National Politics
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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.
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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.
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Republicans cave to Trump, block border security deal they demanded
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
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Editorial: Would you prefer a bipartisan deal that increases border security—or no deal and just a lot of talk from now ‘til Election Day?
Trump says the quiet part out loud and US Rep. Derrick Van Orden says he wants no part of a bipartisan deal.
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Analysis: It’s not a coincidence that Team Biden made 3 high-profile visits to Wisconsin this week.
This is all about you and the power of your vote in a closely-divided state that’s likely to decide who becomes president—yet again.
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Study: 65,000 rape-caused pregnancies in states with abortion bans
“Thousands of girls and women in states that banned abortion experienced rape-related pregnancy, but few (if any) obtained in-state abortions legally, suggesting that rape exceptions fail to provide reasonable access to abortion for survivors,” the study stated.
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Evers and Baldwin highlight plans to fight the opioid epidemic in Wisconsin
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is working on a bipartisan package to stop fentanyl at the southern border, while Gov. Tony Evers is increasing the supply of affordable housing for people who need treatment and recovery.
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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On Roe’s 51st anniversary, VP Harris visits Wisconsin as GOP lawmakers introduce a new abortion ban
Gov. Tony Evers is likely to veto any abortion limit proposal, but VP Kamala Harris told a Waukesha audience how the bill shows what’s at stake this November.
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Wisconsin’s Office of Rural Prosperity aims to spread opportunity across the state
Beth Haskovec, director of Wisconsin’s Office on Rural Prosperity, says that the office’s goal is to “be a clearinghouse for rural communities”; in her role, she focuses on being a resource for rural Wisconsinites, letting them know the state-level supports that are available to them.
