Wednesday, August 19: Advocates and Dems attack Tiffany on healthcare, Trump administration proposes gutting forest protections, fire truck manufacturers charged with collusion, UW tuition freeze tied to more state funding
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Congressional Republicans’ refusal to extend the tax credits caused healthcare coverage costs to skyrocket, pricing families in Wisconsin and across the country out of having coverage at all.”
– Gov. Tony Evers, in a statement Tuesday blaming Republicans including U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany for Wisconsinites losing healthcare coverage
Macy Buhler talks about the impact of increased health insurance costs on her workforce of childcare teachers at a news conference Tuesday criticizing Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany, organized by Main Street Action and Protect Our Care. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner)
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany’s vote for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes steep cuts to Medicaid, and his refusal, along with other congressional Republicans, to extend enhanced ACA marketplace tax credits, are a focus for advocates who oppose his candidacy for governor of Wisconsin. Erik Gunn reports.
The Trump administration will move ahead with plans to end more than 25 years of sweeping protections for tens of millions of wild, federally managed acres across the U.S. Brooke Rollins, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Tuesday filed a rule to rescind “in its entirety” the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prohibits road construction, logging and mining on about 30% of lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Alex Baumhardt of the Oregon Capital Chronicle has the story.
In a trio of class action lawsuits in Wisconsin federal court, more than 60 cities, counties and fire departments across the nation — from Milwaukee to San Diego, Pittsburgh to Tampa — claim the country’s three biggest fire truck manufacturers have conspired to suppress competition, resulting in skyrocketing prices for fire trucks and repair parts, and yearslong manufacturing delays. Anna Claire Vollers of Stateline reports.
The University of Wisconsin system says it will freeze tuition for two years and keep potential increases in the following two years capped at the rate of inflation if the state provides $190 million in the next state budget. Baylor Spears has the details.
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The Still Creek area in the Mt. Hood National Forest is part of 2 million acres of Oregon land protected by the federal Roadless Rule. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service)
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