MONONA, Wisconsin, June 17 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * And Then There Were Two: Second State Senate Republican Calls for Budget Boycott * MADISON, Wis. -- In a social media post yesterday, Republican state Senator and former state Senate President Chris Kapenga expressed both his opposition to a budget plan being crafted by his fellow Republicans and his preferen  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Steil and Ranking Member Morelle Request DOJ Assistance for Threats Against Members of Congress WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting additional prosecutorial resources to assist the U.S. Capitol P  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 18 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Trump order to keep Michigan coal plant running could mean higher energy bills in Wisconsin Wisconsinites may soon be paying higher energy bills because of a recent Trump Administration order to keep an aging coal plant running in Michigan. Just days before the 1560-megawatt plant was scheduled to retire, the Department of Energy (DOE) ordered it to keep operating through at least August, citing emergency   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on ICE Decision Denying Yessenia Ruano Emergency Stay * "I am extremely disappointed in ICE's decision to deny an emergency stay for my constituent Yessenia Ruano. It is outright cruel to force a human trafficking victim to return to the place she was fleeing from. T visas are meant for people like Yessenia, but sadly, she wasn't even given the chance to have her c  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on June 6, 2025, by Mary Dell'Erba and Zeke Perez Jr. entitled "Lessons in Advancing STEAM Education." Here are excerpts: * * * At the start of 2024, the Arts Education Partnership and Education Commission of the States brought together teams from California, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin to create a professional learning network focused on advancing preschool through fifth grade   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 17 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF excoriates Huckabee's apocalyptic call amid escalating Middle East conflict * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising alarm over a disturbing communication from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to President Trump.  Huckabee reportedly has asked the president to "hear from heaven and that voice [of God]" as he manages America's response to the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on June 17, 2205: * * * FHLBank Chicago Releases 2024 Impact Report, Highlighting Growing Contributions to Housing and Community Development Across Illinois and Wisconsin The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) today released its 2024 Impact Report, highlighting a year of continued strength and service to member financial  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman and Cruz Introduce Bicameral CREATE JOBS Act * Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) joins Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing the CREATE JOBS Act, a bicameral bill which will restore key pro-manufacturing provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), incentivizing domestic production and creating over one million full-time jobs for hardworking Americans. The CREATE JOBS Act would re  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 17 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2025 University Staff Recognition Award winners * Ten University Staff members have been honored with 2025 University Staff Recognition Awards for their contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The recipients have been recognized by colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solving abilities and innovative approach to their jobs. The following   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 17 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * People-powered policy: How ballot measures are shaping health policy * * Moderator: Andrea Waner, director of engagement, Association of Health Care Journalists * Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center * Kelly Hall, executive director, Fairness Project * Luke Mayville, executive director, Reclaim Idaho By Tamia   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 18 -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation Introduces PointMax I/O to Empower Flexible Industrial System Design and Reduce Operational Complexity New I/O solution gives manufacturers greater design freedom to build smarter, more adaptable machines * MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 17, 2025--Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial   more

MONONA, Wisconsin, June 17 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin State Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Rebuke of Republican Power Grab * MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court today unanimously struck down part of a partisan Republican power grab adopted by the state legislature in their unprecedented post-election sore loser session in December 2018. Today'  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 18 -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * WOCCU Launches Last-Mile Innovation to Strengthen Rural Financial Inclusion in Guatemala Indigenous women and youth prioritized in credit union outreach to isolated villages through WFCU grant * World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) in May partnered with FENACOAC, its member credit union association in Guatemala, to launch the first phase of an innovative last-mile financial inclusion  more