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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2025-07-18 ( 11 items )  
2025 World Credit Union Conference Closes as Largest Ever Held in Europe (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 18 -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * 2025 World Credit Union Conference Closes as Largest Ever Held in Europe WOCCU also announces Australia as site of WCUC 2026 during final general session * STOCKHOLM, Sweden--The 20th anniversary of the premier global credit union event closed Wednesday with a new attendance record for a World Credit Union Conference held in Europe. This year's attendance of more than more PR

Acculon Energy Selects Rockwell Automation and Circulor To Advance Supply Chain Transparency and Compliance in Battery Manufacturing (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 18 -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Acculon Energy Selects Rockwell Automation and Circulor To Advance Supply Chain Transparency and Compliance in Battery Manufacturing * Rockwell Automation, in collaboration with its partner Circulor, a leading supply chain traceability provider, recently announced that it has been selected by Acculon Energy, a U.S.-based manufacturer of advanced bat more PR

Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Jared Huffman, Defends the Separation of State and Church in a Fiery Exchange With Sec. Duffy (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 18 -- 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: * * * Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Jared Huffman, defends the separation of state and church in a fiery exchange with Sec. Duffy The FFRF Action Fund is commending Representative Jared Huffman for forcefully defendin more PR

Court should deny parent's religion-fueled attempt to veto school policy, says FFRF amicus brief (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 17 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Court should deny parent's religion-fueled attempt to veto school policy, says FFRF amicus brief The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Secular Student Alliance in a case before the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals defending a New York school district policy being challenged on religious grounds. This case con more PR

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Economic Impact: $257 Million Annually for Fox Valley (10)
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, July 18 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * EAA AirVenture Oshkosh economic impact: $257 million annually for Fox Valley Includes $117 million economic impact for Oshkosh alone * EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin -- (July 17, 2025) -- The annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention, one of Wisconsin's crown jewels of tourism, has a $257 million total economic impact for the Fox Valley region each ye more PR

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing to Examine VA's VR&E Program to Ensure It's Effective for Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing to Examine VA's VR&E Program to Ensure It's Effective for Veterans Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks, as p more PR

Marquette University Education Professor Receives $2.4 Million HRSA Grant to Continue Behavioral Health Workforce Training (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 18 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Marquette University education professor receives $2.4 million HRSA grant to continue behavioral health workforce training Dr. Lee Za Ong, associate professor of counselor education and counseling psychology in Marquette University's College of Education, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services worth $2.4 million to develop and expand experiential training opportun more PR

Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on the Passage of Bills during 'Crypto Week' (10)
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on the Passage of Bills during 'Crypto Week' * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statements in response to the passage of three digital asset-related pieces of legislation: the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY), Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for  more PR

Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Recommend Judges for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (10)
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Recommend Judges for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to President Trump to recommend five individuals to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The recommendations came as part of their bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominatin more PR

Van Orden, Landsman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Veterans' Access to Non-Opioid Medications (10)
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden, Landsman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Veterans' Access to Non-Opioid Medications * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase veterans' access to non-opioid pain medications. The opioid epidemic has impacted nearly every demographic in the United States. In response more PR

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Managing VP Lennington Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services released the following written testimony by Daniel P. Lennington, managing vice president and deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi, and Members of the Su more PR