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Wisconsin dairy groups cheer farm bill progress

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Wisconsin’s dairymen are happy to see the latest farm bill move forward at the Capitol. The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry recently approved the new bill on 12-11 vote. Wisconsin's largest dairy group, the Edge Dairy Cooperative, said the vote is a crucial step toward getting wins for dairy and cattle farmers in the state. “Dairy farmers have operated under an outdated farm bill for years while facing rising costs and market uncertainty. We encourage Congress to continue working toward a final bipartisan bill that strengthens farm safety ...

ACA enrollees to be removed over fraud claims

National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials said Tuesday they plan to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges, alleging that the individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program, or simply do not ...

Spruce on IM’s Northside to become state Christmas tree

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the second time in seven years, Michigan’s official state Christmas tree will come from Iron Mountain. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced Tuesday that a 60-foot spruce on Vulcan Street, donated by the Larry Riccio family, has been ...

Frost advisory issued for UP

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for much of the Upper Peninsula, effective from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central time Wednesday. Temperatures as low as 32 degrees will result in frost formation in portions of the central and western U.P., according to NWS. "Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation," forecasters said. The advisory includes Dickinson, Iron, Delta, Ontonagon, Baraga, Marquette, Alger, Luce, Gogebic, Schoolcraft and southern Houghton counties.

US to admit 17,500 white South African refugees

International News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the country to 17,500 mostly white South Africans, the administration told Congress Tuesday, as it continues to transform a program that at one point served as a pathway to safety for people fleeing war and strife from countries around the world. In a notice to Congress obtained by The Associated Press, the administration said the white South Africans faced seizures of their land and other forms of persecution and would be likely to assimilate when they come to America. The South African ...

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US, Iranian officials meet UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. Trump told reporters about the meeting but offered few details about the talks. Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. president in his address to the world body made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated as he defended his decision to start a war with Iran. ...