MADISON – Today, Senate Democratic Leader (D-Madison), and her Democratic colleagues introduced the Pollinator Protection Package to promote a healthy and robust pollinator population in Wisconsin. The package creates rules for state agencies on the use of certain insecticides and native prairie and forage plants, allows local governments to limit or prohibit the usage of certain insecticides, establishes proper labeling of certain plants, creates specialty license plates, establishes Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as the state native insect, and designates June 2023 as Pollinator Awareness month. Senator Agard released the following statement:

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Judge Pedro Colón to the Court of Appeals – District I. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Timothy G. Dugan’s retirement, effective November 18, 2023. Colón will complete a term ending July 31, 2024.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/juneteenth-1900-s5.jpgOn Juneteenth, we honor the day that word of emancipation reached the last enslaved Americans in Texas, marking the end of a long, dark chapter in our history.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/juneteenth-flag-buffalo-soldiers-s5.jpgFlag demonstrates our efforts to always celebrate the diverse and rich histories of each and every person who calls Wisconsin home.

MADISON - Wednesday, the State Senate passed bipartisan legislation that would provide a substantial increase in shared revenue funding to our local communities. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/tax-bill-s5.jpgSenate Republicans Vote for a $647 Million Property Tax Hike Wednesday.

MADISON - Tuesday, Republican JFC members were poised to cut millions of dollars from the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement in response to Speaker Vos’ comments and in anticipation of a multi-million dollar funding cut:

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/tech-jobs-engineering-technicians-s450.jpgSen. Smith writes about real solutions to our workforce shortage and policies that will attract workers to our state.

MADISON, Wis. — Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that annual inflation has fallen for eleven months in a row, bringing inflation to its lowest annual rate in more than two years.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/assembly-wi-robin-vos-s450.jpgRepublican politicians in Madison obstructing progress.