BELIOT, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- Beloit College issued the following news: * * * Beloit College undergrad students approve union contract More than 200 student workers at Beloit College unanimously approved a contract between the fledgling Beloit Student Workers Union and the college, according to one of the union organizers, Jake Fein. The vote, which took place online last week, was the final step in a year-long process to get better wages for more than 500 student workers on campus. Fein s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Grothman Opens Hearing on Making American Children Healthy Again Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing titled "Better Meals, Fewer Pills: Making Our Children Healthy Again." In his ope  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Milwaukee County Commission on Aging has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing serious concerns over a proposed rollback of 2013 labor protections for home care workers. The commission argues that these changes would exacerbate the existing care workforce crisis in Wisconsin and could lead to premature institutionalization for residents who wish to receive care in their communities. In their communication, the commission highligh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Returning Common Sense to Wildfire Prevention and Response Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on the state of our nation's federal forests with testimony from U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation To Showcase Sustainable Innovation and Climate Leadership at Climate Week NYC 2025 * Rockwell Automation is proud to officially sponsor Climate Week NYC 2025, the largest annual climate event of its kind, taking place September 21-28. As a global leader in sustainable industrial innovation, Rock  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Calls on Trump Admin to Not Abandon American Workers and Companies in Highway Construction * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the Trump Administration to enforce Buy America laws for highway construction by finally stopping the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from skirting Buy America requirements. Earlier this year, the Department of Transpor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Requests Federal Oversight of Milwaukee County Transit System Following Millions in Losses * Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) wrote to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to strengthen oversight and accountability measures for local transit agencies following reports that Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) lost approximately $4 million in revenue in 2024 to bus evasion  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * Rally the Movement Donations Make New Credit Union Savings and Loan Programs Available in Guatemala, Kenya and Ukraine Generosity of WFCU Champions allows for continued credit union development in the absence of USAID funding * World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) in the second quarter of 2025 deployed Rally the Movement funds that led to the issuance of more than $350,000 in small   more