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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2026-02-04 ( 23 items ) |
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2026 Let The Music Play Grants Awarded Supporting Music Education in Milwaukee County (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 4 -- American Family Insurance issued the following news release:
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2026 Let The Music Play Grants awarded supporting music education in Milwaukee County
The grant program to support music education is sponsored by American Family Insurance and Summerfest.
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American Family Insurance and Summerfest announced the recipients of the 2026 Let The Music Play grant program. Eight organizations located throughout Milwaukee County were selected to receive funding to hel more PR
AG Campbell Secures $17.85 Million Settlements With Pharmaceutical Companies Lannett And Bausch Over Widespread Price Manipulation Scheme; Announces New Complaint Against Novartis And Sandoz (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Secures $17.85 Million Settlements With Pharmaceutical Companies Lannett And Bausch Over Widespread Price Manipulation Scheme; Announces New Complaint Against Novartis And Sandoz
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in securing two settlements totaling $17.85 million against pharmaceuti more PR
AG Nessel Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis AG, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis AG, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two additional settlements (PDF) in the long-running generic more PR
Ascension Wisconsin Expands Access to Free Medications Through Dispensary of Hope Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release:
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Ascension Wisconsin Expands Access to Free Medications Through Dispensary of Hope Program
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Ascension Wisconsin is expanding its Dispensary of Hope program to help more individuals access essential medications at no cost, reinforcing the organization's commitment to removing financial barriers and supporting the community's most vulnerable patients.
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $17.85 Million Settlement with Lannett and Bausch Over Generic Drug Price Fixing; Sues Novartis and Sandoz (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $17.85 Million Settlement with Lannett and Bausch Over Generic Drug Price Fixing; Sues Novartis and Sandoz
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If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money.
RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached two settlements totaling $17.85 more PR
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU celebrates Heart Month with a milestone 100+ Virginia schools designated as 'heart safe' (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 [Category: Medical] -- VCU Health, an academic medical center on the forefront of health care, providing patients with treatments and medical technology available, issued the following news release:
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Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU celebrates Heart Month with a milestone 100+ Virginia schools designated as 'heart safe'
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By Kate Marino
Project ADAM at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU has marked a significant milestone - designating 136 Virginia more PR
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Pushes for Meaningful Change at Department of Homeland Security (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Pushes for Meaningful Change at Department of Homeland Security
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"My constituents are concerned about ICE's increasingly cruel tactics directed at too many communities around the country, including our neighbors in Minnesota. I echo their concerns, which is why I voted 'No' on a full year DHS funding bill last month, and this legislation to keep funding DHS through February more PR
Del. A.G. Jennings Secures $17.85 Million Settlement With Lannett and Bausch Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 4 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026:
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AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegati more PR
First Exhibition to Explore Photography's Relationship With Resource Extraction Opening at the National Gallery of Art (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
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First Exhibition to Explore Photography's Relationship with Resource Extraction Opening at the National Gallery of Art
Beneath the Surface to feature some 150 photographs by 100 artists spanning 185 years of society and industry in the United States
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The National Gallery of Art presents Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography, the first exhibition to exclusively examine the relationship more PR
Hinson Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve and Restore the Driftless Area (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Hinson Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve and Restore the Driftless Area
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) reintroduced bipartisan legislation alongside Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) to conserve and restore the Driftless Area across Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (DALCI) Act would support volunta more PR
Judiciary Democrats Demand DHS and ICE Rescind Memo Authorizing Warrantless Home Raids (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026:
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Judiciary Democrats Demand DHS and ICE Rescind Memo Authorizing Warrantless Home Raids
Memo Purports to Give Agents Authority to Violate the Constitution by Forcibly Entering Homes Without a Judicial Warrant
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee o more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG
Consumers Could Be Eligible for Compensation if They Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009, and December 31, more PR
More Help for Southeastern Dairies (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 3 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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More Help for Southeastern Dairies
