MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 14 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Vista Sands Solar will displace millions of tons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants over its lifespan * * * The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved Vista Sands solar farm planned for Portage County. The project will be the most powerful solar farm in the state, and among the most powerful in the country, generating nearly 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of electricity--enough clean  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 20 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is gravely concerned about the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to hear a case that could severely undermine women's access to health care and reproductive rights. The move signals yet another coordinated effort to weaponize the judiciary in advancing a regressive, religiously motivated agenda at the expense of individual freedoms.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 20 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Dozens of community members, including parents and teachers from a variety of religious or nonreligious backgrounds, showed up at the latest Kern County Board of Education meeting on Dec. 17 to urge the board to drop its push to impose the Ten Commandments on students. Despite this outpouring of support for the Constitution and the rights of students and parents, the boar  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, thousands of Wisconsinites who want to support themselves by selling safe, homemade foods like Rice Krispies Treats and fudge, along with the Institute for Justice (IJ), asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a lawsuit challenging a statewide ban on the sale of these homemade foods. In November, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decided to uphold the ban, overturning a Lafayett  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 14 -- World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release: * * * Global gathering highlights diversity, inclusion and innovation in financial services * * * The World Young Credit Union Professionals (WYCUP) network on Thursday hosted its 2024 Virtual Global Emerging Leaders Summit, drawing 160 registered participants from over 30 credit unions and organizations in 21 countries. Attendees represented countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Br  more