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Sage Weil

Nonprofit group Patriotic Millionaires says Trump's tax plans would hurt Wisconsin

Trump says he now supports elimination of federal debt ceiling

Donald Trump

New cap on Medicare Part D out-of-pocket prescription costs goes into effect

Joe Biden at health care costs event

Trump tariff threats cast a shadow over Canadian oil imports

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from well heads as wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Calgary, Alberta, May 12, 2024.

Federal reserve rate cuts to slow in 2025

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference in the Federal Reserve Headquarters in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

In this image taken with a drone, Jason Kwapi operates a combine, at left, during soybean harvesting on the Voss farm near Palo, Iowa, Oct. 2, 2024.

US economic growth accelerated in third quarter

Medicine bottles

Big Pharma pushes repeal of drug price negotiation that lowers costs for consumers

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

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

Shoppers at Walmart

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

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.

Tammy Baldwin

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

Student walking down an aisle of bookshelves.

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

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