Lawmakers Introduce Tax Credit to Protect Affordable Health Coverage
Friday, 20 February 2026 - Jeff Smith, State Senator District 31
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/health-care-costs-s444.jpgAs gridlock in Congress stalls progress, Wisconsin needs action to ensure our families won't see their premiums skyrocket now.
Milwaukee Bucks Partnership to Raise Awareness, Prevent Domestic Violence
Friday, 20 February 2026 - GOV Press Wisconsin
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/domestic-violence2-s454.jpgNew partnership builds on Evers Administration’s efforts to end the cycle of violence, address rising rates of domestic violence deaths in Wisconsin, and keep kids, families, and communities safe.
State Celebrates Four Consecutive Years of Record-High Enrollment in Apprenticeship Program
Thursday, 19 February 2026 - GOV Press Wisconsin
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/tech-jobs-engineering-technicians-s450.jpgGovernor announces two new apprenticeship pathways in healthcare and education careers, workforce training grants for advanced manufacturing and AI sectors, and efforts to advance startup companies with high-growth potential.
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Hundreds of billions for medical equipment, coronavirus testing, cash payments for individuals and families, extended unemployment benefits, and aid to state and local governments unlikely to get past Republican controlled Senate or Trump veto.
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Wanxiang America Corporation, based in China, and Taiwanese government lead friends from across Pacific who come to our aid during pandemic.
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"We have more cases than anybody in the world, but why? Because we do more testing,” Trump said.
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What the state now must do to save lives and successfully open the economy is clear: will the GOP Legislature start doing its job?
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COVID-19 has killed more than 400 of our family members, friends, and neighbors and thousands more are sick. Going through the rule making process to respond to an epidemic sets back the battle.
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Wednesday's decision comes as no surprise, says Green Bay Senator. Justices put the bidding of their corporate benefactors over workers' lives.
- Partisan Supreme Court Further Divides Wisconsin
- Voter Protection Effort Finds Widespread Confusion in April Election
- Brown County Expands COVID-19 Testing
- Jeff Smith: The Importance of Being Prepared
- Appointments Made to Governor's Task Force on Student Debt
- Gov. Evers Announces Another Turn of the Dial for Wisconsin Businesses
- Grant Program Will Help Ethnically Diverse Micro-Businesses
- New Best Practices and Safety Guidelines for Wisconsin Businesses Announced
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Latest News
- Lawmakers Introduce Tax Credit to Protect Affordable Health Coverage
- Milwaukee Bucks Partnership to Raise Awareness, Prevent Domestic Violence
- State Celebrates Four Consecutive Years of Record-High Enrollment in Apprenticeship Program
- New State Film Office and Tax Credit Program
- New Efforts to Bolster Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Future
Commentary
- Battleground Wisconsin Podcast: "Remembering Jesse Jackson, Postpartum Medicaid victory, $20 Wage Legislation launch, and data centers public hearing."
- Smith on Governor Evers' Final State of the State Address
- Wall Responds to Governor Tony Evers’ State of the State Address
- Stubbs Mourns the Passing of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
- Rivera-Wagner Praises Pardon for Green Bay Mother Samantha Hampton