MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 'We Dissent' celebrates Scopes Trial centennial * "We Dissent" discusses a historic trial -- and its lasting impact on science education and the law. On Episode 46, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell and Americans United Legal Director Rebecca Markert commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial. They talk about the infamous "monkey" trial and the h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands VA Tighten Opioid Prescribing, Abide by Jason's Law to Protect Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led her colleagues in demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) strengthen compliance with Jason's Law and improve the VA's opioid prescribing practices for our veterans. Baldwin's call comes after a report exposed internal VA audits found   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Keeps Pressure on GOP to Save 24 Million Americans from Republicans' Health Care Cliff * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) continued pushing her Republican colleagues to extend tax breaks for working families who purchase health insurance on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. If Republicans in Congress fail to extend these tax breaks, the 24 million Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Wisconsin * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist propaganda in Wisconsin. Police in Baraboo, Wisconsin, are investigating sandwich bags containing white supremacist   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF blasts Education Dept.'s history partnership with Christian nationalist orgs * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is deeply troubled about the Department of Education's just-announced partnership with Christian nationalist groups to turn history curricula into propaganda. The " America 250 Civics Education Coalition," named for this country's approaching  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF successfully defends Ga. students' right to be free from religious recitation * Photo by Chelaxy Designs on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that a teacher in Georgia's Jenkins County School System will not be able to force first-grade students to recite a prayer right before lunch. A concerned parent informed the state/church wa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman's Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act Passes House Ways & Means Committee with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support * The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced Congressman Glenn Grothman's (R-WI) Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act with bipartisan support, a measure to restore accountability and fairness to the IRS penalty process. This legislation is supported by the Small   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Honoring Our First Responders and Supporting National Security Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on six bills honoring law enforcement first responders and continuing the use of several military installations critical to national security. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Baldwin's Bipartisan Bill to Combat Fentanyl Crisis and Support First Responders Heads to President's Desk * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that her Safe Response Act, bipartisan legislation to respond to the fentanyl crisis and deliver first responders with training and tools to prevent drug overdose deaths, passed out of the Senate and now heads to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan, Murray, Baldwin Renew Push to Pass Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to Address Campus Bullying and Discrimination * Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced their Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025 to help prevent bullying and harassment at colleges and universitie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tiffany Reintroduces Bill to Create Wisconsin's First National Park * Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) reintroduced the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act. This legislation will elevate the Apostle Islands from a National Lakeshore to Wisconsin's first National Park.  "Wisconsin's Apostle Islands are a national treasure and deserve the distinction of becoming the state's f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 19 (TNSrpt) -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * New Report: Nitrate Contamination Driving Health Crisis and Rising Costs in Wisconsin New Alliance for the Great Lakes Report Sounds Alarm Over Lack of Planning and Oversight * Wisconsin faces a growing public health crisis from nitrate contamination in drinking water, according to a new report released today. Thousands of households are paying the price with h  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 19 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * New report: Nitrate Contamination Driving Health Crisis and Rising Costs in Wisconsin Wisconsin faces a growing public health crisis from nitrate contamination in drinking water, according to a new report released today. Thousands of households are paying the price with higher water costs and serious health risks linked to nitrate contamination from fertilizer and manure pollution. Nitra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Van Orden and Steil Side With DC Bosses to Back Price-Spiking Tariffs, AGAIN * This week, House Republicans voted against cancelling reckless tariffs that are spiking prices. And once again, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil are putting Washington first and Wisconsin last. Van Orden and Steil voted to protect reckless tariffs that are jacking up costs and hurting Wisconsin's far  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Nelson Wikstrom, longtime professor of political science, dies at 85 The former department chair co-authored a leading textbook on intergovernmental relations. By Sian Wilkerson Nelson Wikstrom, the political science educator, researcher, author and public speaker whose Virginia Commonwealth University career spanned four decades, died Aug. 20 at age 85. Wikstrom, Ph.D., began his teaching car  more