http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/think-for-yourself-2025-s430.pngWelcome to America, where facts are optional, fear is currency, and everyone’s one meme away from a meltdown. I wrote this blog to drag the manipulation machine into the spotlight—where it belongs. If you’ve ever asked, how the hell did we get here?... pull up a chair. You’re not alone.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/childcare-s451.jpgSurvey shows approximately half of households with young kids missed work in the past 12 months due to lack of child care, over 12 percent left workforce entirely.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/real-estate-for.sale-s5.jpgWHEDA investment will support three affordable housing developments, more than 120 housing units statewide.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/childcare-s451.jpg16 governors, in a joint letter to both U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, highlight potential nationwide consequences if Head Start funding is cut from federal budget.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/forest-products1-s450.jpgWisconsin’s forestry products industry contributes $42 billion to the state’s economy and 126,000 jobs, which could be hurt by reckless cuts to federal investments and mass firings of federal workers.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/emt-s438.jpgPeshtigo received $3 million through the governor’s Neighborhood Investment Fund grant program to expand their fire station and EMS facilities.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/technology-workers-s437.jpgEvers Administration virtual job fairs draw nearly 300 participants across eight different high-demand career sector job fairs.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/childcare-dropoff-s460.pngSecond consecutive annual state report shows average cost of infant care increased over 10 percent as Republican lawmakers gut child care funding from governor’s proposed budget.
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/chris-taylor-judge-s449.pngJudge Taylor: “Extremism and partisanship have no place on our state’s highest court. Everyone who comes before the court deserves to be heard, respected, and treated equally – that’s exactly what I’ll do as a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.“
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