http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/drunk-driving-crash-s5.jpgLocal governments faced with decreased shared revenue and Wisconsin Medicaid payments are hard pressed to combat addiction with community-based treatment alternatives instead of incarceration. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout describes the challenges and offers solutions.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/blame-biden-2025-s470.pngDonald Trump is back in the White House, but he’s still blaming Joe Biden for everything — from gas prices to crime to immigration. The problem? Much of what Trump criticizes was shaped by global events or began under his own watch. At some point, he’ll have to take responsibility.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/brad-schimel-speaks-s5.jpg“Brad Schimel’s involvement in the scheme to rip away Americans’ reproductive freedom is as damning as it is chilling for the millions of Wisconsinites who have suffered because of his far-right activism,” said DPW.

Governor now finds it convenient to pretend to care about health care costs, but 7 years of sabotage of the ACA reveals that he has been more than willing to play politics with the lives of Wisconsinites.