http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/high-voltage-lines-farms-s5.jpgThis budget is $2.8 billion more than the last budget and is the largest in state history. While Gov. Walker has touted providing needed money for schools, roads, and the UW, some details didn’t make the headlines. The Legislature now begins reviewing the budget and people to need to make their priorities known.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/construction-workers-s5.jpgFor years, people in occupations like the construction trades could get up to 12 weeks of UC wages when laid off seasonally. The rule helped local contractors keep their workforce intact until projects could resume and they were glad to pay for it, but in 2015 the Walker administration ended the practice for what it called cost savings. Sen. Erpenbach is introducing a bill to put it back.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/airlines-5g-2022-getty-s450.jpgLawmakers voted 88 to 4 to extend the FAA’s authority for five years after leadership and negotiators were able to sidestep a number of landmines to secure final passage.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/clean-energy-2022-s452.jpgThe Alliance was formed in June 2017 in response to former President Donald Trump’s announced intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.