Wednesday - April 1, 2026

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Artemis Moon Tree Finds Home at U.S. Air Force Academy Through Space Training & Readiness Command Partnership
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Ethan Johnson, Space Training and Readiness Command Public Affairs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- On Nov. 15, the U.S. Air Force Academy unveiled a plaque for its first Artemis Moon Tree -- an American Sweetgum sapling grown from seeds that orbited the moon on NASA's Artemis I mission. This historic event was made possible through a partnership between the Academy and Space Detachment 1 of Space Delta 13, under the Sp  more
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-679): * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Wisconsin Bell, LLC d/b/a AT&T Wisconsin (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.  more
ICYMI: Baldwin, Vance Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Taxpayer-Funded Inventions Are Made in America Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) passed their bipartisan bill, the Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023, unanimously on the Senate floor. The bipartisan legislation ensures taxpayer-funded inventions are not manufactured in adversarial countries like China, but rather, in the United States. The bill builds on bipartisan legislation championed by Senator Baldwin and signed i  more
The Big Deal: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Progress in Rebuilding America's Bridges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration has nearly doubled its original goal to repair or replace 10 of the nation's most economically significant bridges 18 major bridge projects are moving forward, part of the more than 11,400 bridges across the country receiving funding to improve safety, shorten commutes, and ensure more efficient supply chains MONROE, MICHIGAN Today, during a news conference at the River   more
Wis. Justice Dept.: Officer Involved Death Investigation in Township of Grand Rapids, Wis.
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: WOOD COUNTY, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an officer involved death investigation in the Township of Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Sunday, December 8, 2024. At approximately 11:40 p.m., a Township of Grand Rapids police officer responded to a check welfare call at a resi  more
Wis. Natural Resources Dept. Seeking Public Comment for Environmental Review of Windsor Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Windsor is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing watermains on Cty Hwy CV in the village of Windsor. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wi  more
Wis. Natural Resources Dept. Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Deer Management Unit Rule
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the start of a public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state's deer management unit boundaries. The public comment period runs until Jan. 10. This draft rule would allow the DNR to carry out the deer management unit boundary changes being proposed as part of this year  more
Wis. Public Instruction Dept. Receives $10M Grant to Improve Youth Mental Health Services
MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction was recently awarded federal grant funding to help meet the growing mental health needs of Wisconsin students by increasing pupil services staffing capacity in schools. The five-year, $10 million grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through its 2024 School-Based Mental Health Professionals Grant Program   more