WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Leads Call for Watchdog Investigation of Trump's Efforts to Dismantle Education Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS), announced she led her colleagues in calling on the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to open an investigation i  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * Ky. Supreme Court upholds Constitution in rejecting charter school law The FFRF Action Fund is celebrating a unanimous Kentucky Supreme Court decision striking down a 2022 law that would have allowed the state to fund charter sch  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * FHLBank Chicago and Spring Bank Award Grants to Strengthen Affordable Housing Talent Pipeline in Milwaukee and Increase Housing Supply The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, in partnership with member Spring Bank, Brookfield Wis., last week presented two Community First(R) Developer Program (Developer Program) awards to Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program from Jan. 1, 2026, through Jan. 31, 2026. This notice identifies individuals seeking compensation for injuries or conditions related to vaccines listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent, the United States  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology": * * * Today's hearing will focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies are improving efforts to keep America's workers safe and healthy. AI-powered safety tools are mov  more

ENCINO, California, Feb. 24 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 80-Room Four Points Hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin APPLETON, Wis. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of an 80-room Four Points by Sheraton hotel property in Appleton, Wisconsin. "The buyer is acquiring a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Mary Schrieber '28 finds fellowship, shared values beyond the blue jacket * After a year of traveling the country as one of six national FFA officers selected from more than 1 million members across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, Mary Schrieber '28 had countless options for where to continue her leadership journey -and she chose t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * NAM Tour Highlights How Tax Reform Fuels Growth in North Carolina * 2026 NAM State of Manufacturing Tour Stops in Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina CHARLOTTE - The National Association of Manufacturers-official partner of America250-in partnership with the North Carolina Chamber, continued its 2026 NAM State of Manufacturing Tour today in Charlotte and Concord,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Baldwin Announces Mindoro Constituent Whose Family Relies on Medicaid as State of the Union Guest * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Kim Fredrick, a Mindoro constituent whose family relies on Medicaid, will be her guest at the State of the Union on Tuesday. Kim's son, Matt, has Down Syndrome and has been on Medicaid since he was a few months old. In  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX * Today the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), with nine survivor advocacy organizations, delivered a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kim Richey, demanding that the Department of Education fulfill   more

BEAVER DAM, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Opportunities Inc. President and CEO Barbara LeDuc from a Feb. 13, 2026, field hearing entitled "Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment": * * * Across Wisconsin and the nation, too many individuals with IDD struggle to find and keep jobs in Community Integrated Employment (CIE). Many work only a few hours per week, lose positions because they cannot meet product  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 23 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation to Host Subsessions at S4x26 ICS Security Conference * MIAMI-February 23, 2026 - Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, will host discussions at the S4x26 ICS Security Conference, from Monday, Feb. 23 thro  more

BEAVER DAM, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Laura Owens, president of TransCen Inc. and a professor in exceptional education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, from a Feb. 13, 2026, field hearing entitled "Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment": * * * Representative Grothman and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on the continued use of subminimum wage under Sectio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Zalman Rothschild, assistant law professor and Horn Family distinguished research scholar in law and religion at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonami  more