WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms * 10.10.25 "This proposed deal with a private equity investor may be counter to your university's academic goals, may require the sale of university assets to a private investor, and may affect the tax-exempt purpose of those assets." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 16 bicameral colleagues wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Grassley, Johnson and Colleagues Send Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress * WASHINGTON - This week U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) sent a letter with 15 of their colleagues to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Inves  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Steil: Democrats are Defunding the Police Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) joined House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and Whip Tom Emmer on Day 10 of the Democrat Government Shutdown to discuss the impact on federal law enforcement. "I chair the Committee on House Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Reabe Spraying Service Inc., an aerial application company in Plover, Wisconsin, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing concerns over proposed regulations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. The company, which has been operating for 79 seasons, operates a fleet of turbine-powered aircraft that perform custom aerial applications covering nearly 300,000 acres annually. In the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Sen. Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wrote a letter to the Presidents and Chancellors of the Big Ten Conference schools  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Graham, 49 Republican Colleagues in Urging FDA to Continue to Stand for Life * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 49 Republican senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Wisconsin ESL Institute, Madison, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing concerns regarding a proposed rule that seeks to replace the duration of status (D/S) for international students. The institute argues that if implemented, the rule would adversely affect not only its operations but also the overall reputation of international education in the United States. The proposed rule limits English language training t  more