Sunday - December 7, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday November 07, 2025 ( 7 items )  

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare * WASHINGTON - On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled "Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare." The hearing will focus on the damage done to the individual marketplace and a discus  more

Chronic Pain Research Alliance Seeks Refinements in FDA Pain Guidance
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Chronic Pain Research Alliance (CPRA), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an initiative of the TMJ Association, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for refinements in the agency's draft guidance on chronic pain treatments. The organization, dedicated to representing millions of Americans suffering from temporomandibular disorders and chronic overlapping pain conditions, commended the FDA for its commitment to evidence-based  more

PNNL: Federal Lab Report Highlights Energy Savings From Ultralight Window Panels
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) issued a report, 'Window Retrofits: Ultralight Window Insulating Panels,' detailing the evaluation of WexEnergy's PolarSkin window insulation panels. The report, PNNL-34655, was prepared for the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy, with authors Michael Myer, Edward Louie, and Ammar Dehwah. The information was issued in February 2024, presenting results from a demonstration at the Feder  more

Rockwell Automation and SLB Announce Dissolution of Sensia Joint Venture
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation and SLB Announce Dissolution of Sensia Joint Venture * MILWAUKEE (Nov. 6, 2025) - Rockwell Automation, Inc. and SLB today announced that, following a strategic review, both companies have agreed to pursue an orderly dissolution of their Sensia joint venture. Created in 2019, Sensia combined Rockw  more

Sen. Johnson Moves to Ensure Federal Workers are Paid During Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Moves to Ensure Federal Workers are Paid During Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced a substitute amendment to his Shutdown Fairness Act and is seeking unanimous consent from his Senate colleagues to pay all federal employees and servicemembers, including furloughed workers, during a government shutdown. "Right now, I'd be willing to add   more

Sierra Club Wisconsin Applauds New Data Center Accountability Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Wisconsin Applauds New Data Center Accountability Legislation * MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Today, State Sen. Habush Sinykin and Rep. Angela Stroud introduced new legislation to bolster transparency and accountability as more tech companies look to build data centers across Wisconsin. There is currently no requirement that data centers pay the full costs of the extra infrastructure or pre  more

Wisconsin Voter: "Thank God Derrick's Looking Out for Those Billionaires!"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin Voter: "Thank God Derrick's Looking Out for Those Billionaires!" * Wisconsin voters are noticing Derrick Van Orden's agenda: billionaires first, Wisconsinites last. In a new letter to the editor, one of Van Orden's constituents is exposing his cruel Wisconsin-last agenda. The River Falls voter notes that Van Orden is sitting idly by while Wisconsin families suffer, and i  more