WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * "Permitting in this country is broken." * Johnson and Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort to Cut Red Tape Slowing Down Key Energy & Infrastructure Improvements WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At-Large) and Scott Peters (D-CA-50), bipartisan leaders of the ePermit Act, addressed The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange Monday evening, discussing their le more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Celebrates Trump Administration's Decision to Drop Appeal of Court Order Blocking Illegal Conditions on Transportation Grant Funding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss its appeal of the final judgment permanently blocking the Trump Admini more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies New Grassroots Leaders Also Elected * Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. For the fourth year, delegates were polled during the voting ses more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 14 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Bayrak Technik Benefits from Tighter Inventory Control and More Accurate ERP by Using the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform from Rockwell Automation * Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced that Bayrak Technik more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Anthony Pham, of Winnetka, has been appointed Skilled Nursing Facility Administrator of the Barstow Veterans Home of California. Pham was Skilled Nursing Facility and Subacute Administrator at Greenfield Care Center of Filmore from 2023 to 2024. He was Skilled Nurs more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Chairman Steil Delivers Remarks at Full Committee Markup on the Stop Insider Trading Act Chairman Steil (WI-01) delivered remarks at today's Full Committee Markup on the Stop Insider Trading Act. Chairman Steil's full opening statement as prepared for delivery: We're here today because no Member of Congress, regardless of party or s more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Core Webinar: Navigating Mental Health In Information Spaces * CHICAGO-Join Core for the webinar "Navigating Mental Health In Information Spaces" on March 11, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Mental health is a critical component of an individual's health and well-being. Historically, seeking mental health help has been fraught with challenges, including forced institutionalizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Slams Pentagon's 8th Failed Audit * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after the Pentagon announced it failed its eighth consecutive audit (link is external) late last month: "It's rich that just weeks after the Pentagon failed more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Murphy Call On Appropriations Leadership To Protect Funding For Amtrak & Rail Projects In Illinois * January 14, 2026 In their letter, the Senators made clear that federal investment is critical in improving and expanding passenger rail services in Illinois WASHINGTON-U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Grothman at RSC & VAT Panel Calls for Ending Marriage Penalties and Strengthening Families * Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) joined the Republican Study Committee and Values Action Team panel, "Marriage and the Government: How Public Policy Undermines Marriage," to discuss how federal policies create marriage penalties that discourage families from formalizing their households. He emphasi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum development-key to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Baldwin Demands Trump Admin Reverse Billions in Cuts from Opioid and Mental Health Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, slammed the Trump Administration for abruptly canceling what appears to be $2 billion in funding for thousands of programs nationwide that are helpi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: * * * Over 30 Organizations Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters * WASHINGTON -Today, a coalition of 34 organizations filed a rulemaking petition urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) to deem anaerobic digesters that are located at industrial livestock operations or use livestock manure ineligible for grants and loan more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * "Permitting in this country is broken." Johnson and Peters Lead Bipartisan Effort to Cut Red Tape Slowing Down Key Energy & Infrastructure Improvements * Congressmen Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At-Large) and Scott Peters (D-CA-50), bipartisan leaders of the ePermit Act, addressed The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange Monday evening, discussing their legislation to mode more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Subpoenas AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen for Records Identifying Targets of the Arctic Frost Investigation * WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, subpoenaed AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen for records identifying the targets of Jack Smith's partisan investigation into President Trump, also known as "Arctic Frost." Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Steil: As We Explore The Benefits Of FinTech Innovation, We Must Make Sure That Our Regulatory Framework Is Fit For Purpose Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence led by Digital Asset more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Study: Access to parks linked with greater physical activity for some, but not all, residents * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A new two-year study found that U.S. residents who lived near parks and recreational facilities had small increases in their leisure-time physical activities, but the relationship was stronger in more affluent counties with largely white, non-Hispanic populations.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Tiffany-Backed Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (link is external) into law, legislation cosponsored (link is external) by Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07). This bill restores whole and 2% milk, both flavored and unflavored, to schools and protects students' access to flavored milk. After the Biden ad more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 14 (TNSrpt) -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Businesses Lukewarm on U.S., Wisconsin Economies Healthcare costs, finding employees remain top challenges * Wisconsin businesses enter 2026 with measured optimism about the state and national economies, according to a new statewide economic survey conducted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) - the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers' association. T more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 14 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * WMC Reacts to Governor Evers' Property Tax Plan Today, Governor Tony Evers announced a plan to pursue $1.3 billion in property tax relief, focused largely on additional government spending while failing to address the primary drivers of higher property taxes. The plan comes after the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a partial veto by the governor that resulted in a 400-y more PR