Economic Policy

A new bill in the state legislature would ban hemp-derived THC products in Wisconsin. Producers say it would destroy their businesses.

Kwik Trip announced it will no longer accept pennies months after the U.S. Department of Treasury announced it would end penny production. 

Wisconsin farmers are starting to harvest this year’s soybean crop, but they’re still not sure exactly where their product is going to end up or how much they’ll get paid for it.

Wisconsin has a record-high number of jobs and median wage, but there are signs that the economy is softening and changes in federal policy could negatively affect workers in the coming years.

The Trump administration’s recent tariff actions could make it difficult for Wisconsin dairy farmers to export excess milk products and for beef producers to access Chinese markets, state farm leaders said.

In a letter to the Trump administration on Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers said the administration is blocking nearly $30 million in federal funding to Wisconsin, which could prevent the state from modernizing its unemployment insurance system and potentially leave it vulnerable to cyberattacks and fraud.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are making it harder for Wisconsin businesses to predict the price of raw materials and are straining decades-long relationships with trade partners — and more tariffs are expected to take effect next month.

Changing tariffs and shifting trade negotiation deadlines has created challenges for Wisconsin companies importing and exporting goods.

“The sooner this can conclude, the sooner that the entire strategy plays out and we end up with whatever the result will be, the better,” Johnson told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”

Wisconsin workers may be among the most at risk in the nation as other countries begin to impose retaliatory tariffs.