Tuesday - August 25, 2026

News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors

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'A Swiss product - that made my decision easy' - with Renzo Blumenthal during the hay harvest
CHILTON, Wisconsin, July 24 -- Aebi Schmidt Group posted the following news: * * * 'A Swiss product - that made my decision easy' - with Renzo Blumenthal during the hay harvest * His farm is situated in Vella in the canton of Graubunden, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, at 1,250 metres above sea level. For the hay harvest, however, he has to go considerably higher still. At around 1,800 metres, Renzo farms organic land where the work is particularly demanding and labour-intensive. This is whe  more
A Better Wisconsin Together: Tom Tiffany Admits He Opposes Taxing Billionaires
MONONA, Wisconsin, July 23 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Tom Tiffany Admits He Opposes Taxing Billionaires Tiffany is finally saying the quiet part out loud: he puts billionaires ahead of everyday Wisconsinites - In an early morning interview on right-wing radio July 21, Republican Congressman and candidate for Wisconsin governor Tom Tiffany admitted he opposes asking billionaires to p  more
AANA Honors Excellence in Nurse Anesthesiology: Roxy Brault Receives Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Anesthesia Practitioner Award
ROSEMONT, Illinois, July 23 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: * * * AANA Honors Excellence in Nurse Anesthesiology: Roxy Brault Receives Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Anesthesia Practitioner Award * Rosemont, Ill. - The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) will present Roxanne "Roxy" Brault, CRNA, with the 40th Annual Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Anesthesia Practitioner Award during its 2026 Annual  more
AC/DC charges up Camp Randall
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 23 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * AC/DC charges up Camp Randall * Photo gallery The band's long-awaited return to Madison brought thousands of fans to campus for a night of classic hard rock anthems. July 23, 2026 Share this article Nearly 50,000 people gathered to see legendary rock band AC/DC perform in Madison as part of their international Power Up Tour. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's historic Camp Randall Stadi  more
AG Brown challenges unlawful conditions on federal counterterrorism funding
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown challenges unlawful conditions on federal counterterrorism funding * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are imposing unlawful conditions on federal funds to coerce states into complying with the federal administration's political agenda, Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition argued in a l  more
AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions On Federal Counterterrorism Funding
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions On Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump Administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds-to coerce states into com  more
AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas
LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hyd  more
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces $29.6 Million Settlement With Glenmark Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artific  more
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds--specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds--to coerce states into complying with the administration  more
Attorney General Clark Alerts Vermonters to Potential Restitution In $29.6 Million Glenmark Generic Drug Settlement
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Alerts Vermonters to Potential Restitution In $29.6 Million Glenmark Generic Drug Settlement * Co nsumers Who Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs Between May 2009 and December 2019 May Qualify for Settlement Money Attorney General Charity Clark recently joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Gl  more
Attorney General Clark Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump Administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds-to coerce states into complying with the Administration'  more
Attorney General Ford Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 23 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Carson City, NV -Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds -specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds -to coerce states into complying with   more
Attorney General Tong Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Press Releases Attorney General Tong Previously Won Two Lawsuits Against Trump Administration to Protect Same Funding (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal fund  more
Baldwin Calls Out Trump Admin for Abruptly Canceling $94 Million for Health Research, Halting Clinical Trials
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls Out Trump Admin for Abruptly Canceling $94 Million for Health Research, Halting Clinical Trials * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, blasted the Trump Administration for abruptly canceling $94 million in funding for 150 grants supporting health res  more
Case Western Reserve: Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law Names Inaugural Burke Distinguished Visiting Professor
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law names inaugural Burke Distinguished Visiting Professor The Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to announce that Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, the Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Environmental Studies at Cleveland State University College of Law, has be  more
Democratic Governors Association: After Tiffany Spent Millions, One-Third of Wisconsin GOP Voters Are Still Not On Board
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on July 23, 2026: * * * After Tiffany Spent Millions, One-Third of Wisconsin GOP Voters Are Still Not On Board New polling from Marquette Law School shows 30% of GOP primary voters are still undecided, despite Congressman Tom Tiffany spending $7.4 million ahead of the August 11th primary. It's no wonder Wisconsinites aren't convinced. Congressman Tom Tiffany has spent his time in Washington voting to contin  more
Democratic Governors Association: Tom Tiffany Joined Podcast Hosted By Extremist Who Said Hitler Had "Actually Done Some Good Things"
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Tom Tiffany Joined Podcast Hosted By Extremist Who Said Hitler Had "Actually Done Some Good Things" New reporting from the Forward reveals that Congressman Tom Tiffany appeared on a podcast hosted by a far-right extremist who has used his platform to share "antisemitic remarks and jokes about Adolf Hitler." Host Jeremy Hambly, whose podcast Congressman Tiffany joined in December, has "joked with gues  more
