EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, July 3 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * 250 years of independence calls for celebration, conversation * Dr. Eric Kasper, professor of political science and director of the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, says the historical context of the semiquincentennial starts with the Declaration of Independence, a groundbreaking document. "It proclaimed an important principle of political theory, that all persons possess unalie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * No Conservative Support for Bernie Moreno's Giant Tax Increase A week after its unveiling with Elizabeth Warren, no elected or unelected conservative has endorsed Bernie Moreno's $3 trillion tax increase which would impose a 56% all-in rate on Ohio small businesses and kill 1.8 million jobs nationwide. In fact the conservative opposition to the tax hike is broad and deep. Let's review who does support the Moreno tax increase. Supporting the Moreno tax inc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13064) on July 2, 2026. The white paper is written by transportation policy analyst Ali E. Lohman and public finance analysts Nicholas E. Buffie and Anthony A. Cilluffo: * * * Electric Vehicle Taxes and the Federal Highway Trust Fund Policymakers have debated imposing a federal tax on electric vehicles (EVs). Proponents argue that EVs use federally funded roads but do not incur federal fuels taxes. Opponents argue that EVs hav more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 4 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF Co-President on America's secular founding runs nationally A timely op-ed by Freedom From Religion Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor rebutting President Trump's Christian nationalist claim that America is "one nation under God" has been published by The Progressive -- and picked up by several newspapers and outlets around the country as well! The column, "America is Not 'One Nation Under God,'" originally ran in The Pro more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 1 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF rejects Alabama AG's demand to withdraw Auburn letter The Freedom From Religion Foundation is rejecting Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's demand that it withdraw a letter raising constitutional concerns about religious practices within Auburn University's baseball program. FFRF's letter raises serious constitutional questions about reports that Auburn's baseball coaches lead team prayers and placed the cross and "Jesus" o more PR