WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide immediate assistance to gamebird farmers who have been denied emergency aid after suffering serious losses due to severe weather events. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths caused by ad  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 20, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.635 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 4.4 percent   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 20, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.183 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were d  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Timothy P. Szczykutowicz, associate professor of the Departments of Radiology, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services RE: regulation no. CMS-1807-P (physician) and regulati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 11, 2024, from the Wisconsin Technical College System, Madison: * * * To: Secretary Miguel Cardona U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 Re: Docket IDs ED-2024-SCC-0111 & ED-2024-SCC-0112 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act State Plan Guide & Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) - Comments in Response to Proposed Information Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: * * * To: Erin Lowder and Robert Lingard U.S. Environmental Protection Agenda (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Air Quality Policy Division Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0333 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Subject: Comments on the EPA's Proposed Rule: State Implementation Plan (SIP)  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Nov. 15, 2024, from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services: * * * To: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street, S.W. Room 8236 Washington D.C, 20410 Subject: Comments on HUD Proposed Funding Formula Docket No. FR-6487-N-01 * * * Dear HUD, The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is pleased to take this opportunity to submit comm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- PwC issued a 71-page report in October 2024 entitled "Economic Contribution of the US Consumer Packaged Goods Industry." The report was prepared for the Consumer Brands Association. Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Executive Summary ... 2 I. Introduction ... 5 II. Definition of the US Consumer Packaged Goods Industry ... 6 III. Economic Contribution of the US Consumer Packaged Goods Industry ... 8 A. National Results ... 8 B. State Results ... 13 C. Con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Del Toro made the announcement during a reception amongst members of Congress and local civic leaders at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in on Nov. 19. "It is in the spirit of bipartisanship that I am honored to announce the sponsors of the future USS Congress (FFG 63) represent both institutions of Congress and both major political parties," said Del Toro. "There is no one better than Senator Baldwin, Senator Ernst, R  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to immediately preserve all records referring or relating to the development, safety, and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. During the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack refused to answer a letter sent by Rep. Van Orden and a number of his colleagues in the House and Senate regarding the Pure Prairie Poultry bankruptcy that resulted in nearly 50 farmers and more than two million chickens throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Io  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Violence Policy Center issued an 8-page fact sheet in November 2024 entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 35 States and the District of Columbia in 2022." Here are excerpts: GUN DEATHS OUTPACED MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS IN 35 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2022 Firearm fatalities exceeded motor vehicle fatalities in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 according to the most recent state-level data available for both products from the fe  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will open the application period for crop insurance premium rebates for planting cover crops at 12 p.m. on December 2, 2024. There is $800,000, or 160,000 acres of coverage, to be awarded   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for October 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary October 2024 unemployment   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 21 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: APPLETON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) Building in the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 2024. The building was originally constructed in two phases, in 1952 and 1966, as the headquarters for the Aid Association for Lutherans in Appleton, Outagamie County. The AAL Building is locally sig  more