MADISON, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Ark. families sue to block law mandating 10 Commandments in public schools A multifaith group of seven Arkansas families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to "prominently" display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and library. The plaintiffs in Stins  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Shaheen, Castor, Evans Intro Bill to Reverse Trump's Cuts to Key ACA Program That Helps More Americans Sign Up for Health Insurance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans work to gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) int  more

APPLETON, Wisconsin, June 12 -- Lawrence University issued the following news: * * * Becker's Brain and Behavior lab class leans into collaboration with high school students By A.J. Kaiser Dr. Elizabeth Becker, associate professor of neuroscience at Lawrence University, has taken lessons in her Brain and Behavior laboratory class beyond campus. Nine students from Appleton East High School joined her students earlier this year for a series of collaborative sessions. "They're getting their ha  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 11 (TNSrep) -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news: * * * Canadian Sales of Agricultural Tractors and Combines Grow in May 2025 as U.S. Sales Continue to Fall Milwaukee (June 11, 2025) - According to recent data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Canadian sales of combines rose 15.7% in May 2025 compared to May 2024, while sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors jumped 35.6% year-to-date. U.S. sales dropped in all categ  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tony Wied Introduces SAFE Cities Act in Response to Riots in California WASHINGTON -- In the wake of violent chaos that erupted over the weekend in California, Rep. Tony Wied (R-Wis.) introduced a bill Wednesday to restrict federal funding from localities deemed "anarchist jurisdictions" by the Department of Justice. The Stop Anarchists From Endangering (SAFE) Cities Act would codify Pres  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF to monitor Trump's first troubling 'Religious Liberty Commission' meeting The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm about the first public meeting of the newly established Religious Liberty Commission to take place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16. FFRF will closely monitor the first and subsequent meetings an  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Reintroduces Bipartisan Stop the Baseline Bloat Act Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) have reintroduced the bipartisan Stop the Baseline Bloat Act. This legislation will bring more honesty and transparency to the federal budget process by removing emergency spending from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) base  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, June 11 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Shows Wisconsin Voters Overwhelmingly Support Abortion, Access to Reproductive Healthcare * MADISON, Wis. -- A media report on recent polling indicates that a strong majority of registered voters in the Badger State (74%) support abortion access and believe that decisions on abortion should be  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 12 -- The Madison Metropolitan School District issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Spring Harbor Middle School Crowned National Champion in African American History Academic Challenge The Madison Metropolitan School District's (MMSD) Spring Harbor Middle School took home the top honor at the 2025 African American History Academic Challenge (AAHAC), hosted by 100 Black Men of America, Inc., during the organization's recent 39th Annual Conference i  more

HUDSON, Wisconsin, June 12 -- Medical Alley posted the following news release from its partner company Phillips Medisize: * * * Phillips Medisize Launches TheraVolt Medical Connectors to Support Next-Gen Device Integration, Connectivity and Performance Designed to address increasing demand for advanced medical connectors in growing specialties such as electrophysiology * Enhanced cross-platform compatibility helps simplify device integration, increase longevity of capital equipment, reduce c  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan Invites DOD to Witness F-35 Noise Pollution in Madison * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter to Patrick O'Brien, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) at the Department of Defense inviting him to witness the noise pollution caused by the F-35s at Truax Field after the OLDCC rejected an $18 million noise mitigation g  more

MEDINA, Minnesota, June 12 -- Polaris Industries, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles, issued the following news release: * * * Polaris Donates $1 Million to Advance ATV and UTV Safety Through 4-H Youth Development Donation enables expansion of existing programming with Minnesota 4-H and will help initiate pilot youth safety 4-H programs in Utah and Wisconsin * Minneapolis, MN - [June 11, 2025] - Today, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), a global   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grothman Responds to Revealing Washington Post Piece on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Following a scathing investigative piece by the Washington Post, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) is doubling down on his call to end the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The article confirms that the LIHTC program enriches developers, banks, and lawyers while failing to effectively help   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 11 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * UW innovations are helping farmers produce crops with less fertilizer. A pause in federal funds is threatening the research. * Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison drives innovation, saves lives, creates jobs, supports small businesses, and fuels the industries that keep America competitive and secure. It makes the U.S. -- and Wisconsin -- stronger. Federal funding for resear  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Baldwin Presses NIH Director on Trump Administration's Deep Cuts to Lifesaving Research * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS), led a hearing on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget and questioned NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya about why the Tr  more