MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced * Thirteen UW-Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year's Distinguished Teaching Award. By Erin Celello January 20, 2026 Share this article Thirteen faculty members have been chosen to receive this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor bestowed since 1953 to recognize some of the university's finest educat more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Further Attempts by U.S. DOJ to Subpoena Hospital Records on Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 17 other attorneys general and one governor in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)'s s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Releases Bill to Fund Labor, Health, and Education Departments for Fiscal Year 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), released the bipartisan, compromise LHHS appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026. In addition to funding crit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Warnock Push Trump to Follow Through on Promise to Crack Down on Corporate Investors Buying Up Single-Family Homes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, ahead of the President's speech in Davos in which he pledged to outline housing policies, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Revernd Raphael Warnock (D-GA) called on President Trump to support their bill and make good on his promise to take on larg more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 21 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 19, 2026: * * * Teachers' union directs millions to social justice and political causes An analysis of recent federal labor filings reveals a familiar pattern in the priorities of the largest teachers' union in the United States: the allocation of millions of dollars from union funds to advocacy gr more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 21 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 19, 2026: * * * Why has Minnesota's per capita income growth lagged that of the United States since 2014? Back in November, I noted that since 2014, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth in Minnesota has ranked 38th out of 50 states. Indeed, as Figure 1 shows, Minnesota's rate of real per  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill * The credit union movement stands united in opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), and America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues wrote to House and Senate members Friday. The CCCA- reintroduced last week in both chambers -would bring harmful new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 21 -- The Center for Dairy Excellence issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * FARM STAPELS TO BE FEATURED IN PRODUCER SHOWCASE AT PA DAIRY SUMMIT Attend Six Dynamic Keynote Sessions and Breakout Sessions in Four Timely Tracks * Whether you're at the peak of your career in the dairy industry, or just getting started, dairy producers and industry professionals are invited to the two-day Pennsylvania Dairy Summit on February 4-5 in Grantville, P more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank Chicago Launches 2026 Downpayment Plus(R) Grant Programs, Unlocking $28 Million to Support Homebuyers in Illinois and Wisconsin The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is addressing housing affordability with the launch of its 2026 Downpayment Plus (DPP(R)) and Downpayment Plus Advantage(R) (DPP Advantage(R)) grant  more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Former Wisconsin Prison Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Bribery Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 15, 2026, Luz Naranjo (age: 46) of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit federal programs bribery, in violation of Title 18, Uni more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 20 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: How states fund K-12 open enrollment programs * States are increasingly allowing public school students to find the right school for them. Since 2020, eight states have adopted strong K-12 cross-district open-enrollment laws, allowing students to transfer to public schools other than their assigned schools when open seats are available. Twenty-three states now have robust more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds Majority of Older Dually Eligible Medicaid-Medicare Recipients in Six States Opt for Hiring and Paying Caregivers of Their Choosing By Lindsey Culli A study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that a majority of older adults dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare in six states are opting to hir more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Senate Passes Bipartisan Funding Bill with Peters-Led Wins to Strengthen Michigan's Infrastructure, Protect Great Lakes, Boost Clean Energy Production Bipartisan Bill Includes Funding to Support Ongoing Construction of Soo Locks Project * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured funding for high-impact, local public projects and Michig more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Texas Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Cocaine Trafficking Donald Spivey led a group that trafficked cocaine and other drugs in Dane County * Chadwick M. Elgersma, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Donald Spivey, 43, Spring, Texas, was sentenced January 16, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Wil more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Texas Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Cocaine Trafficking Marcos Gonzalez was the leader of a conspiracy that smuggled cocaine from Mexico to Dane County * Chadwick M. Elgersma, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcos Gonzalez, 62, Los Fresnos, Texas, was sentenced January 8,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Tri-Union Seafoods Identifies Additional Quantities of Recalled Genova(R) Tuna at Limited Retailers Due to Inadvertent Distribution of Previously Recalled Product Summary Company Announcement Date: January 16, 2026 FDA Publish Date: January 19, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential contamination w more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 20 -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news: * * * U.S. Sales of Agricultural Tractors and Combines Decline in Close Out of 2025 According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines fell in December 2025 compared to the year before. U.S. sales of total Ag tractors dropped 14.8% while sales of combines declined 4.3% in December 2025 compared to the year before. Meanwhile,  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 21 -- USA Softball issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2026: * * * USA Softball names U.S. Men's National Team roster for 2026 Pan Am Championship USA Softball has announced the U.S. Men's National Team (MNT) roster set to compete at the 2026 Pan American Championship, scheduled for February 21-28 in Monteria, Colombia. Team USA will take the field against opponents from across the Americas with qualification to the 2028 World Baseball Softball Confederation (W more PR