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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2026-01-27 ( 29 items )  
'All the Noise at Once' wins 2026 William C. Morris Award (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * 'All the Noise at Once' wins 2026 William C. Morris Award * CHICAGO -"All the Noise at Once," written by DeAndra Davis, has been named the 2026 winner of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, which honors a book published by a first-time author. The book is published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. The award w more PR

26th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon starts Thursday (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * 26th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon starts Thursday * FARGO, N.D. - Midwest Radio Fargo Moorhead stations Froggy 99.9 (99.9 FM), Y94 (93.7 FM), 101.9 Jack FM (101.9 FM), and KFGO-AM (790 AM/94.1 FM, 104.7 FM) are joining forces Jan. 29 and 30 to raise money during the 26th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon presented by Corwin Automotive Group benefiting Sanford Children's Hosp more PR

Abraham Matias, Lupe Ruiz-Flores and Vanessa L. Torres Win Pura Belpre Awards (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Abraham Matias, Lupe Ruiz-Flores and Vanessa L. Torres Win Pura Belpre Awards * CHICAGO -Abraham Matias, illustrator of "Popo the Xolo," Lupe Ruiz-Flores, author of "The Pecan Sheller," and Vanessa L. Torres, author of "On the Wings of la Noche," are the 2026 recipients of the Pura Belpre Youth Illustrator Award, Children's Author Award, and Young Adult Author Award,  more PR

Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. DOJ's Continued Misuse of Power in Attempts to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. DOJ's Continued Misuse of Power in Attempts to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in United States v. QueerDoc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)' more PR

Attorney General James Demands More Action from xAI to Stop Grok Chatbot from Producing Inappropriate Images to Protect Children and Adult Users (10)
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands More Action from xAI to Stop Grok Chatbot from Producing Inappropriate Images to Protect Children and Adult Users * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general demanded that xAI take additional steps to protect users from inappropriate images and content created by its AI chatbot Grok and s more PR

Attorney General Nessel Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general have sent a letter (PDF) demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from gen more PR

Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter to xAI Demanding Change to Grok's Unchecked Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter to xAI Demanding Change to Grok's Unchecked Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday is co-leading a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI -the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok -take additional action to prevent Grok from generating  more PR

Cedars-Sinai Scientists Track Body's Most Elusive Proteins (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Scientists Track Body's Most Elusive Proteins * What can a single molecule in just one of the body's cells reveal about a person's health? Quite a lot if you can find it. Cedars-Sinai investigators are doing just that. Using a powerful technology called single-cell proteomics, these detectives track molecules called proteins,  more PR

Department of Justice: Investigation Into International 'ATM Jackpotting' Scheme and Tren De Aragua Results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Investigation into International "ATM Jackpotting" Scheme and Tren de Aragua results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an additional indictment charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as "AT more PR

EXTREME NY GUN LAWS STRIKE AGAIN AS NFL STAR ARRESTED AT LAGUARDIA (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, Jan. 26 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * EXTREME NY GUN LAWS STRIKE AGAIN AS NFL STAR ARRESTED AT LAGUARDIA * BELLEVUE, WA - New York's draconian gun control laws have struck again with the arrest of NFL athlete Rasheed Walker at LaGuardia Airport after he properly declared a firearm in his checked luggage, an incident which underscores the continued anti-gun extremism in the sta more PR

FFRF Action Fund: Trump and Vance Describe Anti-abortion Campaign as Religious Crusade During DC Rally (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 27 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Trump and Vance describe anti-abortion campaign as religious crusade during DC rally On what should have been the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Jesus-touting anti-abortion radicals held a rally in Washington,  more PR

Five Key Moments: Hearing on Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program - Status, Challenges, & Opportunities for Modernization (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Five Key Moments: Hearing on Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program - Status, Challenges, & Opportunities for Modernization The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program is ripe for modernization to fully benefit children and families, witnesses shared at a Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing on strengthening more PR

Grad student looks for a safer way to solve fishy mysteries (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Grad student looks for a safer way to solve fishy mysteries * A Central Michigan University graduate student hopes that a safer way to solve the mysteries of a legendary Great Lakes fish lies in its upper jaw. The fish also happens to occupy a special place in Michigan's heart. "Coaster brook trout might be the state fish, but there's not a lot known about them," said Kevin Pangle, a faculty m more PR

Jonathan Fenske wins 2026 Geisel Award for 'Stop That Mop!' (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Jonathan Fenske wins 2026 Geisel Award for 'Stop That Mop!' * CHICAGO -Author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske is the 2026 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for "Stop That Mop!" published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division more PR

Judge rules USDOT illegally withheld funds for EV charging infrastructure (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge rules USDOT illegally withheld funds for EV charging infrastructure * In a multi-state lawsuit co-led by Washington, California, and Colorado, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from 20 states and the  more PR

