ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 31 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025: * * * (Milwaukee, WI) -- Today, The LIBRE Initiative, Wisconsin's largest center-right Latino advocacy group, announced its support for Brad Schimel for Wisconsin's Supreme Court. The LIBRE Initiative strongly advocates economic and educational freedom because it believes free people can do extraordinary things. Anna Flores, LIBRE's Strategic Director in Wisconsin, issued the following statement  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Court rejects baseless Ariz. First Amendment case stemming from FFRF complaint A federal judge has ruled that a school board member in Arizona cannot sue her district over warnings she received for reciting bible verses at board meetings after the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained. The case arises from May 2023, when FFRF and the Secular Coalition for A  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- 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: * * * FFRF Action Fund condemns Trump executive order supporting vouchers The FFRF Action Fund strongly opposes Trump's recent executive order, misleadingly titled "Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF, other groups urge Texas superintendents to reject religious curriculum The Freedom From Religion Foundation and other leading secular organizations have sent a letter today to Texas superintendents urging them to reject a new curriculum that risks imposing state-sponsored religious beliefs on students, violating their First Amendment rights. FFRF, the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The National Business Aviation Association issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed today's vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Sean Duffy as secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the overarching agency that oversees the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Duffy was confirmed by a vote of 77-22. Duffy led Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier after Sean Duffy was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Transportation. "The Partnership for Public Service congratulates former Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin on his confirmation as secretary of the Department of Transportation, where he will m  more