MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Access and affordability drive record interest as UW-Madison welcomes new students from all 72 Wisconsin counties * The incoming class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison represents every one of Wisconsin's 72 counties. Students also hail from all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and more than 50 foreign countries. This year's freshman class was selected from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Wied Sends Letter Urging the Reopening of DEERS/RAPIDS Facility in Green Bay * DE PERE -- Congressman Tony Wied (WI-08) sent a letter to Acting Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center Katie Griffin urging the reopening of the DEERS/RAPIDS processing facility in Green Bay to allow active-duty servicemen, reservists, veterans, and their beneficiaries to access military bases and impor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Derrick Van Orden's Support for Tariffs Is Hurting Wisconsin Farmers * Soybean farmers in Wisconsin and across the country face a worsening crisis as reckless tariffs are causing soybean sales to plummet, prices to drop, and farming equipment and fertilizer prices to increase - and Derrick Van Orden is doing nothing to solve the problem, instead repeatedly voting to protect these   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF objects to Ga. county board's $450,000 grant to faith-based crisis pregnancy center * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' irresponsible grant of hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds to a religious anti-abortion clinic. A concerned Gwinnett County resident informed FFRF that on Aug. 5, t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF successfully protests Ky. elementary school's religious assembly * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to learn that it has persuaded a Kentucky school system to protect the First Amendment rights of elementary school students. A concerned parent reported that on Sept. 16, 3 Heath Brothers, a Christian boy band, performed for all students, incl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Champions American Energy Abundance at Wisconsin Permitting Reform Roundtable * KAUKAUNA, WI - Today, Gabriella Hoffman, director of Independent Women's Center for Energy and Conservation, joined Congressman Tom Tiffany and Congressman Tony Wied in participating in the AFP's National Permitting Reform Tour, highlighting the need to streamline America's  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Supt. Walters resignation a victory for Oklahoma's families and public education * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling the resignation of Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters a major win for the Constitution and for the state's students. FFRF has been demanding for two years that he step down -- and was the first organization t  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 [Category: Economics] -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Tom Tiffany's Terrible Vote Forcing Pause in Planned Parenthood Abortion Services in Wisconsin * MADISON, Wis. -- News broke this week that Planned Parenthood Wisconsin is pausing abortion services, due directly to Republican Congressman and candidate for governor Tom Tiffany casting a crucial vote to pass t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- University of Wisconsin-Madison Departments of Radiology, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Professor Timothy P. Szczykutowicz submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging the agency to maintain mandatory reporting for a quality measure. The letter expressed strong support for the CT quality measure but opposition to a proposed change to indefi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison prepares for possible federal shutdown * The University of Wisconsin-Madison is preparing for the possibility of a federal government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. If Congress does not agree to fund the government before that time, all "non-essential" federal government operations will shut down for an undetermined period. Campus leadership, including Univers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a notice regarding the definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in the American food supply. The letter articulates concerns from the organization, which represents over 850 dairy businesses across the nation, on the potential implications that such a definition might have on food regulation and public health. In its corresp  more