WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Releases Statement on Trump Illegally Clawing Back Bipartisan-Approved Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it's attempting to cancel $4.9 billion in Congressionally-approved funding in a so-called " pocket recission." "This action by the White House is illegal, plain and simple. When Co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Wraps Up "Fighting for Wisconsin Families" Tour After Nearly 45 Stops * WISCONSIN - This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) wrapped up the fourth and final week of her "Fighting for Wisconsin Families" tour, making nearly 45 stops across Wisconsin talking to families about the issues impacting their communities - including the housing and child care affordability crises, Republicans'  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Joins Wisconsin Colleagues in Urging Trump to Approve Governor Evers' Request for FEMA Assistance * Following extensive flooding damage, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) joined the entire Wisconsin delegation in urging the President to approve Governor Evers' request to the President for a major disaster declaration in response to historic flooding that hit Milwaukee and the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 28 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF urges State Department to intervene in Moroccan blasphemy case * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on the State Department to take urgent action in the case of a Moroccan feminist and human rights activist who faces up to five years in prison. In a letter sent Wednesday, Aug. 27, to the U.S. Office of International Religious Freedom Director D  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Aug. 28 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * JD Vance, Derrick Van Orden to Continue Spreading Lies About Their 'Billionaire Buddy Bill' in Wisconsin Today * MADISON, Wis. -- As JD Vance visits MAGA Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden's district in western Wisconsin today to spread lies about their Billionaire Buddy Bill, A Better Wisconsin Togethe  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 29 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Judge orders Conway, Ark., schools to remove 10 Commandments after FFRF lawsuit * Less than 24 hours after the Conway School District was added to a federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas's unconstitutional law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments, a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order requiring the district to take down all Ten C  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Aug. 29 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Rebecca Bradley Announces She Won't Seek Election in 2026, Admits Her Right-Wing Extremism Not Fit for State Supreme Court * MADISON, Wis. -- Right-wing Justice Rebecca Bradley confirmed long simmering speculation that she did not believe she could win re-election to the state Supreme Court with her announcem  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Leads Full Wisconsin Delegation Requesting President Issue Disaster Declaration * Janesville, WI (8/28/2025) - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) led the full Wisconsin Congressional delegation in writing to President Trump requesting he issue a Major Disaster Declaration to support recovery efforts across Wisconsin following historic flooding. A Major Disaster Declaration unlocks importa  more