http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/teaching-students-s435.jpgSenator Smith writes about the glaring gap in school funding for special needs students which is contributing to the price tag of referendum questions asking voters to make up for the shortfall.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/evers-uw-la-crosse-2024-s445.jpgGovernor visited nine University of Wisconsin campuses, highlighting plan to increase state support for the UW System by over $800 million in next state budget.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/green_bay_citydeck_fox_river-s5.jpgBrown County's proposed Town of Holland landfill site will dump over 8 Million cubic yards of waste at the head of the East River impacting communities and the environment downstream in De Pere, Allouez, and Green Bay.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/wisconsin-senate_s5.jpgJeff Smith writes about some of the most memorable highlights from the many committees he's served on during his first term as state senator.