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2024-02-02 16:13:10

From States Newsroom national reporter #KelcieMMorris, Child care costs far outpace wages, but dependent care tax credit is stuck at the 2001 rate
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/02/01/child-care-costs-far-outpace-wages-but-dependent-care-tax-credit-stuck-at-2001-rate/

2023-12-15 16:27:42

Immigration talks in Congress lag as Latino lawmakers urge rejection of GOP proposals
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/12/14/immigration-talks-in-congress-lag-as-latino-lawmakers-urge-rejection-of-gop-proposals/

2023-08-22 19:00:03

Draft legislation proposes eliminating work permits for 14-and 15-year-olds, as authors call them "needless administrative barriers" and burdensome "red tape."
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/draft-legislation-would-eliminate-work-permits-for-14-and-15-year-olds/

2023-08-22 18:57:44

On our Commentary page: Editor #RuthConniff connects the corrosive influence of Trump on democracy & on Wisconsin Republicans to the conflicts at the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the face of a new progressive majority of justices.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/22/wisconsins-trump-enablers-are-still-undermining-democracy/

2023-08-17 15:02:54

#WI_Elections leaves it up to Meagan Wolfe whether to appear @npub1q8k…cdtq
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/16/wec-takes-no-action-as-it-questions-how-to-handle-senate-hearing-for-administrator-reappointment/

2023-08-15 15:44:08

Minnesota residents wrestle with public pot smoking after #CannabisLegalization
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/14/pot-smell-and-safety-concerns-ignite-disputes-over-public-smoking/

2023-08-07 19:59:41

A special report from #MeganO'Matz, #MariamElba & #propublica on a #Wisconsin #GOP elections commissioner who's being bullied for standing up to election lies.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/07/bullied-by-own-party-election-officials-gop-roots-mean-nothing-in-volatile-new-climate/

2023-07-28 14:47:29

ICYMI: @npub1q8k…cdtq reports on opposition among officials from 20-plus states, including #WisDOJ & #GovTonyEvers, to a proposed settlement in a S. Carolina federal court of #PFAS lawsuit against #3M
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/evers-kaul-criticize-3ms-proposed-settlement-in-pfas-contamination-lawsuit/

2023-07-18 14:46:03

A new bill proposes requiring a watermark on absentee ballots. #Election clerks say there's no evidence of a problem that would address & the watermark could interfere w/ machine counting of votes. Via @npub1q8k…cdtq
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/07/18/republican-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-add-watermarks-to-absentee-ballots/