http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/teaching-students-s435.jpgOn Friday, Gov. Evers vetoed a GOP-supported bill that would have permitted individuals without licenses and background checks to have direct interactions with children in schools.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/human-trafficking-s460.pngHuman trafficking has long been a hidden issue in our state, invisible to everyone except those closely connected to this underground world.

We create a stronger, safer Wisconsin by assisting individuals who have served time develop the skills needed not merely to survive, but to flourish.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/child-hunger-s5.jpgUSDA approves Wisconsin plan to provide summer food benefits for kids and families.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/healthcare-family-dr-s440.jpgSenator Smith explores the HSHS closure and what it means for preventing other large-scale health system closures in Wisconsin.

ORFORDVILLE — Gov. Tony Evers Monday, at a bill signing event with the bill authors, local officials, and communities in Orfordville, signed Senate Bill 223, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 215, designating a portion of State Trunk Highway 11 in South Central Wisconsin as the “Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway.”

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/vets-orfordville-neal-highway-2024-s460.jpgGov. Evers designates Highway 11 between Orfordville and Footville as the Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway with bipartisan Legislators and local leaders in ceremony Monday.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on 44 bills. The governor signed:

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Alex Seifert to serve as Forest County District Attorney. The appointment fills a vacancy created by District Attorney Charles J. Simono’s resignation. Seifert will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2025.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on 54 bills. The governor signed: