WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 9, 2026: * * * Name of Product: SCUBAPRO Monorail Weight Pockets for BCDs Hazard: The D-ring handle that is used to unlock the weight pocket from the Buoyancy Compensator Device (BCD) can detach during use. If this happens, the user will not be able to remove the weight pocket in an emergency in order to rise to the surface, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a drowning hazard.  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Slams Trump's $1.5 Trillion War Budget Request * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after President Trump submitted the annual Presidential Budget Request to Congress, which called for a $1.5 trillion budget to the Pentagon, a 42  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing Announces Conditional Commitment for a Domestic Medical Isotope Manufacturing Facility The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) issued a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $263 million to SHINE Chrysalis, LLC (SHINE) to support the construction of Chrysalis, a high-volume medical isotope production facility in  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * FFRF intervention clarifies faith-based Ohio juvenile program not approved A recent Freedom From Religion Foundation's investigation into a faith-based program slated for an Ohio juvenile facility revealed that it was never formally approved. It will not take place now. FFRF wrote to the Trumbull County Juvenile Detention Center last month after receiving reports tha  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Election Integrity Team to Monitor Hungary's Elections * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that an eight-member election-integrity team will monitor the April 12 Hungarian parliamentary elections. The vote will determine the next government and prime minister. Judicial Watch previously sent an election observer team to Hungary for its 2022 election - independe  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford receives verification from ACS Committee on Trauma * Verification recognizes Sanford Bismarck's commitment to providing optimal care for injured patients BISMARCK, N.D. - The trauma center at Sanford Health in Bismarck has been verified as a Level II trauma center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT). Verified trauma centers must meet   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Will Force a Vote to End Trump's Illegal War in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that they will force the Senate to vote again to end the war in Iran: "Before President Trump started his illegal and  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, April 10 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following statement on April 9, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: GOVERNOR EVERS' VETO OF RIGHT-TO-RACE BILL STALLS WISCONSIN'S ECONOMIC ENGINE The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and its Performance Racing Industry (PRI) subsidiary issued the following statement following Gov. Tony Evers' veto of AB 880: Governor Tony Evers claims to have fond childhood memories growing up near a Wisconsin racetrac  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Announces Loan Funding for Janesville-Based SHINE * Janesville, WI - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), announced that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing will award SHINE Chrysalis, LLC in Janesville, WI a $263 million loan to support the construction of a new medical manufacturing facility in Janesville. The facility will use fusion and fission technol  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSFR) -- The University of Vermont is moving forward with the repatriation of human remains and funerary objects to the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The action follows the completion of an inventory confirming cultural affiliation between the materials and the tribe. The collection includes human remains representing at least 10 individuals along with 100 associated funerary objects. These objec  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Victories for Higher Education: Ending Gender Extremism and Cutting Underused Programs * The Trump Administration is changing the culture in higher education. Just over a year ago, we saw men claiming victories in women's athletics. Colleges and universities were focused more on diversity, equity, and inclusion than ensuring graduates were prepared for success in life after graduation. Institut  more

ITHACA, New York, April 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Why trade wars land harder in some states * The current trade war doesn't affect American states evenly. New research by Wendong Zhang and collaborators from Ohio State University finds that the risks from escalating tariffs with Canada and Mexico, the United States' closest agricultural partners, fall along geographic lines, exposing some states to steep losses while leaving others relatively unscathed. At th  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, April 10 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * WI GOP Finds Time for a Partisan Tantrum but Continues to Ignore Real Issues Facing Wisconsinites Republican lawmakers finally found the time to come back to the Capitol today. But it's not to help Wisconsinites. * After leaving Wisconsinites high and dry by adjourning this year's legislative session embarrassingly early and lea  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * DHS Announces Plan to Invest $31 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds Two-year plan to sustain proven programs, grow high-impact strategies, and target priority populations across Wisconsin * The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced its plan for its annual share of $794 million in opioid settlement funds coming to Wisconsin, including partici  more