MADISON, Wis. — About 20 years ago, now Brig. Gen. Erik Peterson transferred from active duty F-16 pilot to commercial airline pilot with American Airlines. His first flight from Miami to Houston was also his last until late this year. The recently promoted Peterson described this first flight as an airline pilot, which took place on September 11, 2001, as surreal. “To be on your first flight on a brand new airline and have the captain say grab the crash ax, don’t let anybody in the cockpit – it’s a little bit different,” said Peterson. “We did not realize the

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The average tax rate on U.S. corporations fell by more than half, to 7.8 percent, in the wake of Republicans’ 2017 tax overhaul, according to a new government analysis. In a report sure to inflame the debate over corporate taxation, the official Joint Committee on Taxation also said businesses continue to make extensive use of offshore tax havens such as the Cayman Islands and Bermuda to reduce their tax bills. At the same time, the nonpartisan office said, a tax created by Republicans to target that money stowed in low-tax jurisdictions, known as “GILTI,” is succeeding at dunning at least some

(March 23, 2021, MILWAUKEE WI) – Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement on Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson voting against confirming Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary. “Wisconsin’s unhinged anti-worker Senator Ron Johnson delivered another slap in the face to working families with his vote against President Biden’s Secretary of Labor nominee Marty Walsh. Fortunately, unlike Senator Johnson, 18 Republican lawmakers joined every Democratic Senator in confirming Secretary Walsh. As the first Labor Secretary to come from our union movement in 40 years, Marty Walsh will restore the Department of Labor’s pro-worker mission. Congratulations to Secretary Walsh and the millions of

Watch Video Here. WISCONSIN — As part of celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Protect Our Care released a new video featuring President Obama praising the latest steps to improve the health care law included in the American Rescue Plan and thanking President Biden and Democrats in Congress for their leadership. The American Rescue Plan is the boldest expansion of health care in a decade and includes provisions to lower costs, expand coverage, and address racial disparities in care. President Biden is in Ohio today highlighting how the American Rescue Plan builds on the Affordable Care Act