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Across the country and especially in rural parts of Missouri, U.S. Postal Service staffing shortages are being blamed by some for delays in mail delivery. Some postal carriers say the lack of staffing hampers the ability to split overloaded routes and is at the heart of the issue affecting prompt mail delivery. ...

Members of the American Postal Workers Union are calling for more staffing and better pay to reduce turnover. They say the problem is affecting mail delivery, particularly in rural areas. An audit by the Office of the Inspector General last year found the U.S. ...

Under GOP plan the lower the income of a family, the more they must pay out of pocket.

Wisconsin state lawmakers are considering legislation that would expand child care tax credits for qualifying families, although the proposal has already drawn flak from critics who say it mostly...

Because of the child care tax credit's structure, the lower-income families using it must pay more out of pocket for care.

As thousands of people rush to convenience stores this weekend to get their hands on the largest prize in lottery history, the state lottery is also accruing thousands of dollars

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is pushing a proposal that could get thousands of city employees some extra cash by early next year.

Blank, 66, announced the news Monday, the same day she was slated to take the helm of Northwestern University. She did not specify the type of cancer.

On June 18, La Follette School Professor Emeritus Robert Haveman passed away at age 85. Colleagues at the La Follette School mourned the loss of Havem...

Blank, 66, announced the news Monday, the same day she was slated to take the helm of Northwestern University. She did not specify the type of cancer.