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*Wisconsin Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2025-07-24 ( 14 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

CPSC Orders Massive Recall of 5 Million Chinese-Made Pools After Deadly Design Flaw Linked to Nine Child Deaths (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an urgent recall of more than 5 million Chinese-made above-ground swimming pools following the deaths of at least nine young children over the past two decades. Acting Chairman Peter Feldman and Commissioner Douglas Dziak condemned what they called "years of inaction" as the agency now addresses a design flaw first identified in 2007: pools featuring compression straps encircling their outer vertical supports, so 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

ICYMI: Tuberville Joins the Chris Salcedo Show to Discuss Ways to Expose the Deep State and Protect Law Enforcement (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Joins the Chris Salcedo Show to Discuss Ways to Expose the Deep State and Protect Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Newsmax's Chris Salcedo Show to discuss DNI Tulsi Gabbard's recent report exposing the FBI's involvement in covering up then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information. Sen. Tuberville and Sa more PR

National Community Reinvestment Coalition Urges OCC to Reverse Immediate Rescission of 2024 Business Combination Rule Update (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), along with its member organizations and coalition partners, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) vigorously opposing the rescission and immediate implementation of the agency's 2024 update to its Business Combination Rule without a comment period. NCRC, a network of over 700 community-based organizations, works to create opportunities for all Americans and address  more ST

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

Operation Grayskull Culminates in Lengthy Sentences for Managers of Dark Web Site Dedicated to Sexual Abuse of Children (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Operation Grayskull Culminates in Lengthy Sentences for Managers of Dark Web Site Dedicated to Sexual Abuse of Children * Today, the Justice Department announced the results of Operation Grayskull, a highly successful joint effort between the Department of Justice and the FBI that resulted in the dismantling of four dark web sites dedicated to images and videos containing child sexual abuse materia 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

Wis. Workforce Development Dept.: June Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 24 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * June Local Employment and Unemployment Data Released MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for June 2025. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: *  more PR