MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * 'Engage in civil discourse and collaborative process' * Milwaukee native and nationally recognized civic leader Raj Vinnakota returned home to Wisconsin this week for a series of campus conversations as part of the new UW-Madison Wisconsin Exchange initiative. In his role as president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, Vinnakota is dedicated to transforming campuses into spaces where  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Votes to Extend Health Care Tax Breaks, Avert Crisis for 275,000 Wisconsinites * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted to extend tax breaks that help 275,000 Wisconsinites afford their health care premiums. Senate Republicans rejected a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, which will cause 22 million Americans' pre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on AGOA * Today, the Ways and Means Committee marked up H.R. 6500, the African Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) Extension Act. In response, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: "AGOA is an important trading tool that supports economic opportunities and development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2000, it has supported thousands of jobs in the region an  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Legislative update on Act 15 policy provisions * Earlier today, the Wisconsin legislature's Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approved Regent Policy Document 20-25, "Teaching Workload Policy," and a plan for distributing funds to help attract faculty in high-demand fields as required by 2025 Wisconsin Act 15. While not requiring a vote to approve, JCOER also reviewed Regent Policy Docume  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on Passage of the INVEST Act to Expand Access to Capital for Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 3383, the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act. "America's capital markets are the backbone of our economy. As a member of the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Pass FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. "I was proud to vote for the FY26 NDAA as it advances President Trump's mission to keep America strong, secure, and dominant on the world stage. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Baldwin Urges Trump to Follow Through on Pledge and Enforce Strong Buy America Standards * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) urged the Trump administration to follow through on President Donald Trump's pledge to prioritize American workers and businesses and properly enforce Buy America rules when rebuilding our nation's infrastructure. Baldwin championed the Build   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New toolkit helps communities push back against Big Tech as data center proposals surge in Wisconsin * MADISON, Wis. - A new toolkit is available to help Wisconsinites take action to protect their communities as Big Tech companies continue to look to build energy-hungry hyperscale data centers in the state. " Hyperscale Data Centers in Wisconsin: Big Tech Unchecked " provides information f  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW faculty members named National Academy of Inventors fellows * Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors, Daniel Ludois and Gurindar (Guri) Sohi, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced on Dec. 11. Announcing its 2025 cohort, the NAI said that fellows "are tackling the biggest and most pressing issues of our time" through their work on fields i  more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: * * * UW-Parkside Receives $1 Million Major Gift from the Brookwood Foundation for Ranger Athletics and Regenerative Environmental Research Collaborative The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has received a transformative $1 million gift from the Brookwood Foundation to strengthen excellence in Ranger Athletics and to establish a Regenerative Environmental Research Collaborative --two areas th  more