MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 15 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * A playground for Stella * "Playgrounds aren't for me." Those words devastated Rese Schneider when her daughter, Stella, uttered them after visiting a local park together. The seven-year-old was just beginning a long, slow neurological recovery following months of unexplained illness and a delicate, grueling surgery that set Stella's childhood development back to infancy. Stella's disappointment  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces New Jersey Has Joined $36.5 Million Settlement With CVS Pharmacy Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that New Jersey joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from  more

KUOPIO, Finland, June 15 -- The University of Eastern Finland posted the following news: * * * Alexander Diener is the new Professor of Critical Border Studies * "It is incredible to think that in the 1990s, notions of a borderless world and the end of the nation state were readily bandied about," says Alexander Diener, Professor of Critical Border Studies. To him, current news headlines are a constant reminder that borders are still integral to the global system and that they have an impact  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 15 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights for Action on Microplastics in Our Drinking Water * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson is applauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for researching microplastics found in drinking water but is pushing the agency to require monitoring of microplastics to better understand the risks they pose to our communities. "Everyone   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls on Republican Leaders to Bring Bipartisan Bill to Cap Insulin at $35 Up for a Vote * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling on Majority Leader John Thune to bring the bipartisan legislation she co-sponsors to make insulin more accessible for millions of Americans to the Senate floor for a vote. The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insuli  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 16 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by policy fellow Darren Nelson: * * * Electricity inflation, the forgotten affordability burden Three, seemingly unconnected, events in recent weeks have served as an important reminder that, electricity inflation is, all too often, the forgotten burden on affordability. At least largely for  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Second Visit to Conduct Wellness Check on Salah Sarsour * In Indiana, Congresswoman Moore joined advocates in a rally calling for Salah Sarsour's release. She then visited Salah at the Clay County Jail. In response, she released the following statement: "Yesterday, I conducted another wellness check on Salah. I saw and learned firsthand that he is not receivin  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, June 16 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Unmasking Sen. Howard Marklein's Facade of Bipartisanship Marklein rejected more than 1,600 of Governor Tony Evers' proposed budget provisions - MADISON, Wis. - Recent ads being run on behalf of GOP State Senator Howard Marklein attempt to sell him as a bipartisan legislator. But his legislative record tells a very differe  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Support the Coal Industry * Key Takeaways 1 President Trump has announced $700 million in subsidies to support the use of U.S. coal and its export to other parts of the world. 2 This program is designed to help upgrade 13 power plants in 10 states to extend their lifetimes, restart a coal plant in Maryland, and support the c  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking public comments on properties nominated for listing and related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The agency said nominations received before May 30, 2026, are under review. The notice covers properties in California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Among the sites under consideration are the Raymond Hotel Apartments in San Francisco, South-View Cemeter  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 15 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Meet the 2026 University Staff Recognition Award winners Teamwork, mastery and innovation mark the work of this year's awardees. By Greg Bump Ten University Staff members have been honored with the 2026 University Staff Recognition Award for their contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The recipients were recognized by colleagues for teamwork, dedication to excellence, problem-solvin  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Locked Out of Democracy With fewer competitive House races and a new redistricting arms race underway, voters need more choices - not fewer. - According to the Cook Political Report, only 35 of this year's 435 House races are considered competitive. In the other 400, the general election is   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Urges Trump Admin to Immediately Address New World Screwworm Outbreak * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action to contain and respond to the outbreak of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the United States. The parasitic fly is a threat to livestock, farm workers, wildlif  more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Study Finds Positive Aging Videos Affected Women's Views of Getting Older - For the Better * Women who view TikTok videos of others comfortable with their gray hair and laugh lines start to feel more positive about their own aging the more they watch, a new UConn study has found, potentially influencing a woman's ability to age well later in life. For almost as long as time, or at least as long a  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * You just ate that planet, didn't you? Astronomers have discovered a star with an unusually high concentration of lithium, a sign that it may have recently consumed a planet - A team of astronomers, led by Brooke Kotten of the University of Michigan, has shown that TOI-5882--a sun-like star located some 1,300 light-years away--has likely eaten one of its planets. Although a star might seem l  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * WisDem Convention Ends with No Winners; AFP-WI Reminds Voters Tom Tiffany will Turn Things Around * Madison, WI - The WisDem Convention is officially over, and attendees confirmed via straw poll they want to double down on the failed radical policies of the last eight years. Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) reminded voters that Tom Tiffany is running on a pl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- The World Council of Credit Unions posted the following news release: * * * WOCCU and WFCU Unite with the Global Credit Union Movement to Drive Financial Inclusion in Rural Guatemala World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) today announced significant results from a financial inclusion program in rural Guatemala, made possible by the support of donors and partners from across the glob  more