Rep. Gordon Hintz thinks Assembly Republican action Thursday to repeal Wisconsin’s statewide mask order is politically motivated.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/schools-reopening-2020-cnn-s5.jpgEvers responds to Republicans in the Legislature who came in to vote down state’s public health emergency order and end requiring face coverings in public places.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/unemployment-virus-outbreak-dp-s5.jpgLegislature yet to take action on governor’s special session to modernize unemployment system. Governor tells them "I don't care who gets the credit, I just want to get it done."

According to Up North News, Speaker Robin Vos and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke created the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities as a way to gain political points, rather than actually taking action.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/vote-47-mb1-s5.jpgWhy must Wisconsin establish a nonpartisan redistricting process? Right now, the Majority Party faces no consequences for their inaction during a pandemic. Fair maps are needed to correct a system that’s been cheating the people of our state for far too long.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/affordable-care-act-02-s5.jpgWisconsinites who missed the original enrollment deadline or their first payment for their enrolled plan now have another opportunity to sign up beginning February 15, 2021.