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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2026-01-30 ( 19 items )  
America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Jim Jordan -support more PR

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration's ef more PR

Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning U.S. DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning U.S. DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in denouncing the U.S. Department of Justice's (U.S. DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemn the Trump Admi more PR

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Condemns DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Condemns DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 other attorneys general today denounced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration's effort to exploit the situation in Minnesota to pressure state le more PR

Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * Carson City, NV -Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemne more PR

Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * January 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the state of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Attorney General James and th more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONDEMNS DOJ THREATS AGAINST MINNESOTA (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONDEMNS DOJ THREATS AGAINST MINNESOTA * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today denounced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the s tate of Minnesota. Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, submitted a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, condemning the Trump administration's effort to use the deployment of U more PR

Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administra more PR

CALSTART Report Shows Progress and Persistent Challenges In Zero-Emission Truck Deployment (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks - A report from CALSTART, Pasadena, California - January 2026 (22 pages) - Authored by Jacob Richard, Cristy Almonte, Shuhan Song, and Jordan Steen * * * CALSTART issued a report that provides an updated market snapshot of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission truck (ZET) deployments across the United States as of June 2025, offering insights into adoption trends, geographic leadership, and ongoing barriers to broader electrification. The first paragraph outlines how cumulativ more ST

Center for Immigration Studies Senior Researcher Rush Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittees (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * Summary The Biden-Harris administration evacuated over 80,000 Afghans during the summer of 2021 as U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan. Rahm more PR

ICYMI: Maria Lazar Reveals She's Taking Advice on Abortion From Another Right-Wing Group (10)
MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Maria Lazar Reveals She's Taking Advice on Abortion from Another Right-Wing Group Lazar name-dropped the International Women's Forum * Judge Maria Lazar has been supported by well known Wisconsin-based anti-abortion groups, including garnering a 100-percent rating from a group that would outlaw all abortions, no exceptions, and opposes many common forms of contraception.  more PR

Maine A.G. Frey Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 30 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration's  more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition with 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump admini more PR

N.J. Acting A.G. Davenport Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Acting Attorney General Davenport Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota 22 Attorneys General Stand With Minnesota Against Trump Administration Intimidation * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney G more PR

Sen. Johnson Introduces Bill to Permanently Authorize School Choice in D.C. (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Introduces Bill to Permanently Authorize School Choice in D.C. * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) reintroduced legislation to permanently authorize the funding for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP), D.C. Public Charter Schools, and D.C. Public Schools. Senator Johnson has long championed school choice in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Since the beginning of his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Homela more PR

Steil Introduces Election Reform Package (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Introduces Election Reform Package * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Chairman of the House Administration Committee, unveiled a comprehensive package of election reforms. His bill, the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, puts baseline requirements in place for state election administration. "Americans should be confident their elections are being run with integrity - including commonsense voter ID requirements,  more PR

University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs: Tool Tracks Cross-border Pollution, Revealing Unequal Distribution of Risk, Responsibility (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility Microscopic airborne particles known as PM 2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame study finds that 40 percent of these deaths can be attributed to pollution that crosses state lines, highlighting the impact of the problem and pinpointing whic more PR

UW-Madison and Immuto Scientific to Collaborate on Novel Cancer Target Discovery (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: * * * UW-Madison and Immuto Scientific to collaborate on novel cancer target discovery University of Wisconsin-Madison and Immuto Scientific have officially entered into a collaborative agreement to identify disease-specific, novel therapeutic targets in colorectal cancer. This work will utilize Immuto's structural surfaceomics platform, an AI-enabled analytics technology designed to discover a new, disease-specific cla more PR

WATCH: Baldwin Pays Tribute to Alex Pretti, Tells Stories from Wisconsinites and Friends (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Baldwin Pays Tribute to Alex Pretti, Tells Stories from Wisconsinites and Friends * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) took to the Senate Floor to pay tribute to former Wisconsin resident Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed over the weekend by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents in Minneapolis. Senator Baldwin told the stories that Alex's former classmates and friends shared about him to honor his parents' wish to " get t more PR