Faegre Drinker Issues Commentary: 2nd Quarter 2026 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 25 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 24, 2026, by Senior Director Joshua L. Andrews, senior manager Matt Abdifar, senior counsel John G. Horan, partners Jessica C. Abrahams and Dana B. Pashkoff and associates Michelle Y. Francois and Asher Friedman Young: * * * Second Quarter 2026 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review FAR Overhaul rulemaking, proposed grant reforms, and small business program develo  more
FFRF Action Fund: 'Secularist' Association Defends History From Christian Nationalist Rewrite
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 25 -- 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: * * * 'Secularist' association defends history from Christian nationalist rewrite The FFRF Action Fund salutes the American Historical Association for its consistent pushback against the Trump administration's Christian nationalist rew  more
FFRF Action Fund: 'Theocratic' Texas Comptroller Will Judge Employees 'on How Christian They Are'
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 25 -- 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 on July 24, 2026: * * * 'Theocratic' Texas comptroller will judge employees 'on how Christian they are' The FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is Don Huffines, the next Texas comptroller, for indicating that he will base the ret  more
Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions
LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Michigan Indigent Defense Commission; Early Childhood Investment Corporation Executive Committee; Michigan Gaming Control Board; Governor's Educator Advisory Council; Michigan Strategic Fund Board of Directors; State Historic Pre  more
ICYMI: Chairman Steil Joins The Ingraham Angle to Discuss Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Steil Joins The Ingraham Angle to Discuss Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History Last night, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined The Ingraham Angle on Fox News to discuss the growing political activism by leadership of the Smithsonian National Museum of American   more
Joe Bormann Hired to Lead the University of Dubuque's Bold Investment in Innovation with the Chlapaty Center for Innovation
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 23 -- The University of Dubuque posted the following news release: * * * Joe Bormann Hired to Lead the University of Dubuque's Bold Investment in Innovation with the Chlapaty Center for Innovation * DUBUQUE, Iowa - Throughout his career, Joe Bormann, MA, has been driven by the simple belief that students learn best by doing. He has brought that mindset to the University of Dubuque as the inaugural director of the Chlapaty Center for Innovation. "What drew me to the Univ  more
LDF Calls for Transparency in Fatal Shooting of Corey Ruiz
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Calls for Transparency in Fatal Shooting of Corey Ruiz * Yesterday, a Madison Police Department officer reportedly shot and killed Corey Ruiz, a Black man in Madison, Wisconsin. Police officers responded to a call of a man allegedly looking into parked vehicles and stealing bicycles. Police allege Mr. Ruiz injured a veteran, responding officer with a knife. None of t  more
Marquette University Biological sciences professor receives Fulbright award to study how light affects cellular metabolism
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 23 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Biological sciences professor receives Fulbright award to study how light affects cellular metabolism * Dr. Deanna Arble, associate professor of biological sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to assess how light can induce sustained changes in cellular metabolism. The Fulbright Scholar Award allows faculty members to conduct research a  more
Top Takeaways From Full Committee Hearing on the National Museum of American History
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Top Takeaways from Full Committee Hearing on the National Museum of American History On Wednesday, the Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Oversight of the Smithsonian: Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History." Witnesses: * Anthea M. Hartig, Ph.D., National Museum of America  more
TruStage provides update on cybersecurity incident
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 24 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- TruStage, formerly the CUNA Mutual Group, posted the following news release: * * * TruStage provides update on cybersecurity incident * July 24, 2026 TruStage(r) launches resource hub As part of the company's commitment to providing information related to the recent cybersecurity incident, TruStage has launched a resource hub for the people and businesses it serves. Visit here to access the hub: www.trustage.com/outage.   more
Two Case Western Reserve Students Receive Honors From the Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio's 68th Annual May Conference
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Two CWRU students receive honors from the Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio's 68th annual May Conference Two members of the Case Western Reserve University community received honors from the Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio's 68th annual May meeting, which was hosted jointly with the Society of Applied Spectroscopy, SAS-Cleveland Regional Section; the American Chemical Society, AKRON ACS;  more
University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Professor Bulltail Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittees
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Grace Bulltail, assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from a July 14, 2026, joint hearing entitled "Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country." MMIP stands for missing and murdered indigenous persons. * * * My name is Grace Bullta  more
USDA Invests $3 Million for Wetland Mitigation Banking Projects to Support Producers and Protect Wetland Ecosystems
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Invests $3 Million for Wetland Mitigation Banking Projects to Support Producers and Protect Wetland Ecosystems * (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3 million to support the development of wetland mitigation banks for agricultural producers. Through the USDA's Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (WMBP), w  more
UW-Eau Claire's new Biomedical Exploration Camp to inspire future healthcare, engineering students
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, July 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Eau Claire's new Biomedical Exploration Camp to inspire future healthcare, engineering students * Twenty students each week will participate in the clinical care track, which will offer clinical decision-making and hands-on skills opportunities through injury evaluation, cardiopulmonary testing, casting and taping labs, radiograph interpretation, vital sign assessment, and full  more