News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors
American Tort Reform Association: Kansas a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" After Lawmakers Override Vetoes, Pass Sweeping Legal Reforms
WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release:
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Kansas a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" After Lawmakers Override Vetoes, Pass Sweeping Legal Reforms
Kansas lawmakers earned a "Tort Reform Trailblazer" designation in the American Tort Reform Association's 2026 Legislative HeatCheck report, after achieving one of the country's strongest civil justice reform slates this year.
"Kansas lawmakers showed real resolve this year and refused to
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Army Reserve leaders advance transformation priorities at 2026 Senior Commander/Garrison Commander Conference
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 27 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Army Reserve leaders advance transformation priorities at 2026 Senior Commander/Garrison Commander Conference
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FORT MCCOY, Wis. - U.S. Army Reserve senior leaders convened at the 2026 Senior Commander / Garrison Commander (SC/GC) Conference from July 14-15, 2026 at Fort McCoy, Wis. to strengthen transformation efforts and align modernization priorities.
Mr. Stephen Sullivan, Acting Assista
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Attorney General Bonta Supports New Federal Regulations Cracking Down on Illegal Robocalls
SACRAMENTO, California, July 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Supports New Federal Regulations Cracking Down on Illegal Robocalls
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined a coalition of 49 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting proposed rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would combat robocalls by enhancing existing "Know-Your-Customer" (KYC) obligati
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues FEMA Over Threat to North Carolina's Counterterrorism Funding
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues FEMA Over Threat to North Carolina's Counterterrorism Funding
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RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for threatening to withhold more than a billion dollars that states use to fund counterterrorism and disaster response efforts.
States r
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN "KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER" RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN "KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER" RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS
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Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications netw
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Baldwin Demands Answers from Defense Department on 'Unacceptable' Delays in PFAS Remediation, Endangering Wisconsinites' Health
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin Demands Answers from Defense Department on 'Unacceptable' Delays in PFAS Remediation, Endangering Wisconsinites' Health
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is pressing the Department of Defense on another delay to their PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines by as much as 20 years at 178 sites across the United States, including at Truax Field and Volk Field in
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CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: Genotype-Specific Detection of Measles Virus Using Wastewater Surveillance -- Wisconsin, February 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 27) on July 16, 2026, entitled "Genotype-Specific Detection of Measles Virus Using Wastewater Surveillance -- Wisconsin, February 2026.":
Here are excerpts:
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Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Wastewater (sewage) surveillance has been increasingly used to su
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Freedom From Religion Foundation: Speaker Johnson Worrisomely Says Christian Legal Ministry Guides House Leadership
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson worrisomely says Christian legal ministry guides House leadership
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is expressing concern after House Speaker Mike Johnson declared at a highly influential Christian legal organization's annual summit that it shapes his governance.
Johnson, speaking recently to hundreds of Alliance Defending Freedom supporters in San Diego, repeatedly
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Investing in staff to deepen connections with members
WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Investing in staff to deepen connections with members
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Credit unions put their members first every day, but Wisconsin's Marine Credit Union is taking that a step further by investing in their staff in multiple ways. Last month, the credit union's certified financial counselors participated its first ever financial counselor conference, as detailed in a recent America's Credit Union
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Johns Hopkins: Shaun Truelove, Andrea Carcelen Named as New IVAC Leadership
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Shaun Truelove, Andrea Carcelen Named as New IVAC Leadership
Congratulations to Shaun Truelove, PhD, MPH, who will be the next Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center, and to Andrea Carcelen, PhD, MPH, who will serve as Deputy Director. As of August 1, 2026, Drs. Truelove and Carcelen will take over IVAC's leadership from Dr. William Moss, w
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Md. A.G. Brown Blocks Federal Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Blocks Federal Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants.
The order in the case joined by At
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Md. A.G. Brown Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Unlawful Robocalls
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Unlawful Robocalls
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. commu
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Meghan O'Connor Discusses Legal Implications of AI and Provider-Patient Relationships in MedCity News Article
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Meghan O'Connor Discusses Legal Implications of AI and Provider-Patient Relationships in MedCity News Article
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Meghan O'Connor, a Milwaukee-based partner in Quarles & Brady's Health & Life Sciences Practice Group, spoke with MedCity News on how the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the provider-patient relationship. The article also gives p
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Moore, Ramirez, McGarvey Visit Constituents with Health Concerns at Campbell County Detention Center
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Moore, Ramirez, McGarvey Visit Constituents with Health Concerns at Campbell County Detention Center
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Newport, Kentucky -Yesterday, Congressmembers Gwen Moore (WI-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) visited Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky to provide oversight of the facility and conduct a welfare check on three constituents suffering from a lack of medical care.
