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/childcare-dropoff-s460.pngSecond consecutive annual state report shows average cost of infant care increased over 10 percent as Republican lawmakers gut child care funding from governor’s proposed budget.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/trempealeau-co-bikes-s5.jpgLegislation would repeal Wisconsin’s gold standard Prove It First mining law, a proven protector of the state’s natural resources from the harmful effects of sulfide mining.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/gaza-war-2023-s445.pngWisconsin clergy, retired clergy, and lay persons from more than six denominations have convened as Wisconsin Christians for Justice in Palestine to decry the horrific killing of children in Gaza and call on people of conscience to demand immediate ceasefire.