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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for 2026-08-09 ( 11 items )  
A Better Wisconsin Together: Tiffany and Toney Accept Thousands in Cash From Convicted Fraudster, Tax Evader (10)
MONONA, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Tiffany and Toney Accept Thousands in Cash From Convicted Fraudster, Tax Evader A company co-owned by Lavine evaded paying more than $3 million in federal and state taxes - MADISON, Wis. - Campaign finance reports reveal that two prominent Wisconsin Republicans recently accepted over $6,000 combined in monetary support from a woman convicted of conspiring to defraud the IRS. Pu more PR

Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a major victory in the July 2026 lawsuit brought by the coalition to challenge the Trump Administration's attempt to divert federal funding away from permanent  more PR

Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services * Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. For more than two decades, HUD has embraced a commitment to pe more PR

Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Central New York Families (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Central New York Families * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of Central New York in Syracuse as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate i more PR

Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Southern Tier Families (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Southern Tier Families * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of the Southern Tier in Elmira as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate inves more PR

Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania today won their case challenging the Trump administration's illegal conditions on Fiscal Year 2026 funds for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. The CoC more PR

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Illinois' Juliana Stratton for Election to U.S. Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Illinois' Juliana Stratton for Election to U.S. Senate * AFGE says Stratton values public service and will fight for workers' rights WASHINGTON -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Juliana Stratton for election to the U.S. Senate representing Illinois. The general election is Nov. 3. A Chicago native who grew up in th more PR

Luther College celebrates spring 2026 graduates (10)
DECORAH, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College celebrates spring 2026 graduates * Luther College is proud to announce its spring 2026 graduates. They were honored at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 24. At the ceremony, Gideon Armah-Amissah was awarded the Luther College Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal. That award is presented each year to an outstanding senior, selected by the graduating class, who best demonstrates the ideals of the college through service to students and the college more PR

Sanford Burnham Prebys: Stripping Away What Conceals Cancer Cells From Our Immune System (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Stripping away what conceals cancer cells from our immune system Study finds nearby conditions and nutrients govern how cancer cells avoid immune cells, and how to stop this protection - Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived molecules that throws the proverbial hounds of our immune systems off the scent. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Med more PR

Shan Distribution Network, Inc. Recalls Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Breaded Fish Fillet and Stick Products Imported from the United Arab Emirates (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Shan Distribution Network, Inc. Recalls Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Breaded Fish Fillet and Stick Products Imported from the United Arab Emirates * WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2026 - Shan Distribution Network, Inc., located in Carol Stream, Ill., is recalling approximately 5,084 pounds of frozen Siluriformes breaded Swai fish fillet and stick products because they were produced in the United Arab Emirates, a coun more PR

Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services * Washington and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not successfully challenged HUD's policy, nearly 3,000  more PR