims of Trump's Christian nationalist, anti-science administration. If someone had set out to deliberately sicken our world and kill numerous children by medical neglect, they couldn't have done it better than what the Trump adminis  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 28 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: * * * UW-Green Bay to Host Public Lecture Focused on the Future of the Freshwater Economy in Northeast Wisconsin By Kristin Bouchard The event is sponsored in part by The Tommy Thompson Center for Public Leadership Green Bay, WI - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will host Peter Annin for a 'Community Conversation on Nurturing Northeast Wisconsin's Freshwater Economy' on Th  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * WFCU and WOCCU Support Ukrainian Veterans Through Credit Unions $180,000 disbursed to help Ukrainian veterans start businesses MADISON, Wis.--The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) dedicated $180,000 to help Ukrainian veterans and their families access affordable business loans through its Venerate Ukraine's Veterans initiative. An April 2024 visit to Ukraine prompted WFCU   more