The average Wisconsin household has already spent an additional $2,035 since the start of President Trump’s second term due to rising costs in gas, electricity, and tariff-affected goods, according to the Center for American Progress. Being enrolled in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plan makes these rising costs worse because temporary enhanced federal tax credits expired on December 31, 2025, causing health insurance premiums to spike alongside general inflation. A state-wide tour in protest of the Big Beautiful Bill and gutting healthcare drew rally-goers in seven cities across Wisconsin—Green Bay, Wausau, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Racine, and Milwaukee.Wisconsinites like cancer survivor Mark Steigerwald called out state Congressional Republicans who have been lockstep with Trump in supporting the administration’s policies. ✏️/🎥: Salina Heller
