News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors
AG Nessel Secures Preliminary Injunction Protecting USDA Funding
LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Secures Preliminary Injunction Protecting USDA Funding
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction on Friday temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing certain conditions on funding received through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual in
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American Center for Law and Justice: Trump Walks Out on Interview Ambush
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news on June 9, 2026:
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Trump Walks Out on Interview Ambush
By Logan Sekulow
This weekend, President Donald Trump's sit-down with Meet the Press turned into a walk-off as the President abruptly ended his interview with NBC's White House correspondent Kristen Welker in Wisconsin after she debated the President's assertions that the California election and the 2020 presidential election were "rigged" and cri
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Attorney General James Wins Case Protecting Immigrant Workers
ALBANY, New York, June 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Wins Case Protecting Immigrant Workers
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June 8, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won her lawsuit against the Trump administration for imposing an illegal $100,000 fee on all new applicants for H-1B visas, a critical program that allows highly-trained immigrants to temporarily work in the United States. H-1B recipients fill essenti
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Best Western Hotels & Resorts and United Soccer League Launch Year Two of Hometown Heroes Program
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 9 -- Best Western Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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Best Western(R) Hotels & Resorts and United Soccer League(TM) Launch Year Two of Hometown Heroes Program
Five finalists across the USL to be spotlighted for leadership, service and community impact
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Best Western Hotels & Resorts, a globally recognized hospitality brand, and the United Soccer League (USL) today announced the return of the Hometown Heroes program for a second
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Department of the Interior Announces $461 Million for Parks and Outdoor Recreation Across America
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America
Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide.
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The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants
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Dream Team: Clarke and Crane Win 2026 AmFam Championship
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 9 -- American Family Insurance issued the following news release on June 7, 2026:
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Dream Team: Clarke and Crane win 2026 AmFam Championship
Darren Clarke and Ben Crane never let go Sunday at TPC Wisconsin, holding their lead in the final round to win the 2026 American Family Insurance Championship by one stroke.
Clarke, the defending champion, made it back-to-back titles with a new partner in Crane. The duo posted a 4-under-par 67 to finish at 30 under.
"To go
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Fredrikson Announces Its Debut on Am Law 200
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 9 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news on June 8, 2026:
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Fredrikson Announces its Debut on Am Law 200
Fredrikson today announced its appearance on the Am Law 200, ranking 145 among the largest law firms in the United States by gross revenue. While qualified for ranking by lawyer size for well over a decade, Fredrikson submitted firm revenue requirements this year to be officially evaluated for the ranking.
"Fredrikson's deliberate
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History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release:
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History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, w
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Minneapolis Fed Welcomes 2026-2027 Class of Institute Visiting Scholars
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news:
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Minneapolis Fed welcomes 2026-2027 class of Institute visiting scholars
This is the 10th cohort of researchers hosted by the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
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The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute announced the visiting scholars selected to conduct research while in residence at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for 2026-2027.
Institute visiting scholars will res
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Leads Comment Letter to EPA on Microplastics
TRENTON, New Jersey, June 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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AG Davenport Leads Comment Letter to EPA on Microplastics
States Urge More Research, Action to Understand Health Effects
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today led a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applauding the addition of microplastics to a list of contaminants in drinking water prioritized for research, and also calling for EPA to f
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NIH: Researchers Trigger Sleep's Restorative Effect in Parts of the Awake Brain
WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued the following news release:
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Researchers trigger sleep's restorative effect in parts of the awake brain
NIH-funded study in animals offers new details about how the brain resets during sleep.
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By inducing specific patterns of activity in small portions of the brain in awake mice, researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have triggered a recalibr
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research: Carbon Dioxide Removal Might Need to Scale Faster Than Solar to Meet Climate Targets
POTSDAM, Germany, June 8 (TNSxrep) -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release:
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Carbon dioxide removal might need to scale faster than solar to meet climate targets
The third edition of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report finds that national pledges fall short of pathways limiting warming to 1.5 C this century by more than 5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) per year by 2050. Closing this gap would require CDR grow at rates
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SHOT/CHASER: Eau Claire County GOP Chair Admits WI-03 Race Will Be "Challenging," Three-Time Trump Voter "Conflicted" About DVO As Gas Prices Rise
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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SHOT/CHASER: Eau Claire County GOP Chair Admits WI-03 Race Will Be "Challenging," Three-Time Trump Voter "Conflicted" About DVO As Gas Prices Rise
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Derrick Van Orden, call your office.
Over the weekend, Eau Claire County GOP Chair Fred Kappus admitted " the race for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District will be challenging."
SHOT: Kappus noted that " if gas prices remain high
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Study: Inflation Reduction Act's Out-of-Pocket Cap Lowered Insulin Costs, Improved Usage
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 8 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release:
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Study: Inflation Reduction Act's Out-of-Pocket Cap Lowered Insulin Costs, Improved Usage
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The Inflation Reduction Act 's attempt to improve insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries-by capping out-of-pocket costs at $35-was associated with lower out-of-pocket costs and increased insulin usage, but only for a small portion of U.S. patients, according to a new study published i
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USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy: Medicare's $35 Insulin Cap Lowered Beneficiary Costs, Increased Use for Some
LOS ANGELES, California, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news:
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Medicare's $35 Insulin Cap Lowered Beneficiary Costs, Increased Use for Some
Monthly spending limit improved adherence for insulin users who had especially high costs, new JAMA study finds
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Medicare's new out-of-pocket insulin cap reduced and stabilized beneficiaries' monthly spending on the drug while increasing its use among
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Weigand Named SVP and General Auditor at Minneapolis Fed
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 2 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news:
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Weigand named SVP and general auditor at Minneapolis Fed
Kreg Weigand has been named general auditor and a senior vice president by the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. In this role, he will lead the Bank's internal audit department, which is charged with evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the organization's risk management, internal controls, and
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