WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Introduces Bill to Give Tax Break to Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in introducing the Tax Relief for New Businesses Act, legislation to provide a tax break to entrepreneurs looking to start a small business and reduce barriers for startups. The bill would increase the  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Warren, Markey, Merkley Blast Trump Plan to Cut 988 Suicide and Crisis Line For LGBTQ+ Youth WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led their colleagues in slamming the Trump Administration's plan to take away lifesaving mental health services at the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline from LGBTQ+ yout  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting R  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.42 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.73 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following letter on May 7, 2025: * * * Mr. Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001 Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions April 21, 2025, through May 2, 2025 Dear Acting Director Ezell: The Office of Personnel Management sent a continuing request to the employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Share ActBlue Investigation Findings with DOJ WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) sent a letter to United States Attorney General Pam Bondi s  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: * * * Continuous 2025 Army ROTC training at Fort McCoy demonstrates installation's capabilities By Scott Sturkol Though 2025 is only four months in, Fort McCoy is earning its motto as "The Total Force Training Center" as it has been the location of several training events for Army ROTC cadets from across the Midwest region. Fifty-four teams of ROTC cadets competed Feb. 21-22 in the Northern Warfare Challeng  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System published a notice regarding an application under the Change in Bank Control Act. Michelle Lynn Ahneman, a resident of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has applied to acquire control of the voting shares of Frandsen Financial Corporation, headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. Ahneman's acquisition would occur through her appointment as a co-trustee of the Dennis Frandsen 2014 Children's Trust Agreement and the Dennis Frandsen 2015 Grandchildren'  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * House Agriculture Democrats, Stakeholders Speak Out Against Republican Plan to Take Food Away from People, Cut Basic Needs Programs Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11), Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 8 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Little Harbor Launch Shipwreck Listed in the National Register of Historic Places Door County, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Little Harbor Launch Shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 2025. The gas launch is located in Green Bay, in Door County. Little Harbor Launch is a formerly ubiquitous vessel type used l  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) - The Mukwonago Community Library in Wisconsin, intends to repatriate two Native American cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma. The announcement was made in a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service in the Federal Register on May 8, 2025. The two items slated for repatriation are a stone discoidal, catalogued as G0034, and a banner stone, catalogued as G00474. The discoidal was  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in e  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 8 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Pabst Mansion Re-listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the National Level of Significance MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the re-listing of the Pabst Mansion in the National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance on April 23, 2025. The building was originally constructed from 1890-1892 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Grothman Opens Second Hearing on Examining the Growth of the Welfare State WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II." In his   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Steil: The Choices We Make Now Will Determine Whether The U.S. Remains A Global Leader In Digital Finance Or Falls Behind Today, the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees are holding a joint roundtable on digital assets led by Digital Asset Subcommitt  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: * * * ROTC cadets build field skills in April 2025 training effort at Fort McCoy By Scott Sturkol Seventy-one cadets and nearly a dozen staff members with Army ROTC units at seven universities in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan trained at Fort McCoy on April 11 in field training lanes to build their skills. "The cadets were participating in a combined field training exercise," said Maj. Michae  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Puts Sanctuary City Leaders on Notice: Time to Put Americans First The Secretary blasted sanctuary jurisdictions for failing to uphold federal law and called on leaders to stand up for Americans who have been victimized by reckless sanctuary policies SPRINGFIELD, IL - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today held a press conference highlighting the devasta  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Survivors of Scams and Prevent Future Scams Washington, DC \- Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Representatives Josh Harder (CA-09) and Dan Meuser (PA-09) this week introduced a resolution to designate May 8th as National Scam Survivor Day. "Last year, 2.6 million Americans lost more than $12.5 billion to scams," said Steil. "I commend each Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * The Congressional Budget Office Estimates Confirms it: Republican Proposals will Rip Health Care Away from Millions of Americans Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates showing that all the Medicaid proposals reportedly being considered by House Republicans will lead to millions of Americans losing their health care coverage. In response, Congresswoman Gwen Moore released the fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Takeaways from Full Committee Hearing on Oversight of the Library of Congress WASHINGTON - The Committee on House Administration's held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Oversight of the Operations of the Library of Congress." Witness: Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress In case you missed it, here are the top takeaways: 1. Lessons Learned fr  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Office Statement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the office of Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement: "Rep. Van Orden will be missing votes tomorrow and rescheduling his upcoming town hall due to a credible threat made against his wife, children, and grandchildren. The threat was delivered via a letter to his D.C. office and has been reported to the appropr  more