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TL/DR - In 2023, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin attended or hosted nearly 150 community events across 44 counties in Wisconsin, listening to constituents, and working on state-wide issues. Her work focused on lowering costs for families, supporting veterans, growing the local economy, rebuilding infrastructure, and tackling the opioid crisis.…

TL/DR - The US Commerce Department has reported that inflation has cooled more than expected. The personal consumption expenditures price index, which is the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of prices, fell 0.1% last month, indicating that efforts by the Fed to hit a target rate of 2% inflation are working. Economists and other commentators…

TL/DR - The five most viewed stories on kjzz.org involved Phoenix leaving the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, Arizona revoking water permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned farm due to inconsistencies in applications, the public farewell party for Phoenix Metrocenter Mall before its demolition, the representation of Arizona in the Miss USA…

TL/DR - In 2023, provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) impacted Korean electric vehicle (EV) makers - initially causing uncertainty when Korean companies were left off the list of eligible vehicles for the Section 30D $7,500 clean vehicle credit, but later benefiting them as many Korean EV models became eligible for the credit under the…