WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Says Trump's Bailout is No Fix to His Trade War's Damage to Wisconsin Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after President Trump announced a $12 billion bailout to farmers who have been hurt by his own trade war: "Wisconsin farmers put in more time and heart into their craft than just about anyone I know - and all they wan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration proposed modifications to several jet routes and very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) federal airways near Pullman, Michigan. This initiative is a result of the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Pullman VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) navigation aid (NAVAID) as part of the agency's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program. The proposed rulemaking seeks to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237 and WT Docket 02-378): * * * The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 9:00 am (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the Fall meeting is December 12, 2025. Applications  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank Chicago Invests $2.5 Million to Expand Housing Counseling Across Wisconsin The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) has awarded $2.5 million to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) for 2025 through its Community First(R) Housing Counseling Resource Program. The increased funding compared t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey has released Fact Sheet 2025-3041, titled 'The National Atmospheric Deposition Program,' authored by Ryan C. McCammon, Noel A. Deyette and Greg A. Wetherbee. Issued in March 2025, the fact sheet describes how the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) tracks air pollution impacts on water supplies and ecosystems across the United States through coordinated long term monitoring. NADP operates mul  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey has released Fact Sheet 2025-3041, titled 'The National Atmospheric Deposition Program,' authored by Ryan C. McCammon, Noel A. Deyette and Greg A. Wetherbee. Issued online in 2025, the fact sheet describes how the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) measures pollutants carried in rain and snow to track air quality effects on U.S. water supplies and ecosystems. NADP relies on long term, fixed   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * DNR Releases Its 2024 Water Withdrawal Report Report Examines Role Of Water Use In Wisconsin's Energy Production * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its 2024 Report on Water Withdrawals, which gives an overview of the past 10 years of water withdrawals throughout Wisconsin. Since the onset of the Great Lakes Compa  more