http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/think-for-yourself-2025-s430.pngWelcome to America, where facts are optional, fear is currency, and everyone’s one meme away from a meltdown. I wrote this blog to drag the manipulation machine into the spotlight—where it belongs. If you’ve ever asked, how the hell did we get here?... pull up a chair. You’re not alone.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/childcare-s451.jpgSurvey shows approximately half of households with young kids missed work in the past 12 months due to lack of child care, over 12 percent left workforce entirely.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/real-estate-for.sale-s5.jpgWHEDA investment will support three affordable housing developments, more than 120 housing units statewide.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/walker-open-for-business-s5.jpgTaxpayer-funded loan to Green Box LLC and its owner Ron Van Den Heuvel who promised to create 116 jobs but delivered none. WEDC's mismanagement casts more doubt on Foxconn deal.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/teaching-students-s5.jpgThe Wisconsin Budget Project recently provided insight into state school aid, which has not been restored to the funding level in 2011 when Gov. Walker made historic cuts. With schools struggling with less aid and increasing needs, resolving funding issues and the school funding formula are a priority.
A person diagnosed with diabetic eye and peripheral nerve damage makes a statement on her personal experience with legal prescription drugs and her hope to see medical marijuana legalized in Wisconsin. Made before the Brown County Board Executive Committee on July 9, 2018.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/boy-in-doc-s5.jpgSafety concerns grow as administration ignores body camera mandate.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/metallic-sulfide-mining-runoff-s5.jpgNonprofit, nonpartisan conservation group presents fourth entry in ‘Walker’s Wisconsin’ Series.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/sand-quarry-wi-s5.jpgStatewide Candidates get private tour of area mines, and meeting with families whose lives have been affected by sand mines in their backyards.
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