WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Statement on Trump Administration Order to Cut Federal Grants and Loans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration's recent decision to cut federal grants: "I am already hearing from my constituents who are worried about funding being cut off for cops and firefighters, childcare, combatting the fentanyl crisis,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Votes to Confirm Former Rep. Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement on her vote to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT). "Today, I voted to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation because together, we can do right by Wisconsin families, business  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Introduce Bill to Boost Transparency in Prescription Drug Advertisements WISCONSIN - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bipartisan group of colleagues introduced the Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs to empower patients and reduce Americans' colossal spending o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Illegal Trump Action Blocking Community Funding President Trump ordered most federal grant funding to freeze by 4pm CT today. Today, Congresswoman Moore held a press event with Mayor Johnson speaking on the harmful potential impacts of this order and how it could affect their constituents. In response, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement:   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Governor approves rule to combat lead poisoning, directs additional $5 million to support the replacement, reconstruction, treatment, or abandonment of contaminated private wells to address PFAS and other contaminants * * * Gov. Tony Evers today, as announced in his 2025 State of the State address, kicked off 2025 the Year of the Kid by approving a new emergency rule to co  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * New Trump Administration policy could block billions in federal funding for healthcare, public schools, law enforcement, and disaster relief, among other key programs * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all federal agenci  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * New Trump Administration Policy Would Block Trillions in Funding for Health, Education, Law Enforcement, Disaster Relief, and other Essential State Programs * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit to immediately stop a new Trump Administration policy aimed at unilaterally forcing all   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-788) on the Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R. 8337), which aims to amend the Federal banking laws to improve the safety and soundness of the United States banking system. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on May 10, 2024, by Representative Andy Barr, H.R. 8337, the Bank Resilie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-787) on the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 7428), which aims to regulate the business of offering and providing earned wage access services to consumers. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on February 20, 2024, by Representative Bryan Steil, H.R. 7428, the Earned Wage Access Con  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024 January 28, 2025 Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order to allow military servicemembers who were discharged under the Biden Administration for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to reinstate with their former rank and receive full back pay and benefits. "In his first week back in office, President Trump has kept his promis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * MADISON, WI -- Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after Donald Trump ordered an unprecedented and unconstitutional stop-payment on Congressionally appropriated funding: "Just over a week after taking the oath of office, Trump, the Grifter-in-Chief, violated the Constitution again by halting funding for federal grants, loans, and other financi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spearhead a trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, from Feb. 3 - 6, 2025, to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia. The mission includes nearly 40 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and representatives from five state departments of agriculture. "Our farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses are the back  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: * * * Plans moving forward this year for 12 new grant-funded markers sharing Wisconsin stories * * * The Wisconsin Historical Society is collaborating with community groups across the state to erect 12 new historical markers focused on unrepresented topics spanning Black history, women's history, Indigenous peoples' history, recent immigrant history and more. Last year, community groups were in  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Survey also Shows Support for Border Security, Visa and Tax Reform * * * Wisconsin business leaders support President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods imported from China, according to the latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, conducted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers' association. Eighty-six per  more