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Donald Trump

Economists say Trump's plans will increase inflation and national debt

As Wisconsin child care centers struggle with staffing, thousands of kids can’t get in

Inflation is down under Biden and Harris. Trump's tariffs would send it soaring again.

Shoppers at Walmart

Sen. Tammy Baldwin applauds US Postal Service for delaying price hike

Tammy Baldwin

School vouchers suck money out of public schools, hurt low-income kids, expert says

Student walking down an aisle of bookshelves.

A general view of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

Nonpartisan scorekeeper: Trump’s tax cuts for the rich would not bring economic growth

A person counting money.

GOP plan to privatize mortgage firms could cost new borrowers $2,800 more annually

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks with workers in the kitchen of ll Toro E La Capra during a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Trump said he ‘hated’ to pay workers overtime. In office, he could gut overtime rules.

Signs with orange lights at a construction site.

Wisconsin’s job market is making a strong comeback, a new report shows

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a town hall event at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Donald Trump’s plan to lower grocery costs would actually increase them

President Joe Biden, second from right, greets workers from Dairyland Power Cooperative and Vernon Electric Cooperative during a visit to Vernon Electric in Westby, Wisconsin, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

Biden’s clean energy investment for rural Wisconsin could cut utility costs nearly in half

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump responds to a question during a campaign event at the Economic Club of New York, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s lack of a plan to make child care affordable is ‘insulting to parents,’ CEO says

A construction worker maneuvers a lift outside a commercial building site in Mount Prospect, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Goldman Sachs analysis: Harris’ plans would boost economy, Trump’s would hurt it

Kamala Harris

Analysis finds Harris’ economic plans would help working families more than Trump’s

IRS Direct File

Wisconsin joins IRS Direct File, cutting costs for families filing tax returns

The Blatnik Bridge carrying Interstate 535 between Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, as viewed from Enger Park. (Wikimedia Commons)

More than 150 projects to upgrade and repair Wisconsin roads receive federal funding

Grocery prices

Harris proposes economic agenda aimed at lowering costs for Americans