Friday - March 27, 2026
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Friday March 27, 2026 ( 18 items )  

100-Day Countdown to the Fourth of July: America250 Reveals First Five Host Cities for July 3-4 Block Parties and Launches National Give-Back Effort
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 27 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * 100-Day Countdown to the Fourth of July: America250 Reveals First Five Host Cities for July 3-4 Block Parties and Launches National Give-Back Effort America250 Names iHeartMedia an Official Audio Partner, Creating a Unified National Listening Experience for the Fourth of July * WASHINGTON, D.C. - America250, the national nonpartisan organization charged by Congress with leading the celebra  more

9 from MSU named fellows of prestigious science association
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 9 from MSU named fellows of prestigious science association * Nine Michigan State University researchers have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, one of the world's largest and most respected scientific societies. Ann Austin, Gary Blanchard, Shi-you Ding, Dean Lee, Hui Li, Elena Litchman, James McCusker, Dohun Pyeon and Elise Zipkin are b  more

Baldwin, Moreno Call on Trump Admin to Open Investigation into Heavy Equipment Manufacturers, Protect American Jobs
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Moreno Call on Trump Admin to Open Investigation into Heavy Equipment Manufacturers, Protect American Jobs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called on the Trump administration to protect American manufacturing jobs by opening a Section 232 investigation into the offshoring of heavy equipment manufacturing, primarily by Case New Holla  more

Bemidji Medical Center earns surgical safety recognition
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bemidji Medical Center earns surgical safety recognition * AORN is the nation's leading authority on perioperative nursing practice. The recognition honors the facility's commitment to improving patients' physical and psychological wellbeing before, during and after surgery through consistent, evidence-based enhanced recovery practices. To earn this recognition, Sanford Be  more

Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Reforming College Athletics to Prioritize Students' Success
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 26, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Reforming College Athletics to Prioritize Students' Success U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on how Congress can reform college athle  more

Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows
LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows * Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, R  more

FFRF Action Fund: Wisconsin Voters - Beware of National Right-wing Group's School Board Candidates
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 27 -- 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: * * * Wisconsin voters: Beware of national right-wing group's school board candidates FFRF Action Fund warns that 1776 Project PAC is flooding school board races with out-of-state money ahead of April 7 election * Wisconsin voters h  more

Grothman Introduces House Companion to Cruz's COMPETE Act to Expand Affordable Health Coverage Options
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Introduces House Companion to Cruz's COMPETE Act to Expand Affordable Health Coverage Options * Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the House companion to Senator Ted Cruz's (R-TX) Competition and Openness in Markets to Promote Efficiency, Transparency, and Enhanced Affordability (COMPETE) Act, legislation to expand access to affordable health insurance options for fami  more

ICYMI: Wisconsin Republicans' Failure Forces False Choice For Wisconsin Voters
MONONA, Wisconsin, March 27 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Wisconsin Republicans' Failure Forces False Choice For Wisconsin Voters Republicans have a multi-billion dollar surplus they could use to fund our local schools, but instead are choosing to shift that cost onto taxpayers * After adjourning the 2026 session of the state legislature only three months into the year and leavi  more

Moreno, Baldwin Call for Offshoring Investigation, Targeted Tariffs to Revitalize Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno, Baldwin Call for Offshoring Investigation, Targeted Tariffs to Revitalize Manufacturing Today, Senators Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick calling for a Section 232 investigation into the offshoring of American jobs to Mexico by heavy equipment manufacturers. The senators also called for upcoming renegotiations to the United Sta  more

Newsweek names USD Medical Center a world's best hospital
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Newsweek names USD Medical Center a world's best hospital * Contact: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Newsweek has once again named the Sanford USD Medical Center, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to its list of World's Best Hospitals for 2026. Sanford Health is ranked No. 63 out of 416 hospitals in the United States on the list. The Sanford USD Medical Center shares inclusion o  more

Senators Baldwin, Schumer, Wyden Lead Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin Abandon Plan that will Increase Costs and Kick Millions Off the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Schumer, Wyden Lead Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin Abandon Plan that will Increase Costs and Kick Millions Off the Affordable Care Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) led 14 of their colleagues in demanding that the Trump Administration reverse course on its harmful proposed rule for Affordable Care  more

Three APS Seniors Earn Four-Year Full Scholarships
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 -- The Arlington Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Three APS Seniors Earn Four-Year Full Scholarships Posse Scholarships Three seniors were selected to receive a four-year, full-tuition scholarship from The Posse Foundation to attend a partnering institution. Arlington Career Center * Lary Renderos Reyes - William & Mary H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program * Elisha Gooden - University of Rochester Wakefield High School * Lucas Lopez - University  more

Tia Nelson, champion of environmental stewardship, to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Tia Nelson, champion of environmental stewardship, to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison The University of Wisconsin-Madison will award an honorary doctorate degree to Tia Nelson, an internationally recognized champion for environmental stewardship and conservation. "Tia Nelson embodies the Wisconsin Idea in its fullest sense. Through her lifelong dedication to environmental stewardship and pub  more

True Blu: Out-of-this-world dream comes true -- Blugold alumna soars at NASA
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * True Blu: Out-of-this-world dream comes true -- Blugold alumna soars at NASA * Lederer still talks about it. But now the discussions often center around planetary systems she helped discover and mission payloads that have landed on the moon under her direction. Lederer, a 1992 UW-Eau Claire graduate, is a planetary and space scientist for NASA. Based at the Johnson Space Center  more

UW-Madison ergonomics expert Robert Radwin named AAAS fellow
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison ergonomics expert Robert Radwin named AAAS fellow The engineering professor emeritus was nominated to the prestigious association for his innovative research on physical stress and injuries in the workplace. By Tom Ziemer Robert Radwin, professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the 2025 class of fellows of the Am  more

UW-Madison reaction to student government divestment resolution
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 25 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison reaction to student government divestment resolution UW-Madison is disappointed that the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Student Council passed a resolution on Wednesday that issued a number of flawed, unrelated and illegal demands. * UW-Madison shared the following statement on Wednesday, March 25 following the passage of a Associated Students of Madison (ASM) resolution calling for  more

VA. A.G. JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback, Threatening Health and Safety of Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Colu  more