Michigan Medicine: Women May Face Heart Surgery Delays Due to Criteria Based on Male Anatomy (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Women may face heart surgery delays due to criteria based on male anatomy Two studies showed similar disparities for different heart procedures * Women may receive heart procedures later due to surgical criteria based off male anatomy, two Michigan Medicine-led studies suggest. Researchers found that size thresholds surgeons use to  more PR

N.J. Acting A.G. Davenport Announces Win in EV Charging Infrastructure Lawsuit (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport Announces Win in EV Charging Infrastructure Lawsuit U.S. District Court Sides with Multistate Coalition in Fight Against the Trump Administration * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a decisive victory in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully withholding bipartisan Congressionally-mandated funding for electri more PR

N.J. Acting A.G. Davenport Demands Immediate Action From XAI to Stop Production of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Demands Immediate Action from xAI to Stop Production of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material Bipartisan Multistate Coalition Tells Grok It Must Stop Abusive and Illegal AI Images * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she is partnering with a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys more PR

Nature Conservancy: New Tool Will Help Manage One of Nevada's Most Critical Freshwater Sources (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2026: * * * New Tool Will Help Manage One of Nevada's Most Critical Freshwater Sources The Nature Conservancy in Nevada (TNC in Nevada), DRI and the University of Wisconsin--Madison (UW-Madison) have developed the Nevada GDE Water Needs Explorer Tool. This new online resource helps land and water managers understand how groundwater supports groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) and how changes in wa more PR

Okla. A.G. Drummond Demands XAI Take Action to Protect Children, Prevent Abuse of AI Technology (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Drummond demands xAI take action to protect children, prevent abuse of AI technology Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take action to prevent the chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. Drummond and a co more PR

Oracle AI Infrastructure in 2026 and Our Commitment to Local Communities (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 26 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle AI Infrastructure in 2026 and Our Commitment to Local Communities * 2026 is going to be a pivotal year for advancing AI in America. Oracle is excited to be part of this mission. We're building the AI infrastructure needed to unlock new cures for diseases, enable scientific breakthroughs, and drive significant economic more PR

Physicians Committee Backs Wisconsin Bills to Improve Patient Care While Sparing Animals (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Physicians Committee Backs Wisconsin Bills to Improve Patient Care While Sparing Animals * MADISON, Wisc.-A national medical ethics nonprofit is applauding the introduction of new lifesaving legislation in Wisconsin. The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is urging the state legislature to advance Senate Bill 851 and Assembly Bill 865. The more PR

Renee Watson, Catia Chien win Newbery, Caldecott Medals (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Renee Watson, Catia Chien win Newbery, Caldecott Medals * CHICAGO -Renee Watson, author of "All the Blues in the Sky," and Catia Chien, illustrator of "Fireworks," are the 2026 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children's literature. Watson and Chien were among the award winners announced today by the Associ more PR

Sanford Children's Therapies advances DMI care in Bismarck (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Children's Therapies advances DMI care in Bismarck * BISMARCK, N.D. -Sanford Children's Therapies is leading the region in introducing innovative approaches to pediatric rehabilitation, including Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI), a specialized, hands-on therapy designed to help children build strong movement foundations. Dynamic Movement Intervention is a structu more PR

Sanford recognized with ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford recognized with ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation * Sanford Bismarck provides necessary care, resources to patients with heart attack symptoms BISMARCK, N.D. -The American College of Cardiology has recognized Sanford Bismarck for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. Sanford was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation bas more PR

Texas A&M study suggests link between viral infection and ALS (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Texas A&M study suggests link between viral infection and ALS * A large, multidisciplinary team led by researchers from Texas A&M University has made a potentially game-changing discovery about the development of devastating motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The team identified a specific type of mouse -the CC023 strain -that responds to a viral infection in a way that loo more PR

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee: Multiyear Community-based Creative Research Project Culminates in World Premiere Work at Winterdances - Resilience (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus issued the following news release: * * * Multiyear community-based creative research project culminates in world premiere work at Winterdances: Resilience The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts Department of Dance will present the world premiere of CARE, a new dance-theatre work created through a multiyear creative research project. The premiere will be featured in Winterdances: Resilience wit more PR

UW-Platteville School of Business Earns Prestigious ACBSP Global Accreditation (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news: * * * UW-Platteville School of Business earns prestigious ACBSP Global Accreditation By Christine Bellport The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is proud to announce that its School of Business programs have earned specialized accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This prestigious designation recognizes the School of Business and its commit more PR

YALSA announces 2026 Alex Awards (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * YALSA announces 2026 Alex Awards * CHICAGO -The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2026 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust, were announced today during the ALA's Youth Media Awards Announce more PR