Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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With Big Pharma Exploiting Diabetics, Baldwin Supports a Cap on Patients’ Insulin Costs. GOP Sends Mixed Signals.
The cost to produce a vial of insulin is roughly equivalent to a cup of coffee and yet, pharmaceutical companies doubled insulin prices from 2012 to 2016, with the average price for a 40-day supply of insulin increasing from $344 to $666.
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‘Anti-Child and Anti-Mother’: Ron Johnson’s Latest Child Care Proposal Punishes Moms for Poverty
Johnson, part of the most powerful class of men in America, could have endorsed legislation to provide childcare workers with a living wage. Instead, the millionaire suggested forcing low income women to fill the gaps in the childcare workforce.
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Evers Launches New Homeowner Assistance Program for Wisconsinites
Eligible households can get up to $40,000 in financial assistance. To qualify for the program, you must be a homeowner, have suffered financial hardship because of the pandemic, and have a household income at or below 100% of your county median.
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Wisconsin’s Top Republican Tries to Appease Election Deniers. It Got Off to a Rocky Start.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos met with some of the conspiracy theorists trying to overturn the 2020 election, but reiterated that he doesn’t have the ability to overturn the 2020 election.
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Two Senators, One Budget: Baldwin Delivers Investments, Johnson Attacks Healthcare Reform
Sen. Tammy Baldwin secured more than $187 billion in federal investments for Wisconsin. Ron Johnson voted against those investments and said he wanted to take away healthcare from more than 200,000 Wisconsinites.
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Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.
Study after study has found that women, particularly women of color, have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, losing jobs and leaving the workforce in alarming numbers.
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Biden’s Next Big Challenge: How to Deal With Trump’s Takeover of the Courts
“If somebody believes they are a victim of discrimination in their workplace, the final say on whether our civil rights laws are properly enforced is a lower court judge,” Daniel Goldberg, legal director of the nonprofit advocacy group Alliance for Justice, told COURIER.
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Twitter Permanently Suspends President Trump
Twitter’s actions deprive the president of the megaphone by which he has incited violence and chaos for the last four years.
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Hundreds of Domestic Terrorists Violently Storm Capitol Building in Attempted Coup Encouraged By Trump
Vice President Mike Pence was removed from the building due to the violence. This is a breaking story.
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A COVID Vaccine Could Be Weeks Away for Some Americans. Here’s What You Need to Know.
You have questions about coronavirus vaccines? We have answers.
