{"id":7566,"date":"2026-08-14T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:07:48","slug":"august-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/08\/14\/august-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"August 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Federal Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Justice: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fopa%2Fpr%2Fdepartment-justice-files-complaints-against-new-york-connecticut-and-vermont-challenging&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C85284d81c3a84224b39c08def97e13de%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639222517063378749%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e7sw0%2By9bqUKWGA4ZYrzuiKFKy62U6RIcutreA1%2BmJc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Justice\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Folc%2Fmedia%2F1457731%2Fdl&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C85284d81c3a84224b39c08def97e13de%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639222517063452627%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7%2FhCoYc7I7M%2BgA7tWa6UCOFVW%2ByTSQn%2F87UA5np%2Fkx0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Constitutionality of the National Science Foundation\u2019s STEM Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>House Select Committee on the CCP and House Education and Workforce Committee: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchinaselectcommittee.house.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpress-releases%2Fselect-committee-investigation-exposing-ccp-influence-at-harvard-university&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C85284d81c3a84224b39c08def97e13de%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639222517063534941%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0QqMnsEhPQbpHNV7%2FiPsEYNEQjH4A9SyBcLynO4AA6w%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Select Committee Investigation: Exposing CCP Influence at Harvard University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Political Activity Guidance Reminder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, as uncertainty continues around the federal landscape, Universities of Wisconsin employees should be mindful of political activity and public advocacy guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Activities such as sharing a petition or contacting a legislator for political purposes using your university email address or state resources to engage in political campaign activities at any time or engaging in political activities during work time are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>In your capacity as private citizens, on non-work time, and without use of university resources (including the use of university email addresses) employees may circulate or sign a petition or letter of support advocating for public policy or a political candidate. However, if using your name and official title, it should be made clear that an individual\u2019s endorsement indicates neither support nor endorsement by the university of a particular policy position or candidate, and that you are acting solely in your role as a private citizen.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you can read the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwwwtest.wisconsin.edu%2Fgovernment-relations%2Fguidance-on-political-campaign-activities-at-university-of-wisconsin-system-institutions%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C4580e73adf114e2d43cd08de9c00a3c7%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639119723724906780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S5x5YqKA0eWmIx5n%2FvJEwrM3yt2PpUoqNjtMStAlE1s%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Guidance on Political Activities Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\u00a0document. Importantly, these FAQs should be treated as general guidelines and not legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>Please direct specific questions regarding political campaign issues to the Office of General Counsel or your university\u2019s Office of Legal Affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Friday Department of Justice: The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens Department of Justice\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel: Constitutionality of the National Science Foundation\u2019s STEM Programs House Select Committee on the CCP and House Education and Workforce Committee: Select [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fed-friday-updates","category-federal-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7567,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7566\/revisions\/7567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}