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USDA awards $3.45 million to support region's d airy business innovation initiative
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Center for Dairy Advancement and Sustainability (CDAS), directed by Associate Professor Elizabeth Eckelkamp of the Department of Animal Science, has received an additional $3.45 million in funding for more PR
N.J. Acting A.G. Davenport Files Multistate Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Alleging Prescription Drug Price Fixing (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026:
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Acting AG Davenport Files Multistate Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Alleging Prescription Drug Price Fixing
Complaint Alleges Conspiracy to Fix Prices for Generic Drugs, Driving up Costs for Patients
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Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today that New Jersey filed a multistate complai more PR
New York State Museum Completes Inventory of Human Remains Affiliated With Stockbridge Munsee Community (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSFR) -- The New York State Museum, Albany, has completed an inventory of human remains representing five individuals and determined a cultural affiliation with the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
The human remains were acquired through two separate instances. In the first, the museum received remains representing at least one individual from a locality in Saratoga County, New York, at an unknown date before 1990. No details regarding the donor or acquisition date more PR
Palmer Museum exhibition to feature vital works of contemporary African art (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Palmer Museum exhibition to feature vital works of contemporary African art
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Palmer Museum of Art in the College of Arts and Architecture will host an exhibition devoted to art from Africa by present-day artists. The exhibit, titled "Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection," opens on Saturday, Feb. 7, and presents 40 works of sculp more PR
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Mississippi's Open Enrollment Proposals Would Be a Step in the Right Direction for Students (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 4 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 3, 2026, by Jude Schwalbach, senior education policy analyst:
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Mississippi's open enrollment proposals would be a step in the right direction for students
Mississippi's K-12 students should be able to more easily transfer to public schools other than the ones they are residentially assigned to.
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Mississippi's K-12 students should be able to more easily transfer to public schools other than more PR
Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Reopen Government After Partial Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Reopen Government After Partial Shutdown
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, legislation to end the partial government shutdown.
"I'm extremely disappointed the SAVE Act was not included in the final funding package, and I more PR
Representative Gwen Moore Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Legislation to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Representative Gwen Moore Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Legislation to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
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Washington, DC -U.S. Representative Gwen Moore joined her colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026 (FVPSA). The bill will reauthorize and expand funding for programs focused on supporting survivors and preventi more PR
State Museum of Pennsylvania Intends to Repatriate Cultural Items Affiliated With Delaware, Stockbridge Munsee Tribes (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSFR) -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, has announced its intent to repatriate 10 lots of unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. This notice details items recovered from several sites in Sussex County, New Jersey, and Pike County, Pennsylvania.
The 10 lots include a variety of cultural items such as pottery, pipes, groundstone, chipped stone, faunal remains, and pe more PR
State Museum of Pennsylvania to Repatriate 11 Lots of Funerary Objects Affiliated With Delaware, Stockbridge Munsee Tribes (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSFR) -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, has announced its intent to repatriate 11 lots of unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. This notice, published by the National Park Service on Feb. 3, 2026, identifies cultural items removed from eight Pennsylvania counties.
The 11 lots include personal adornments, pipes, pottery, groundstone, chipped stone, and metal trade more PR
Top recognition awarded to 11 stroke researchers for science, brain health contributions (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Top recognition awarded to 11 stroke researchers for science, brain health contributions
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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3, 2026 - Eleven top scientists in stroke and brain health will be recognized for their individual exceptional professional achievements and contributions to stroke and brain health care and research during the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conf more PR
Xcel Energy and GE Vernova Announce Strategic Alliance Agreement to Advance the Future of Energy (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 4 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026:
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Xcel Energy and GE Vernova Announce Strategic Alliance Agreement to Advance the Future of Energy
* Reservation Agreement for five, GE Vernova F-class gas turbines
* Capacity Reservation Agreement to utilize multiple gigawatts of GE Vernova wind turbines in future projects
* Additionally, the companies are collaborating on several grid equipment opportunities that build on a critical order more PR
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