http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/teaching-students-s435.jpgSenator Smith asks everyone to thank our dedicated teachers by sharing his personal experience and discussing the importance of our educators.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/costs-food-2024-s460.pngJob growth has remained strong, the jobless rate has lingered under 4 percent for the longest stretch since the 1960s.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/workers-world-s5.jpgEqual Pay Transparency Act tackles discriminatory practices that help create the pay gap in the first place by creating new protections for employees, wage transparency in the workplace, and a ban on employers asking job applicants for their salary histories.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/union-workers-s5.jpgBill would expand overtime pay to 80,000 middle class workers.