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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Tuesday September 23, 2025 ( 5 items )  

A global hub for Hollywood history
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * A global hub for Hollywood history * # UW-Madison's Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research preserves priceless materials from the entertainment industry. September 22, 2025 By Gayle Worland Photos by Althea Dotzour Share this article If you dream of reading the original screenplay that kicked off the "Jurassic Park" film franchise -- leading to this summer's   more

Alliance for the Great Lakes, Clean Wisconsin Report Warn of Statewide Nitrate Drinking Water Crisis Driven by Agricultural Pollution
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes and Clean Wisconsin issued a report finding nitrate contamination has become a statewide drinking water crisis driven largely by excess agricultural fertilizer and manure, shifting mounting treatment and mitigation costs onto municipal ratepayers and private well owners rather than polluters. The analysis estimates more than 16 million pounds of nitrogen were applied beyond crop needs in 2022, exacerbating groundwater and surfac  more

CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Franklin County
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Pittsburgh Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Propaganda in Franklin County * 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 pamphlets at homes in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Last week, CAIR's national office s  more

FFRF Action Fund: Christian Nationalists and Trumpians Unleash Chilling Threats at Kirk Memorial
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 23 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Christian nationalists and Trumpians unleash chilling threats at Kirk memorial The Charlie Kirk memorial service was suffused with Christian nationalism. Key Trump administration officials, along with others   more

FFRF helps Texas families file new suit to stop districts from displaying 10 Commandments
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 22 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF helps Texas families file new suit to stop districts from displaying 10 Commandments * Photo by Laura Rivera on Unsplash A group of 15 nonreligious and multifaith Texas families filed a new lawsuit with the assistance of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in federal court today to stop their public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in  more