http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/hemp-field-s5.jpgSenate Bill 119 would legalize growing hemp and create an active industrial program and license growers, actions eagerly supported by Wisconsin farmers. The Bill has strong bi-partisan support and Sen. Vinehout hopes it will pass quickly.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/childcare-dropoff-s460.pngSenator Smith highlights a new report on the state of childcare in Wisconsin which found that parents are giving up an estimated $1.1 billion in lost income to solve their childcare needs by leaving the workforce.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/businesses-micro-ethnically-diverse3-s443.jpgWe continue to be in one of the best fiscal positions in state history.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/elderly-crowd-s5.jpgGovernor candidate says what the government does needs to be done for our whole society, not just a few, at meeting of the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans in Milwaukee.