Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Baldwin, Pocan battle Trump’s very cruel cut

The Trump administration has been moving to gut all sorts of essential services for Americans. But one of the cruelest cuts came last week when, at the direction of the White House, the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was eliminated.

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MMAC leader says Trump ‘just wrong’ on tariffs

The head of MMAC says President Donald Trump is “just wrong” on tariffs as trade with key partners takes a hit amid uncertainty about U.S. policy.  Dale Kooyenga, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, weighed in Friday on

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Dem bill would create new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks

Legislation from Dem lawmakers would create new regulations and licensing requirements for cryptocurrency kiosks, which bill authors say have led to “a shocking amount” of fraud.  These self-service machines are used to buy and sell digital currencies, and have become much more widespread in recent years.  A cosponsorship memo for

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Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: Baldwin, Pocan battle Trump’s very cruel cut

The Trump administration has been moving to gut all sorts of essential services for Americans. But one of the cruelest cuts came last week when, at the direction of the White House, the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was eliminated.

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MMAC leader says Trump ‘just wrong’ on tariffs

The head of MMAC says President Donald Trump is “just wrong” on tariffs as trade with key partners takes a hit amid uncertainty about U.S. policy.  Dale Kooyenga, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, weighed in Friday on the latest global trade policy developments during a webinar hosted

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