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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for 2026-04-04 ( 36 items )  
AG Brown sues to block executive order that undermines voting rights (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, April 3 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues to block executive order that undermines voting rights * Attorney General Nick Brown today co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and one governor in challenging the President's unlawful executive order restricting voter eligibility and mail-in voting. "The President wants to control your vote. He wants to tell the Postal Service what ballots they can acce more PR

AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting To Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting To Exert Federal Control Over Elections * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 24 states in suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfe more PR

Ag Groups Call for End to Fertilizer Duties (10)
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, April 4 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Call for End to Fertilizer Duties Author: Bryan Goodman Over 50 state ag groups and eight national organizations sent a letter to the International Trade Commission this week urging the agency to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morrocco. The letter - signed by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, Na more PR

AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Federalize Elections (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Federalize Elections * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in a lawsuit challenging President Trump's recently announced unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections by  more PR

American Family Completes Main Street America Insurance Bonds Renewal Rights Transaction (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 -- American Family Insurance issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * American Family completes Main Street America Insurance bonds renewal rights transaction American Family today announced it has completed the Main Street America Insurance bonds renewal rights transaction with Nationwide. The initial agreement was announced in February of 2026. The transaction is structured as a renewal rights agreement, meaning Nationwide will quote and transit more PR

Ariz. A.G. Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Sue Trump Administration over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control over Elections Arizona today joined a coalition of 23 other states suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states more PR

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Federal Control over Elections (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Lawsuit Challenging President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Federal Control over Elections * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in announcing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's recent executive order, which unlawfull more PR

Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Mail-In Voting Executive Order (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 3 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Mail-In Voting Executive Order * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and one governor in suing President Trump, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections by restricting voter eligibility and mail vo more PR

Attorney General James Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order Threatening Mail-In Voting (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order Threatening Mail-In Voting * April 3, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania, today are filing a lawsuit to block the president's latest illegal executive order that would upend state election systems, baselessly  more PR

Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration over unlawful executive order attempting federal control of elections (10)
DENVER, Colorado, April 3 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration over unlawful executive order attempting federal control of elections * April 3, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of states and the District of Columbia in suing President Trump over his unlawful executive order that attempts to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elect more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDER ATTEMPTING TO EXERT FEDERAL CONTROL OVER ELECTIONS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDER ATTEMPTING TO EXERT FEDERAL CONTROL OVER ELECTIONS * Executive Order Threatens to Disenfranchise Eligible Voters and Violates States' Authority to Administer Elections ** Download a broadcast quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's remarks here.** Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part o more PR

Attorney General Rayfield Sues to Stop Trump from Using the Postal Service to Decide Who Gets a Ballot (10)
SALEM, Oregon, April 3 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues to Stop Trump from Using the Postal Service to Decide Who Gets a Ballot * Oregon and other states files lawsuit today over executive order that limits vote by mail Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 22 other attorneys general and one governor are filing a lawsuit today to block President Trump's March 31 executive order that would put the federal government  more PR

Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections * Press Releases Executive Order Threatens to Disenfranchise Eligible Voters and Violates States' Authority to Administer Elections (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and one governor i more PR

Baldwin, Schumer, Slotkin Call on Trump to Block Chinese Automakers from Jeopardizing American Jobs, National Security (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Schumer, Slotkin Call on Trump to Block Chinese Automakers from Jeopardizing American Jobs, National Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) called on President Donald Trump to stop Chinese automakers from undercutting American workers and putting our national security at risk. They also called on the President to  more PR

CAIR Calls for Release of Wisconsin Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Iraq (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * CAIR Calls for Release of Wisconsin Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped in Iraq The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the immediate and safe release of freelance Wisconsin journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was reportedly kidnapped by a militia group in Iraq. CAIR expressed d more PR

Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that li more PR

DOE Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory: Combo of Spectroscopy, Machine Learning, and MONet Data Unearth Microbial Soil Predictions at Continental Scale (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New Combo of Spectroscopy, Machine Learning, and MONet Data Unearth Microbial Soil Predictions at Continental Scale Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison partnered with EMSL for new insights By Maegan Murray Insights into microbial community composition, diversity, and behavior can be used to make important predictions about soils more PR

FFRF Action Fund: 'Secularist' Rep. Doggett Condemns Hegseth's Christian Nationalism (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on April 3, 2026: * * * 'Secularist' Rep. Doggett condemns Hegseth's Christian nationalism FFRF Action Fund bestows its "Secularist of the Week" award to Rep. Lloyd Doggett for his timely condemnation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's more PR

FFRF Action Fund: 'Theocratic' State Rep. Claims Faith is in Jesus While Dismissing Climate Change (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on April 3, 2026: * * * 'Theocratic' state rep. claims faith is in Jesus while dismissing climate change FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is a Minnesota state legislator for her puerile remarks stating that her "faith is not in more PR

FFRF's Chicago Chapter Puts Up Secular Display at the Daley Center Plaza (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 3 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * FFRF's Chicago chapter puts up secular display at the Daley Center Plaza The Freedom From Religion Foundation's Metropolitan Chicago Chapter has set up a display at the Daley Center Plaza in Chicago to counter Easter activities there. Each year, the chapter erects a banner display to protest a Catholic prayer shrine and worship service taking place annually on the cit more PR

