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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2025-07-24 ( 11 items )  
Chairman Steil Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Voter Roll Maintenance Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following opening remarks on July 22, 2025, at a full committee hearing entitled "Clean Rolls, Secure Elections: Reviewing Voter List Maintenance Standards": * * * Today, the Committee on House Administration continues our oversight of federal elections. Voter list maintenance is crucial to election integrity. List maintenance adds new voters to the rolls and removes ineligible  more PR

Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Documents From ActBlue CEO (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Steil, Jordan, and Comer Subpoena Documents from ActBlue CEO Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04), and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01) issued a subpoena to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones for materials related to t more PR

General aviation community unites to support the 2026 Special Olympics Airlift (10)
WICHITA, Kansas, July 23 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: * * * General aviation community unites to support the 2026 Special Olympics Airlift * OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 23, 2025) - During the industry's iconic Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, leading general aviation organizations -- including EAA and General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) -- announced their collecti more PR

Ice Age National Scenic Trail Print-at-Home Junior Ranger Book Now Available (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Ice Age National Scenic Trail Print-at-Home Junior Ranger Book Now Available * News Release Date: July 23, 2025 Contact: Katie Frauen CROSS PLAINS, Wis. - The Ice Age National Scenic Trail launched a new Junior Ranger activity book this summer, designed to bring the wonders of hiking across Wisconsin's ancient glacial landscapes to young explorers. Parents, teacher more PR

NEW: Government Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Illegally Froze Funding to Head Start Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Government Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Illegally Froze Funding to Head Start Nationwide * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, released the following statement after a nonpartisan, independent government watchdog found that the Trump Administration illegally withheld more PR

Pocan, Jacobs, 46 Colleagues Urge Rubio to Deliver Mpox Vaccines Before They Expire (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan, Jacobs, 46 Colleagues Urge Rubio to Deliver Mpox Vaccines Before They Expire * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Sara Jacobs (CA-53) led a letter with 46 of their colleagues to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to distribute all remaining viable mpox vaccines from the United States that were promised to African countries currently experiencing outbre more PR

Rep. Wied, Sen. Baldwin Introduce Bill to Honor Veterans of Operation End Sweep With the Vietnam Service Medal (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Rep. Wied, Sen. Baldwin Introduce Bill to Honor Veterans of Operation End Sweep with the Vietnam Service Medal Bipartisan bill inspired by Sturgeon Bay, WI veteran who served in Operation End Sweep to clear mines from Vietnam * Today, Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI-08) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan bill to honor veterans who participated in Operation End more PR

Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or the Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities. more PR

Top Takeaways From Full Committee Hearing on Voter Roll Maintenance Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Takeaways from Full Committee Hearing on Voter Roll Maintenance Standards The Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Clean Rolls, Secure Elections: Reviewing Voter List Maintenance Standards." Witnesses: * Mr. J. Christian Adams - President & General Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation * Mr. Justin Riemer  more PR

Van Orden, Salinas Introduce Legislation to Level the Playing Field for the Cider Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden, Salinas Introduce Legislation to Level the Playing Field for the Cider Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-OR) introduced the Bubble Tax Modernization Act, which will lower the tax rate for lower-alcohol wine, cider, and mead made with fruit. Currently, the tax code dictates that if a sparkling cider, wine more PR

Victory! Midwest Food Companies Join Nationwide Push for Animal-Free Research (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, July 23 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Victory! Midwest Food Companies Join Nationwide Push for Animal-Free Research * Des Moines - Two leading Midwest food companies--Howard-based Winona Foods and Kemin Industries, of Des Moines, Iowa--have heeded PETA's call to stop funding cruel experiments on animals at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Food Research Institute. The companies' actions align more PR