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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Sunday March 29, 2026 ( 6 items )  

Baldwin Presses Trump on Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Decision to Ease Sanctions on Russia and Iran
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Presses Trump on Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Decision to Ease Sanctions on Russia and Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration about its decision to ease sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil exports and its lack of planning regarding the economic fallout of President Donald Trump's war of choice a  more

House Republicans Would Rather Play Political Games than Fund Our Government
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Would Rather Play Political Games than Fund Our Government * "The Senate passed legislation unanimously to fund the TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, and FEMA. This bipartisan legislation would give Congress more time to negotiate ICE and CBP reforms without denying critical services funding and workers' paychecks. But instead of bringing that legislation to the House Floor, Spe  more

Midwestern University: CCOM Students Take Next Step in Careers With Residency Matches
DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, March 28 -- Midwestern University issued the following Q&A on March 27, 2026, involving Dani Sychowski, McKimmon Engelhardt: * * * CCOM Students Take Next Step in Careers with Residency Matches Among thousands of medical students placed during national residency match program * Students from Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) learned where they would begin the next phase of their medical careers on March 20, 2026. Later that day,   more

Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin Urges CMS to Cap Medicare Advantage Ambulance Copayments
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing concerns over high copayments faced by Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees for ground ambulance services. The organization calls on CMS to use its regulatory authority to prevent MA plans from charging copayments for ambulance services that exceed traditional Medicare rates. According to the letter, a recent report by He  more

Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Fully Fund DHS, Back ICE and CBP, and Reject Democrats' Open Borders Demands
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Fully Fund DHS, Back ICE and CBP, and Reject Democrats' Open Borders Demands * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, legislation to end the Democrats' reckless Department of Homeland Secu  more

Team Rehab Physical Therapy Agrees to Pay Nearly $5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Fraudulent Billing Scheme
DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan posted the following news release: * * * Team Rehab Physical Therapy agrees to pay nearly $5 Million to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to fraudulent billing scheme United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced today that Team Rehabilitation Services, LLC ("Team Rehab"), which operates approximately 140 physical therapy clinics in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and  more