WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Strauss Feeds LLC in Watertown failed to protect employees against recognized dangers * * * WATERTOWN, WI - Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Wisconsin animal food producer exposed employees to the risks of explosions, fires and long-term respiratory illnesses from excessive amounts of airborne dust, among two dozen safety and health violations  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty today to smuggling contraband into a state maximum-security prison in exchange for bribes. According to court documents, William Lee Homan, 47, of Fox Lake, a former facilities repair worker at Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI), received approximately 125 bribe payments totaling approximately $53,579 from July 17, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, from inmates,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on Sept. 11, 2024, on the No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act (H.R. 1425), which was introduced by Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, and 59 cosponsors: * * * Pandemic preparedness was a day one priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. Under this Administration's leadership, the United States has coordinated global efforts to end the acute  more