From Senator Murkowski’s candid admission of internal fear to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s aggressive stance on social services, the GOP’s actions reveal a party more committed to power than to the people it serves.

MILWAUKEE - The boss of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce (MMAC) says 99% of business leaders are “afraid to speak out” against Trump. We discuss why these big business cowards take no responsibility for the neo fascist political party they have supported and financed for their own benefit.

While the corporate elites cower, a Federal judge blocked the deportation of UW-Madison engineering students, one of the first victories against mass deportation of international students. The Milwaukee County Board moved to safeguard due process rights after the ICE arrest at Milwaukee County Courthouse. But one conservative County Supervisors abstains, fearing reprisals from the Trump regime.

As utility shutoff season commences in Wisconsin, we discuss the increasing concern about the future of home energy assistance, which had been disseminated by DOGE, and is so complicated only a third of those eligible in Wisconsin enroll. We preview state legislation being drafted to enact a 2% of income cap utility bills which will be far more effective in reducing the energy burden on hard pressed households.

We welcome State Representative Christian Phelps to discuss shameful Republican state legislation that would add many new hoops to jump through to qualify for Medicaid, forcing many to go without critical health care and long term care. The public reaction to this destructive bill prompted Republicans to put it on hold for the time being, yet another sign that the backlash against proposed national cuts to Medicaid to fund tax giveaways for the rich and the failure to enact BadgerCare Expansion are becoming third rails for the MAGA GOP.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/gb-lambeau-s440.jpgThe 2025 NFL Draft is expected to draw approximately 250,000 attendees during the three-day event and have an economic impact of $94 million in Wisconsin.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/mutual-admire-society-2025-s440.pngTrump's cabinet meetings have become a nauseating, overly rehearsed spectacle of flattery and ego-stroking. We need leaders, not loyalists.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/tariff-toss-2025-s440.pngGoverning Like a Chef Who Doesn’t Know How to Cook

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/supreme-court-hides-2025-s430.pngLaura Kiefert breaks down how the Court’s latest rulings - on mass deportations and mass firings - prove that what’s “legal” isn’t always what’s right.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/medicare-cut-2025-s440.pngTrump’s Cruel Plan to Gut Essential Care

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/spin-2025-s440.pngMedia outlets aren't reporting—they're performing. From Lara Trump to NBC's Ronna debacle it's all spin no spine. I call out the worst offenders.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/wake-up-2025-s440.pngWake up, America. Before there’s nothing left to bounce back to.

MILWAUKEE - Why does Senator Cory Booker’s filibuster this week matter and how is it connected to the Wisconsin election this Tuesday?

We take a deep dive in the epic State Supreme Court election that saw a landslide win for Citizen Action endorsed Susan Crawford. The victory was essential to the future of the state with the balance of the court at stake. However, we discuss our concern with the current playbook that clearly can deliver progressive court candidate victories, but with high spending shit shows where virtually all paid communication is trashy crime and sexual predator ads that debase and erode the credibility of the court, a vital pillar of our democracy. And what about Elon?

We review the first Joint Finance Committee public hearing on the State Budget this Wednesday and heads to West Allis’ State Fair Park this Friday. At the hearing, support for funding Medicaid and increasing public education dollars dominated public testimony.

We welcome Milwaukee County Supervisor Anne O’Connor to discuss her support for the Milwaukee County Climate Action Plan which is up for a vote in April and her opposition to the proposed We Energies gas plants that are at odds with the County’s Climate plan goals.

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