Gov. Evers: Healthcare premiums for Wisconsinites to skyrocket in 2026 if Republicans fail to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, today released 2026 plan year rates for Wisconsin’s individual marketplace that show healthcare coverage costs are expected to skyrocket for Wisconsinites if President Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress

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County can’t afford disaster recovery

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Opportunity Wisconsin: Groups give away Halloween costumes to Eau Claire kids as families struggle with high costs from tariffs and Republican-backed cuts to SNAP, healthcare, and more

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin, Americans for Healthy Families, Family Friendly Wisconsin, and Working Families Power came together last week to give away Halloween costumes to Eau Claire families, helping kids celebrate the holiday as costly tariffs and harmful cuts to

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Gov. Evers: Healthcare premiums for Wisconsinites to skyrocket in 2026 if Republicans fail to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, today released 2026 plan year rates for Wisconsin’s individual marketplace that show healthcare coverage costs are expected to skyrocket for Wisconsinites if President Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress fail to extend the Affordable Care Act… Please log in

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Dept. of Natural Resources: As leaves fall, wildfire danger increases

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to check fire danger before conducting outdoor burning activities, as the fall fire season is underway. Over fifty wildfires have occurred in the month of October alone, burning approximately twenty acres. Though small in size, nearly all of these fires were human-caused and preve…

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County can’t afford disaster recovery

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Opportunity Wisconsin: Groups give away Halloween costumes to Eau Claire kids as families struggle with high costs from tariffs and Republican-backed cuts to SNAP, healthcare, and more

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin, Americans for Healthy Families, Family Friendly Wisconsin, and Working Families Power came together last week to give away Halloween costumes to Eau Claire families, helping kids celebrate the holiday as costly tariffs and harmful cuts to Medicaid and SNAP continue to raise costs for Wisconsin families.

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Sen. Jacque: Calls for Wisconsin ban on foreign adversary land ownership

MADISON, WI… Senator André Jacque (New Franken) today called for the State Legislature to quickly pass bi-partisan legislation he has authored and introduced with Rep. William Penterman (Hustisford) to prohibit foreign adversaries from owning land in Wisconsin. The legislation, Senate Bill 7/Assembly Bill 30, was heard in the Assembly Committee on

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