WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Administration After Funding Blocked for Wisconsin Head Start WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding answers from the Trump Administration on why half of Wisconsin's Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to children, were unable to access previously approved federal funding, forcing at least one prog  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Leads Colleagues on Bill to Close Tax Loophole and Make Wall Street Pay Its Fair Share WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led thirteen of her colleagues in introducing the Carried Interest Fairness Act to eliminate a tax loophole that benefits wealthy money managers on Wall Street. The current carried interest loophole allows investment managers to often pay almost   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin on Trump's Executive Order That Tramples Local Sports Leagues' and Schools' Decision-Making Power WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on transgender kids that tramples on local school districts and sports associations' ability to make the best decisions for their student athletes, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Ariens DELUXE-, PLATINUM- and PROFESSIONAL-series Snow Throwers Hazard: The recalled snow thrower impeller and auger assembly can continue rotating even after the operator control lever is released, posing a laceration hazard if a user makes contact with the rotating parts inside the housing enclosure at the front of the machine. Remedy: Repair Recall Date:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Reintroduces Hearing Protection Act Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led a group of 28 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing S. 364, the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. "Federal red tape continues to follow the false Hollywood narrative that suppressors are silent, and ignores the reality that   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the weekly radio address highlighting his efforts to ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean, safe drinking water. Earlier this week, Gov. Evers announced new comprehensive plans from his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination statewide, protect kids and families from harmful water contamina  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Governor announces increased funding for program in next budget * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), announced today that $1 million will be awarded to 49 farmer-led groups through the Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant (PLWPG) Program. Funding will support producer-led conservation solutions   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: * * * Grimm House Listed in the National Register of Historic Places RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Grimm House in the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2025. The building was originally constructed in 1915 in River Falls, Pierce County. The Jay and Bernice Grimm House is a fine example of a Craftsman style airplane bungalow co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit released the following written testimony by Matthew Colvin, chief of staff of the Transportation Trades Department at AFL-CIO, from a Jan. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight": * * * On behalf of both myself and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I want to thank Chairman Graves and Chairman Crawford, as well as Ranking Member Larse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 1, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 216,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Scott Perry (PA-10) led 22 members of Congress in reintroducing legislation to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and end the outdated, counter-productive, and dishonest "One China" policy. The resolution also encourages the Trump administration to support Taiwan's membership in international organizations, and to negotiate a bilateral U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Moore, Chu Welcome Speaker Johnson's Commitment to Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Musk and DOGE Teams' Access to Americans' Sensitive Data Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Judy Chu (CA-28), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Treasury Department, sought to join a scheduled meeting with Speaker Mike  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and House Committee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), introduced a House Resolution expressing support for blockchain technology and digital assets. Following introduction, the Representatives issued the following  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Legislators pursue political agendas at expense of students, teachers * * * State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today criticized Republican lawmakers for advancing bills that undermine the expertise of Wisconsin's educators and local control over schools. Her statement comes as the Assembly Committee on Education holds a hearing on several bills that the Wiscon  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Taiwan Edwards, 29, Janesville, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 7 years in federal prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine intended for distribution. Edwards pleaded guilty to this charge on O  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Yelitzia Ortiz Chaparro, 29, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 3 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Her husband, Emanuel Gonzalez, 25, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on F  more