BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Wisconsin, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Public Service Commission approves first new Wisconsin wind farm in 14 years The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted Thursday to approve the Badger Hollow Wind Energy Center, a 118 MW wind project in Iowa and Grant Counties. It's the first wind farm approved since 2011 and is a significant win for clean energy, local farmers, and Wisconsin communities. "The environmental, economic, an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit says Wisconsin location tolerated harassment and failed to accommodate employee with intellectual disability MILWAUKEE -- Walmart Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee who required a job coach due to his intellectual disability and subjected him and a coworker to a hostile work environme  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- 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. 26, 2025: * * * 'Secularist' Rep. Huffman warns of Christian nationalism threat FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is longtime secular ally U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman for his recent Daily Beast op-ed highlighting the dan  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- 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. 26, 2025: * * * 'Theocrat' Ed Sec McMahon turns history into Christian nationalist propaganda FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is Education Secretary Linda McMahon for recently announcing the Education Department's "  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 26 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF awards $19,650 to 2025 college student essay contest winners * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 10 winners and 11 honorable mentions of the 2025 Kenneth L. Proulx Memorial Essay Contest for Ongoing College Students. FFRF has paid out a total of $19,650 in award money for the contest. Students were asked to write on the topic of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Baldwin Wraps Week on Road Calling for GOP to Extend ACA Tax Breaks Before They Expire * WISCONSIN - This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) made stops in Friendship, Weston, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Mount Horeb highlighting the need to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax breaks that help 230,000 Wisconsinites afford their insurance. Unless Republicans act, the ACA Enhanced Premium  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Reps. Tiffany and Wied Join AFP-WI Roundtable on Federal Permitting Reform * # Sep 26, 2025 by AFP KAUKAUNA, WI - On Thursday, Americans for Prosperity--Wisconsin (AFP-WI) hosted a permitting reform roundtable highlighting the urgent need for Congress to modernize and streamline the federal permitting process and the impact of federal regulations on Wisconsi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Applauds Federal Support for Union Grove Veterans Cemetery * JANESVILLE, WI (September 26, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced that the veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP), has awarded a grant up to $931,500 to the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove. The grant will help fund the improvement  more