MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Tom Tiffany Votes to Take Healthcare Away from 60,000 Wisconsinites Tom Tiffany has once again voted to hike costs and take healthcare away from thousands of his constituents, a move that even some of his most extreme right-wing colleagues did not follow * MADISON, Wis. - Republican Congressman and Wisconsin guber  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Further Transfer of Core Functions Away from U.S. Department of Education * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition in filing an amended complaint expanding its ongoing legal challenge to the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The amended complaint, filed in the  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Jan. 10 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * Medical Aid Supports Displaced Communities in South Sudan, Strengthens Care in Ghana and Haiti, and More Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 01/02/2026 - 01/09/2026 * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 556 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 2.5 million defined daily doses of medication Medic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Joins Republican Senators in Demanding Accountability from Tim Walz Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his Republican Senate colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal funding in Minnesota. Graham and his colleagues slammed Govern  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum developmentkey to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ra  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- The Milwaukee School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dr. Medhat Khalil shares global energy expertise at Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions Conference Dr. Medhat Khalil, program director of fluid power education, was a keynote speaker at the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions Conference 2025 at King Khaled University, Saudi Arabia in December. His presentation was entitled "The Human and the Energy" and dove into global  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Welch, Chu Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Social Security Recipients * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) reintroduced the COLAs Don't Count Act, bicameral legislation, H.R. 6986, to allow households utilizing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Foodshare  more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Jan. 9 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Onstage, backstage, and in the classroom, music students put learning into practice * Three St. Olaf College music students took their skills far beyond campus into Italian hill towns, Bulgarian opera houses, and a national Lutheran music festival testing out what it means to build a life in music onstage, in the classroom, and behind the scenes. For Moises Duarte '27, Obsa Kedir '26, and Ava Messinger '26,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Votes Against Obamacare Bailout * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1834, which would extend temporary COVID-era Obamacare subsidies for three years. This legislation does not include safeguards to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in Obamacare marketplaces. "My position on this issue has remained consi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers The entire Senate Republican Conference, led by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Majo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Advances Temporary ACA Subsidy Extension to Prevent Coverage Loss * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) voted to advance legislation extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies to prevent Wisconsinites from being hit with sudden and severe health insurance cost increases caused by Democrats' broken health care law. Congressman Van Orden has long oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Moore, Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Social Security Recipients * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week joined U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) in reintroducing the COLAs Don't Count Act, bicameral legislation to allow households utilizing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)know  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Price Transparency Promises to Curtail Rising Healthcare Costs Wisconsin Employers Demand Solutions * Rising healthcare costs remain a chief concern of Wisconsin businesses, hindering reinvestment, talent attraction, and economic competitiveness. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce - the combined state chamber and manufacturers' association - released a new video (http  more