Politics
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What a vote for a Republican legislator means for your child’s safety in the workplace
Even as children and teens find themselves placed in dangerous situations, Wisconsin GOP lawmakers want to eliminate what’s left of protection, oversight, and accountability.
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Your F-150 or Camry could cost tens of thousands of dollars more under Trump’s tariff plan
Trump’s proposed tariff of between 100% and 2,000% on foreign-made cars entering the US would raise prices on both domestic and imported cars and “likely send thousands of US workers to the unemployment line,” according to Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute.
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Opinion: I asked Congressman Bryan Steil to fight for fair taxes. Will he listen?
A Wisconsin advocate shares her experience advocating for fair taxes during her visit to Washington, DC.
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Trump’s tariff plan would raise prices and ‘reduce the living standard of Americans,’ economists say
Trump’s plan would effectively be a sales tax that disproportionately harms working-class families and could cause a trade war that hurts US companies, economists say.
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Trump’s tariff and tax plan would raise taxes on 95% of Americans, report finds
In response to the report, the Harris-Walz campaign released an analysis of its own, outlining how Trump’s agenda would raise costs for nearly 2.5 million Wisconsin households by an average of $3,954 per year.
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New report: estimated 134 rape-induced pregnancies happened daily in Trump abortion-ban states
A new analysis by the Center for American Progress Action shows the devastating day-to-day reality of state abortion bans.
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Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
Mainstream economists warn that Trump’s plans to impose huge tariffs on imported goods, deport millions of migrant workers, and demand a voice in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies would likely send prices surging.
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Opinion: Next year, your closest abortion clinic could be abroad
If Republicans take control of the White House this November, they will stop at nothing to pass a national abortion ban.
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Lies about the Hurricane Helene response forecast a storm of misinformation for next month’s election
Perhaps most alarming is what these lies signal for the upcoming election. Tim Alberta, a staff writer at The Atlantic, warned on X: “If you think the lies and distortions and know-nothing takes about FEMA are bad, just wait until this time next month.”
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How Harris’ new caregiving proposal can help Wisconsinites with aging parents, young kids
Days after Kamala Harris proposed a plan requiring Medicare to cover the cost of in-home care for seniors, a group of care workers and beneficiaries sat down to discuss the plan with Maya Harris and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore in Milwaukee.
