http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/highway-const-zoo-s5.jpgFixing our roads and bridges must continue to be a top priority for our state, and it’s essential that our next state budget continues to invest in building the 21st-century infrastructure Wisconsin needs
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/childcare-s451.jpg16 governors, in a joint letter to both U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, highlight potential nationwide consequences if Head Start funding is cut from federal budget.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/forest-products1-s450.jpgWisconsin’s forestry products industry contributes $42 billion to the state’s economy and 126,000 jobs, which could be hurt by reckless cuts to federal investments and mass firings of federal workers.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/union-members-at-capitol-250.jpgAnniversary of minimum wage increase highlights need for progress.
Mike is a different kind of gubernatorial candidate at a time when this state needs some different approaches to our issues.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/veterans-012015-s5.jpgSen. Kathleen Vinehout writes about the importance of honoring Wisconsin veterans by providing quality care at our state veterans’ homes and the work the LAB did to investigate staffing problems and maintenance issues at the King Veteran home in Waupaca.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/hicap-longlake2-s5.jpgIn it's fifth entry in ‘Walker’s Wisconsin’ Series, the League of Conservation Voters explains how Gov. Walker sold a $500,000 political gift as a pro-sportsmen initiative.
Foreign corp. now focusing on a much smaller Gen 6 facility near Racine and a handful of smaller satellite sites around the state as it rolls back plans for high-tech facility.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/voter-us-elections-s5.jpgEnter your address to find your polling place, and build your ballot with this fine online voters' guide developed by the League of Women Voters Wisconsin.
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