MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Advocating for early childhood education * Teacher and Special Education Professor, Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykowski, Ph.D., was appointed to the Governing Board of the OMEP World Organization for Early Childhood Education - USA. The OMEP has been working worldwide to realize human rights in early childhood for over 70 years, with members hailing from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and No more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * All 14 of Pocan's Earmarks Now Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after 14 of his earmarks have now been signed into law as part of the FY2026 government funding process: "These projects provide a major investment in our region, helping our economy and making a re more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Ancient rocks reveal evidence of the first continents and crust recycling processes on Earth New analyses of the planet's oldest minerals suggest a diversity of tectonic settings not previously expected more than 4 billion years ago. By Will Cushman New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uncovered chemical signatures in zircons, the planet's oldest minerals, that a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Annual Credit Union Research Workshop stimulates discussion on industry data Research shared with industry and academic leaders on Friday highlighted key areas of focus and opportunities for credit unions to take action. Hosted by America's Credit Unions, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Cooperatives, and Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business, the  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces settlements with generic prescription drug companies totaling $17.85 million over conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition * If you purchased certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today jo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county, in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) stand more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Secures Over $5 Million in Direct Support for 5 Projects in Western Wisconsin in Government Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to pass a bipartisan government funding bill that includes over $5 million in direct support for local projects across Western Wisconsin. Included in the government funding packa more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Brown, Leadbeter, Warner Proposal Wages War Against Child Predators * Would allow chemical castration to serve as option of consequence HARRISBURG - To protect children in the Commonwealth from becoming victims of heinous sexual crimes, Reps. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence), Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) announced their intentions to introduce legislation that would more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * CSB Releases Safety Video on Combustible Dust Explosions U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases New Safety Video on the Fatal Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires at Didion Milling in Cambria, Wisconsin * Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new safety video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h3bar6eIss) on its investigation into the fatal com more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Oak Wilt Quarantine District Expansion for Yates and Ontario Counties * Quarantine District for Town of Glenville Lifted The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today the expansion of the oak wilt quarantine districts in Yates and Ontario counties after finding new trees infected with oak wilt. The two quarantine more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Hotel Equities for Pregnancy and Religious Discrimination, Retaliation * Federal suit charges hotel management company with retaliation against two front desk clerks who requested accommodations CHICAGO - Hotel Equities Group, LLC, a full-service hotel management company providing management, development, and consulting services throughout the United States, violated federal more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Foodservice Workers at Two High Schools Win Campaign to Remove SEIU Union Bosses * After vast majority of cafeteria workers requested vote to 'decertify' union, union bosses disclaimed interest rather than face a vote Chicago, IL (February 4, 2026) - Foodservice employees who serve Lyons Township High School North and Lyons Township High School South have successfull more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-414) on the Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act (H.R. 4054). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Dec. 18, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 4054 amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reform accreditation by creating a new marketplace for accreditation by giving states the flexibility to designate industry-specific accreditors, providing an on-ramp for capab more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-270) on the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 4312). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Sept. 11, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of H.R. 4312, the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, is to establish a national framework that provides stability and consistency in co more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Illinois Gov. Pritzker for Records on Photo with 'Peacekeeper' Tied to Murder Charge * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today it filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) for records regarding a September 2025 "Peacekeeper" event at which Pritzker was photographed with anti-violence employee Kellen McMiller, who days late more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Pipeline Case in Wisconsin Note: View statement of interest here (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1426666/dl?inline). * * * The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and Civil Division yesterday filed a statement of interest in a case in U.S. District Court more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Judge Chris Taylor for Wisconsin State Supreme Court * Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org  Washington, DC -Today, Reproductive Freedom for All announced its endorsement of Judge Chris Taylor for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Taylor has a long history of defending reproductive freedom, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * Saying America is in an AI Arms Race, Mast Leads Effort to Make Sure Top Technology is not Shared with Adversaries Overseas * "I would not sell a fighter jet to China. I would not sell them an Abrams tank. And we need to be thinking very seriously before we consider selling them any of our most advanced chips." WASHINGTON, DC - In a speech yesterday morning before a breakfast meeting of T more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Judiciary Democrats Demand DHS and ICE Rescind Memo Authorizing Warrantless Home Raids * Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today joined Reps. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Investigates Fraud in Minnesota, Demands Audit and Inspection Records * Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi requesting records related to oversight failures, fraud detection, and program-integrity controls across 14 Medicaid service more PR

AMES, Iowa, Feb. 4 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Soy-based pavement technology replaces, renews 24 miles of rural Iowa roadways * AMES, Iowa - A train of heavy equipment slowly worked its way across 8.6 miles of a northeast Iowa county road last summer. The corn growing along C14 just south of West Union was dark green and high. Farmhouses and outbuildings were on the horizon. The ditches along the roadway were freshly mowed. It was a good day to fix a r more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 5 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Stewardship Friends Grants Approved For 32 DNR Improvement Projects The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the approval of Stewardship funding for Friends Grants to 29 nonprofit organizations for improvements at DNR-managed properties across the state. The State Building Commission approved the funding for 32 projects totaling $499,1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing examining the urgent need for the Senate to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, one year after wildfires devastated the Los Angeles, Calif., area. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiff more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on Feb. 3, 2026, with Jonathan Lifshitz, professor of physical medicine, rehabilitation and kinesiology: * * * U-M concussion expert and football father discusses why he values teamwork over zero risk As the Super Bowl puts player safety under a microscope, neuroscientist Jonathan Lifshitz of the University of Michigan Concussion Center will watch with the perspective of both a researcher and a football father. more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 4 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW announces inaugural winners of Wisconsin Exchange grants * The projects put 'pluralism into practice' across campus, as part of the initiative to help students, faculty and staff learn to engage, live and lead in a polarized world. By Erin Celello With the launch of a new grant program, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is making its first investments through the Wisconsin Exchange initiative in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Secures Over $22M in Tax Dollars Back to Wisconsin's Third District * | February 4, 2025 Contact : Grace Kim (link sends email) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Derrick Van Orden today announced more than $22 million secured for Wisconsin's Third Congressional District through his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests, delivering critical federal investments directly to Wiscons more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senator Baldwin Presses NIH Director on Trump Admin Cutting 2,000 Grants * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) questioned National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya in front of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on the Trump Administration's massive cuts to lifesaving research into cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, AL more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 5 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy agree to deliver generation solutions and enable large load across Xcel Energy's service territories Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) to accelerate the delivery of generation resources to serve large load customers, including data centers. This MOU represents an expansion of a long more PR