WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 23, 2025 NAVY Austal USA LLC, National City, California (N0002425D4212); BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, California (N0002425D4213); General Dynamics-NASSCO, San Diego, California (N0002425D4214); Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, California (N0002425D4215); Fincantieri Marine Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N0002425D4216); Delphinus Engineering, Inc.  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * During National Nurses Month, Merkley, Collins, Baldwin, Blackburn Champion Bipartisan Bill to Support America's Nursing Workforce Joyce, Bonamici, Underwood, Kiggans lead House version of the bill Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine's U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Wisconsin's U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Tennessee's U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn--along with U.S. Representat  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $272,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Wisconsin Tod ay, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $222,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and a $50,000 grant to the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians to monitor water quality near Great Lakes beaches and alert the public if elevated levels of bacteria make sw  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau has ordered Optima Enrichment Inc. and Waterloo Christian Radio Corp., Falls Church, Virginia, to share broadcast time for their new noncommercial educational FM stations in Wisconsin. The decision follows a protracted dispute over mutually exclusive applications for the Delafield and Ixonia areas. The two organizations were the remaining contenders in NCE MX Group 93, a group of applicants from the 2021 NCE FM filing wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has released a new notice detailing petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This program serves as a no-fault system, providing compensation to individuals who have sustained injuries from certain childhood vaccines. The publication of this list is a requir  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Named Co-Chair of Biofuels Caucus, Will Use Position to Advocate for Iowa Biofuels Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson was announced as a co-chair for the Congressional Biofuels Caucus alongside Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL). "Biofuels are key to Iowa's economy and key to American   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Baldwin Releases Report on How Trump Cuts Are Hurting Veterans and Caregivers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a new report on how President Donald Trump's reckless cuts to staff and services are hurting our veterans. "When Americans serve and sacrifice for our freedom, it's our duty to have their back when these brave men and women return home," said Sena  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * PSI Chairman Johnson Requests Transparency from Biden Cabinet Officials Regarding the Former President's Cognitive Decline WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ("the Subcommittee"), sent letters to 28 former Biden Cabinet members regarding their knowledge of President Biden's cognitive and health decline during his time in office and while runni  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Sandy Chalmers to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, May 23, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Sandy Chalmers as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Wisconsin. Chalmers joined the Wisconsin FSA team on May 5, 2025. "When America's  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 24 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on May 23, 2025: * * * Wisconsin higher education leaders say reductions in federal financial aid will limit educational opportunities Federal financial aid cuts loom large for Wisconsin students MADISON, Wis.--Proposals to reduce federal financial aid funding would severely limit educational opportunities for Wisconsin students, according to state higher education leaders. Universities of Wisconsin Presid  more