http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/marijuana-wi-present-s5.jpgIllinois and Michigan have long been collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue from Wisconsin residents who cross the border to purchase marijuana. Now Minnesota is poised to join them. Wisconsin needs to catch up.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/wi-senate-swearing-in-s448.jpgLast week, the Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously to raise the pay of public defenders and district attorneys. This step can help restore confidence in the Legislature’s ability to get the people’s work accomplished.

https://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/sand-mining-wi-man-s5.jpgThis week’s column describes how the discussions in western Wisconsin help Sen. Smith craft new legislation to help all of the state. This is the second of three columns detailing reflections from 2019 and what the Senator is looking forward to in 2020.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/new-year-happy-s5.jpgThe Senator from western Wisconsin shares lessons learned in 2019 and his hope for cooperative shared government. He’ll be writing about 2019 reflections and his hopes for 2020 for the next three weeks.