http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/gb-thanksgiving-parade-248.jpgThe nonpartisan League of Women Voters explains why the U.S. Supreme Court should give every citizen’s vote equal weight by affirming the lower court ruling in the redistricting case, Gill v. Whitford.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/great-river-road-wi-s5.jpgThe contrast between the frenzy in the Capitol on the state budget and Foxconn and the slow pace of life along the Great River Road in western Wisconsin is great, but the decisions made in Madison will significantly influence people’s lives in western Wisconsin.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/metallic-sulfide-mining-runoff-s5.jpgPublic Opposition to Tiffany’s Senate Bill 395 Intensifies.

Walker even scheduled State budget bill signing during Supt. Evers’ State of Education Address

MADISON - Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) slammed Governor Scott Walker today for signing his state budget during State Superintendent Tony Evers' State of Education Address.

“This speaks volumes, and it’s symbolic of Governor Walker’s reign in Wisconsin. Nothing says more about how little Governor Walker cares about schools in our communities than the fact he decided to sign his state budget right in the middle of a report on the state of schools in Wisconsin.

After seven years of his administration's cuts to education, the demonization of school teachers, and the belittling of intellectualism, this move is quintessential Walker: he puts politics before governance and self-preservation before the public good.

Our kids deserve better this and the calamitous mess Governor Walker has made of public education in Wisconsin over the past seven years.”