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While no one likes paying higher taxes, some costs are necessary for maintaining quality schools, roads, and services, says Nick Ouellette, superintendent of the Hudson School District, where a referendum failed in November.

Why is a referendum needed? The Republican-controlled state legislature has shifted the responsibility of funding a quality education to local communities, leaving schools across Wisconsin fighting to pass referendums to fund just the basic operations of their schools.

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Over the past four years, new and more generous tax credits have dramatically reduced the cost of health insurance premiums for those Wisconsinites who get their coverage on the marketplace.

But if those credits are not renewed by the end of 2025, people that need to purchase insurance through the Affordable Care Act could see higher price tags.

🎥: Elisabeth Montemurro

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To say that President-elect Trump’s nominee to be the next US Secretary of Agriculture is an unknown is a bit of an understatement. Brooke Rollins of Texas was a domestic policy advisor in Trump’s first administration, with some family farming experience based in 4H, Future Farmers of America, and showing cattle.

The USDA, meanwhile, has 100,000 employees and is responsible for a food and farming sector of the economy valued at more than $1 trillion.

Congress is also more than a year late updating the Farm Bill, and with Trump threatening trade wars that could cripple Wisconsin farmers, it’s no wonder producers around the state are trying to figure out if Rollins is an ally, an adversary, or a placeholder.

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