http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/clean-drinking-water-s5.jpgMore than 176,000 lead service lines are in operation in Wisconsin today. Child blood-lead levels exceed the national average, hovering around five percent, and more than 200,000 children have been identified as having dangerous amounts of lead in their bodies.

https://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/flint-water-crisis-s5.jpgExecutive Order 36 creates coordinator for the state’s efforts to address Wisconsin’s lead crisis and provides all necessary staffing and resources for clean drinking water initiative.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/technology-workers-s5.jpgPractice of improperly calling a worker an independent contractor instead of an employee, denying the worker legal protections and benefits, has been extensively used in recent years.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/metallic-sulfide-mining-runoff-s5.jpgDespite mounting evidence linking PFAS to a range of negative health effects including cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility, and increased risk of asthma and thyroid disease, polluters try to minimize it.

Money will support Promega expansion and create 200 new jobs.

MADISON, WI – Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) offered the Democratic weekly radio address this week after Republicans on the Joint Finance  Committee refused to take up an agency request for critical funding for farmers and farm families in Wisconsin.