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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for 2026-01-08 ( 10 items )  
A Better Wisconsin Together: Lazar, Tiffany Must Answer for Close Ties to Election Deniers and January 6 (10)
MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 7 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * Lazar, Tiffany Must Answer for Close Ties to Election Deniers and January 6 Right-wing candidates in Wisconsin's biggest elections of 2026 are still haunted by their involvement and close ties to January 6. * MADISON, Wis. -- Five years after MAGA Republicans' violent and criminal attack on our Capitol and democrac more PR

Clover, Wink Collaborate to Launch Biometric Identity-Based Payments (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Clover, Sunnyvale, California, the all-in-one commerce solution from Fiserv, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has announced a partnership with Wink, Plano, Texas, to integrate multimodal biometric identity and payment technology directly into its platform. The collaboration marks a significant shift toward identity-based transactions, allowing merchants to utilize face and palm recognition for a more secure and streamlined checkout process. According to the companies, the new solutio more PR

Federal Judge Grants Second Preliminary Injunction Blocking Attacks on Head Start (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Grants Second Preliminary Injunction Blocking Attacks on Head Start * SEATTLE - A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's attacks on Head Start, halting the Department of Health and more PR

Field Museum To Repatriate Cultural Item To Tribal Nations (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum announced plans to return a shell gorget to several Native American Tribes following requirements set by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum identified the item as an unassociated funerary object with cultural ties to numerous indigenous communities. The shell gorget was excavated in Will County, Illinois, before December 7, 1948. Records indicate the University of Chicago Department of Anthropology donat more PR

Going further with fusion, together (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Going further with fusion, together * At 4 a.m., while most of New Jersey slept, a Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) physicist sat at his computer connected to a control room 3,500 miles away in Oxford, England. Years of experience running fusion Link is external experiments in the U.S. helped guide the U.K. team through delicate adjustments as they worked togethe more PR

Grothman Statement on U.S. Operation to Remove Nicolas Maduro and Combat Narco-Terrorism (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Statement on U.S. Operation to Remove Nicolas Maduro and Combat Narco-Terrorism * Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) released the following statement after U.S. forces carried out a targeted operation to remove Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, marking a significant success in the fight against international drug trafficking and narco-terrorism linked to the Maduro regime: "This opera more PR

Grothman Supports Coalition of Family Groups on Marriage Penalty Reforms (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Supports Coalition of Family Groups on Marriage Penalty Reforms * Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) voiced strong support for a coalition of family and faith-based organizations urging House leadership to address marriage penalties embedded in federal welfare programs as part of a future budget reconciliation package. Grothman has long led efforts in Congress to eliminate policies that more PR

Medical University of South Carolina: 2026 SCTR Scientific Retreat to Spotlight Breakthroughs in Cellular and Gene Therapy (10)
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Jan. 8 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * 2026 SCTR scientific retreat to spotlight breakthroughs in cellular and gene therapy On Friday, March 6, 2026, the South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute will host a statewide scientific retreat, bringing researchers, clinicians, trainees, patients and industry partners to MUSC for a full-day exploration of one of the fastest-growing areas in moder more PR

Pacific Grove Museum Of Natural History to Return Sacred Objects to Assiniboine, Sioux Tribes (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSFR) -- The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has announced its intent to repatriate 12 sacred objects to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. This decision follows the guidelines established by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The collection consists of ceremonial items including a buffalo horn powder horn, a buckskin dress, three pairs of moccasins, and a beaded bag. Other items identifie more PR

Transource and BHE Transmission to Build Nearly 200-Mile 765-kV Transmission Line in Wisconsin (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 7 -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: [Category: BizEnergy] * * * Transource and BHE Transmission to Build Nearly 200-Mile 765-kV Transmission Line in Wisconsin * Columbus, Ohio (Jan. 7, 2026) A joint venture between Transource Energy, LLC and BHE Transmission plans to build a nearly 200 mile, 765-kV line in Wisconsin following selection by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). This proposal for the Bell Center-Columbia-S more PR