http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/internet-rural-s5.jpgGov. Evers secures advantage for Wisconsin Citizens applying for USDA’s ReConnect Program.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/high-voltage-lines-farms-s5.jpgVote to remove Governor’s Medicaid expansion proposal from the budget could cost every Wisconsinite besides leaving 82,000 without healthcare.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/mining_wisconsin_senate_s5.jpgThe League’s concern with the extraordinary session is about upholding the rule of law and Wisconsin’s Constitution, to which all elected officials should be bound. The people should expect no less.

Non-partisan citizen group joins League of Women Voters case challenging the legitimacy of the lame-duck session.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/opioid-overdose-s5.jpgNew report shows anti-opioid medications cost 72-times more on average for Wisconsinites denied BadgerCare due to unaffordable private insurance copays.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/school-meeting-crowd-s5.jpgSen. Smith writes about key initiatives in Gov. Evers’ budget to make our communities healthier, including Medicaid expansion, lead testing and abatement programs, and investments to the Women’s Health Block Grant.