WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Statement on Reports Secretary Kennedy Allegedly Rehired CDC Staff, Including Lead Prevention Staff * 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), released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration reinstated some of the Centers for   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Reed Demand Written Answers from RFK, Jr. on Firings of Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Jack Reed (D-RI) are demanding written answers from the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in respon  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 12 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Beyond broken narratives: How journalists can better cover the health of undocumented communities * Documenting the undocumented: How to report responsibly on the health of a targeted community * Moderator: Anil Oza, Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow at STAT & MIT * Jasmine Aguilera, audience and collaboration strategist, Texas Tribune/ProPublica Investigati  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 5 of the 7 largest counties in Wisconsin from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that Waukesha County had the largest o  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin, is opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to redefine "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The organization, which works worldwide to conserve all 15 crane species, including the critically endangered Whooping Crane, asserts that the proposed change would severely hinder efforts to  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 13 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * The Evers Budget Threatens State Business Climate Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) - the combined state chamber and manufacturers' association - released a new video Thursday detailing the governor's proposal for the state budget. Earlier this year, Governor Evers unveiled his budget proposal ahead of the expiration of the state's current biennial budget after   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 12 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Protesting autocracy is a state/church issue It's imperative that Americans and organizations of all stripes voice dismay at President Trump's frightening, unconstitutional and autocratic move to deploy the military against his own people. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which exists to uphold our secular Constitution, can't do its work in an autocracy, esp  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation Action Fund, Madison, Wisconsin, has submitted a comment in opposition to a proposed rule by the Office of Personnel Management that would amend the classification of excepted service career employees. The organization warns that the change could politicize the federal workforce and introduce "dangerous fringe ideologies." Kyle Steinberg, Anne Nicol Gaylor legal fellow for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national nonprofit orga  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on the Passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025, President Trump's spending cuts package. "Passing this legislation is a long-overdue course correction. Wisconsin families are sick and tired of seeing their hard-earned tax do  more

MANKATO, Minnesota, June 10 (TNSrep) -- The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance issued the following news: * * * IP Crop Network - June Report Planting is nearly complete across the Upper Midwest, with most states finishing up the crop's final 10%. Below average temperatures are hindering growth, but once temperatures increase, the current soil moisture should lead to good plant growth. For farmers growing identity preserved (IP) crops in northern Wisconsin, the past two weeks have been coole  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Gathering Waters: Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts, River Alliance of Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Green Fire and Wisconsin's Wildlife Federation have expressed their strong opposition to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed rule change to the Endangered Species Act that would reinterpret the definition of "harm." The groups contend that limiting the definition would hinder species recovery by discounting the crucial importance of habitat   more