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October 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Down 1.3 Percent from October 2011
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news:
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October 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Down 1.3 Percent from October 2011
Scheduled Passenger Airline Full-Time Equivalent Employees, Month of October, 1990-2012
Friday, December 21, 2012 - U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 384,310 workers in October 2012, 1.3 percent fewer than in October 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transpo
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S.D. A.G. Jackley Urges Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Customer Rules' Against Illegal Robocalls
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 29 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Urges Federal Government to Strengthen "Know Your Customer Rules" Against Illegal Robocalls
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 49 other Attorneys General in pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S.
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Secretary Rollins Expands Rural Small Business Opportunities with New Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors with Addition of Georgia
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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Secretary Rollins Expands Rural Small Business Opportunities with New Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors with Addition of Georgia
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Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins and the State of Georgia have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for participating state-inspected meat processors
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Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Restore and Protect the Mississippi River
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Restore and Protect the Mississippi River
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act, legislation to restore and protect the Mississippi River corridor amid growing threats that put this vital waterway, and the economy that depends on it, at risk. The legislatio
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Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Kansas City Southern Railway, Gateway Eastern Railway, Texas Mexican Railway
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34342, Sub-No. 1) entitled "Kansas City Southern - Control - The Kansas City Southern Railway Co., Gateway Eastern Railway Co., and the Texas Mexican Railway Co.":
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Digest:/1 The Board denies a motion to temporarily stay implementation of an arbitration award pending the Board's consideration of a petition for review and/or a declaratory order. The Board a
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Tom Tiffany's MAGA Extremism: 4 Fast Facts Wisconsinites Need to Know
MONONA, Wisconsin, July 29 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release:
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Tom Tiffany's MAGA Extremism: 4 Fast Facts Wisconsinites Need to Know
As Tiffany points the extremism finger, his record in office suggests he could use a mirror
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MADISON, Wis. - As GOP Congressman Tom Tiffany ramps up his "aww shucks" gubernatorial campaign and continues to point the extremism finger, A Better Wisconsin Togethe
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UND selected for inaugural U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission project
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, July 27 -- The University of North Dakota posted the following news release:
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UND selected for inaugural U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission project
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The University of North Dakota has been selected for the inaugural cohort of projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, making UND the only institution in North Dakota chosen to participate in the national initiative.
The project, led by Jielun Zhang, assistant professor in the
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University of Nebraska: Merten Named Interim Dean of Education and Human Sciences
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Merten named interim dean of education and human sciences
By Julie Kundhi, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
Michael Merten has been named interim dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences effective Aug. 4. The appointment, announced July 28 by Mark Button, executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer, is pending approval by the University of Neb
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University of Wisconsin School of Medicine: Overriding a genetic mutation to restore sight
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 28 -- The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health posted the following news:
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Overriding a genetic mutation to restore sight
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For children born with a rare form of inherited blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis type 16 (LCA16), the genetic culprit can be a single miswritten instruction in their DNA known as a nonsense mutation. The mutation results in a truncated and nonfunctional form of a critical protein called Kir7.1, which plays
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University of Wisconsin: NSF announces investment to shape the nation's future data backbone
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 28 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news:
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NSF announces investment to shape the nation's future data backbone
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Morgridge and UW-Madison team up to provide data services for the AI era
The National Science Foundation announced yesterday $83 million of investments for data systems and services to shape a future, AI-capable data backbone of the national cyberinfrastructure. The Morgridge Institute for Research, along with UW-Madison's College
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USGS Unveils Electric Cart Crane Designed to Make River Sampling Safer and Easier
WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued 'The Electric Vehicle "EV"-Crane--A Next-Generation System for Fluvial Sediment and Water-Quality Sampling Using an Electric Cart With Integrated Crane and Accessories' in 2026 as Open-File Report 2026-1025, authored by Joel T. Groten, J. William Lund, and David J. Brannon, and prepared in cooperation with the Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project.
USGS says the EV-crane is a modified electr
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UW-Green Bay Receives $2.3M Gift to Benefit Music Program, The Weidner, Veterans Services and UWGB Women's Basketball
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, July 29 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release:
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UW-Green Bay Receives $2.3M Gift to Benefit Music Program, The Weidner, Veterans Services and UWGB Women's Basketball
Brand new pianos for music students is one of the many ways that the recent $2.3 million gift from Dean Emeritus Robert "Bob" J. Bauer will benefit students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A decades-long professor and leader at the university, Bauer
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Workers at South Dakota State Penitentiary Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Workers at South Dakota State Penitentiary Join Teamsters
(SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) - Maintenance workers at the South Dakota State Penitentiary have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 120.
"We didn't fold when DOC administration tried to intimidate us with meetings and high-level pressure -we stood our ground," said Chris Pick, a maintenance worker at the South Da
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