The president’s budget includes proposals to lower childcare costs, create a paid family leave program, lower drug costs, and strengthen Social Security and Medicare—all by raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden called on Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would give first-time homebuyers an annual tax credit of up to $5,000 a year for two years. He also endorsed legislation to build and renovate roughly 2 million homes and vowed to crack down on “big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and driving up rents.”
Senator Tammy Baldwin announces shrinkflation bill to crack down on grocery prices
“Whether it’s a bag of chips, paper towels, or coffee, we are seeing the same disturbing trend: big corporations are shrinking the size of their product but continuing to charge Wisconsin families the same price,” Baldwin said in a statement.
Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
The actions announced last week will promote fairer rental markets, boost the supply of affordable housing and manufactured homes, and help families who are struggling to make ends meet.
Biden caps credit card late fees at $8
More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually under the new rule.
Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in Wisconsin, grocery prices rose 5.6% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.
Biden policy to help IRS collect up to $851 billion in back taxes from ultra-wealthy
Using funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000. The IRS could collect as much as $851 billion in additional tax revenue over the next decade.
As Wisconsin housing costs soar, Biden wants to turn empty offices into housing
In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Wisconsin was $230,100. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $297,400, a nearly 30% increase, according to Redfin. Average monthly costs for 1- and 3-bedroom rentals in Wisconsin have also jumped by as much as 25% since 2021.
Main Street Alliance Looks to Continue Growing as an Alternative to Big-Business Lobbies
Shawn Phetteplace, regional manager for the Main Street Alliance, lays out the organization’s top priorities for next year.
After 2 Years of COVID, Farmers Look to Turn Things Around in 2022
Wisconsin farmers have hard a rough couple years. Recent investments could help reverse that trend.