http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/clean-drinking-water-s5.jpgMissed reports, staff reductions, and a lack of enforcement actions call into question the DNR's Wastewater Permitting and Enforcement efforts as 350 industrial and 650 municipal permittees and about 250 large farms, mostly CAFO dairies, add to potential problems.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/schoolyard-greenfield-s5.jpgLegislative Fiscal Bureau memo shows General Aid siphoned off by voucher operators. Governor’s budget would give from $7,757 to $8,403 per student to voucher schools by 2018, while public students would receive an average of $6,703.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/9-11-memorial-s5.jpgWednesday is declared a State Day of Service and Remembrance out of respect for the nearly 3,000 individuals who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/drugaddicts-young-s5.jpgSenator Smith writes about the public health risks of vaping and ways our state government needs to do more on this issue, including banning flavored e-cigarettes.