http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/wetlands-wi-s450.jpgOur rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands can only sustain us if we remain committed to caring for them. Jeff Smith writes about our connection to water sources here in Wisconsin.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/schools-classroom-empty-s445.jpg“This law offers a cash incentive to keep children out of public school but does nothing to make sure those children receive a quality education.” – Kieryn Darkwater on Arizona's universal school voucher law.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/working-poor-hurts-s5.jpgSince Gov. Walker and the Republicans repealed Wisconsin’s Equal Pay Enforcement Act in 2011, the gender gap remains at 78 cents on the dollar. Our families and our economy continue to suffer.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/farm-family-s5.jpgNo one has been hurt more and slower to recover after the 2008 economic crisis than our rural communities, and a bipartisan bill that granted $50 million a year to help dies in the state Senate.