FHLBank Chicago Delivers $43 Million in Down Payment Assistance as Affordability Pressures Persist (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank Chicago Delivers $43 Million in Down Payment Assistance as Affordability Pressures Persist As higher home prices and upfront costs continue to sideline many first-time buyers, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) provided $43 million in down payment assistance in 2025, helping more than 4,500 households across Il more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Challenges Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections Executive Order Threatens to Disenfranchise Eligible Voters and Violates States' Authority to Administer Elections * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and one governor in suing President Trump in the U.S more PR

Millions of Cropland Acres in Flood-prone Midwest Fields Become Double Polluters, EWG Finds (10)
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Millions of cropland acres in flood-prone Midwest fields become double polluters, EWG finds Flooded cornfields can contaminate drinking water and fuel climate emissions * MINNEAPOLIS - More than 4.2 million acres of cropland in four major Corn Belt states sit in flood-prone areas that generate emissions, adding to climate change and threatening drinking water quality, a new Environmenta more PR

Mittelstaedt and Gentry Symposium connects nation's doctoral students for 34 years (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Mittelstaedt and Gentry Symposium connects nation's doctoral students for 34 years * For 34 years, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mittelstaedt and Gentry Doctoral Symposium has brought doctoral students from across the country to share research ideas and build a scholarly community. Organized by the Department of Marketing, the 2026 symposium runs April 2-4 at the Courtyard by Marriott Lincoln Downt more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections Executive Order Threatens to Disenfranchise Eligible Voters and Violates States' Authority to Administer Elections View Complaint (https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-0403-California-v-Trump-Complaint.pdf) * Attorney Ge more PR

National Agricultural Statistics Service: U.S. Farmers Expect to Plant Less Corn and More Soybean Acres (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * US farmers expect to plant less corn and more soybean acres Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2026, down 3% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Planted acreage intentions for corn are down in 37 of t more PR

OSU Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology team wins gold at Safety Olympics (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology team wins gold at Safety Olympics * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator, CEAT | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology program earned top honors at the 2026 Safety Olympics hosted by Southeastern Oklahoma State University. more PR

Pa. Gov. Shapiro Takes Legal Action to Protect Pennsylvanians' Right to Vote After President Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action to Protect Pennsylvanians' Right to Vote after President Trump's Unconstitutional Executive Order On Tuesday, President Trump signed Executive Order 14399 in an unlawful attempt to interfere in states' elections and restrict states' rights to run elections, as guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. As the Trump Administration c more PR

Quarles Named to BTI's "Super Listener A-Team 2026" for Business Development (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 3 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Quarles Named to BTI's "Super Listener A-Team 2026" for Business Development The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP has been named to BTI Consulting Group's "Super Listener A-Team 2026." The report includes the law firms that clients rank best at business development. The report is based on direct, unprompted feedback from more than 350 leading corporate counsel and is the only inde more PR

R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 4 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration over unlawful executive order attempting to exert federal control over elections Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and one governor in announcing a lawsuit against President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, cha more PR

Tech That Helps Unhoused Families Take the Next Step (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, April 3 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Tech That Helps Unhoused Families Take the Next Step * Most of us have applied for a job or a school we really wanted. It can be a stressful process, and what helps is having access to a quiet place to focus and the time to complete job applications, draft admissions essays, or sort out housing logistics. That's not always t more PR

Thirteen Quarles Attorneys Named as "Top Lawyers" 2026 by Indianapolis Monthly (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 3 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Thirteen Quarles Attorneys Named as "Top Lawyers" 2026 by Indianapolis Monthly Thirteen Quarles & Brady attorneys were named as "Top Lawyers" 2026 by Indianapolis Monthly in the following categories: * Lucy Dollens - Antitrust Law * Josh Fleming - Litigation - Banking and Finance * Christine Hansen - Intellectual Property and Patent Law * Ted Hollis - Labor & Employment Law * Ed Hollo more PR

UW-Platteville Students Contribute to Fire Restoration Efforts Across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, April 4 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news: * * * UW-Platteville Students Contribute to Fire Restoration Efforts Across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region Written by Grace Unmacht and Evan Larson Students enrolled in Dr. Evan Larson's Fire Ecology course in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Society participated in a four-day field trip, contributing to projects aimed at reintroducing low-intensity fire to the landscapes o more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control Over Elections (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDER ATTEMPTING TO EXERT FEDERAL CONTROL OVER ELECTIONS Executive Order Threatens to Disenfranchise Eligible Voters and Violates States' Authority to Administer Elections * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing President Trump in the U.S. Distri more PR

Washington & Lee University Visiting Assistant Professor Kraus Publishes Primate Research in International Journal of Primatology (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSjou) -- A researcher at Washington and Lee University has identified how temperature fluctuations influence the lives of primates in China, providing insight into how climate changes impact animal behavior. Jacob Kraus, visiting assistant professor of biology, authored the study which focuses on the physiological demands of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys. The research, titled Age-Sex Class Variation in the Activity Budget and Diet of Rhinopithecus bieti in Associatio more PR

WOCCU 2026 Global Regulatory Update Highlights Geopolitics as Defining Force in Financial Services (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 31 (TNSrep) -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * WOCCU 2026 Global Regulatory Update Highlights Geopolitics as Defining Force in Financial Services New report examines how AI, digital currencies and deregulation are reshaping the global regulatory landscape * World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) has released its 2026 Global Regulatory Update (https://www.woccu.org/international_advocacy/resource_center/global_regulatory_u more PR