WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers Bring the Thunder in 'Global Strike' * Approximately 7,000 soldiers from around the Army Reserve are training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, as a part of the Combat Support Training Exercise 25, Global Strike, an annual exercise designed to prepare reserve soldiers for the transforming battlefield of the future. The exercise focuses on training for large scale combat operations, incorpor  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Judge dismisses Ryan Walters lawsuit against FFRF * * * * * * In a big win for freedom of speech, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Freedom from Religion Foundation by Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters. The suit, filed on March 31 at the behest of co-plaintiffs Walters and the Oklahoma State Depar  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * No Evidence Rep. Bob Donovan Cleared Questionable Use of Campaign Funds to Pay His Housing Expenses * MADISON, Wis. -- Did Rep. Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) get sign-off from state ethics regulators or other legal approval before paying himself thousands of dollars in campaign funds to help cover his housing co  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * On Its 90th Birthday, A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Social Security Amid Attacks from Trump and Wisconsin Republicans * MADISON, Wis. -- On the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, and just weeks after Wisconsin's Republican delegation in Congress voted to pass Trump's budg  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation Opens Registration for Automation Fair 2025 * MILWAUKEE, Wis., August 14, 2025-- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced today that registration is now open for Automation Fair(r) 2025, returning   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate program has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to recognize occupational therapy as a professional degree program. This recognition is deemed crucial for the implementation of financial aid provisions outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, officially known as Public Law 119-21. The letter details the importance of the Entry-Level Occupat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison Occupational Therapy Program has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to recognize occupational therapy graduate programs as "professional degree programs." This change is associated with the implementation of student financial aid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as Public Law 119-21. In their correspondence, the program highlighted its long-standing commitment   more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: * * * UW-Green Bay Bridges Language Barriers with New English-to-Spanish Certificate Program Regional workforce in need of professional translators as the state's Spanish-speaking population grows * Green Bay, WI - Professional translators are in demand within the region to meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking population in Northeast Wisconsin. Recognizing this need, UW-Green B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Wisconsin Head Start Association, Madison, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing concerns regarding a reinterpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). This reinterpretation categorizes Head Start as a federal public benefit, a shift that the organization warns could severely hinder its ability to serve low-income families in Wisconsin. In the l  more