http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/veteranflag-s443.jpgThe Governor discusses his 2025-27 Budget proposals that support Wisconsin’s veterans and their families.

MILWAUKEE - Can Congress get away with taking away health care from millions to fund huge tax cuts for the rich? We preview Medicaid Town Halls in Wausau, La Crosse and Eau Claire that will help organize resistance to proposed slashing cuts to Medicaid. Meanwhile, Rep. Van Orden continued to hunker down in his basement bunker, holding a virtual town hall where he can avoid answering tough questions after misleading his own constituents about Medicaid cuts he rubber stamped in Congress. We cannot win by surrendering in advance. We continue to encourage Governor Evers to veto any budget the Legislature produces that fails to expand BadgerCare.

The Spring Election is around the corner and Brad Schimel rehashes voter fraud conspiracies about Milwaukee that he knows are false. So much for his phony stance as a high minded judge above politics. This week the only debate in the State Superintendent of DPI election was held by WPEN and other allies. This race remains about Jill Underly’s dedicated support for improving and properly funding our public schools vs. her opponent who is a supporter of siphoning even more money to private unaccountable voucher schools.

Robert educates us on a legal case against Greenpeace who was found liable for $645 million for Dakota Access Pipeline protests that has huge implications for the Constitutional right of free speech and protest. Will this be the beginning of a legal strategy to bankrupt progressive nonprofits to silence free speech and assembly?

We close with a soul-searching discussion with James Causey, a longtime columnist with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on adults forcing police officers back into Milwaukee Public Schools without ever listening to the kids.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/courts-hammer-white-house-s440.pngJudges have courageously upheld the rule of law by blocking President Trump’s unconstitutional policies, such as attempts to ban transgender individuals from military service and to end birthright citizenship, serving as essential checks on executive overreach.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/tesla-owners-2025-s420.pngThe increasing hostility toward Tesla owners, driven by Elon Musk’s political alignment with Donald Trump, highlights the dangerous spillover of political polarization into everyday life, where consumer choices are becoming targets for backlash, intimidation, and potential violence.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/alien-enemies-2025.pngThe Act was last employed during World War II, leading to the shameful internment of Japanese Americans.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/musk-no-prob-2025.pngCould Musk's $10 million investment into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election have anything to do with his company, Tesla, suing Wisconsin over a decision preventing it from opening dealerships?

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/uwgb-student-government-s5.jpgThe Governor highlights his budget proposal which delivers on his promise to ensure the UW System remains the crown jewel of Wisconsin’s workforce and economy for future generations.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/laura/trump-train-2025-s430.pngFor years, Americans have scratched their heads at the unwavering devotion of Trump’s base, but will they wake up as they personally feel the pain of his government?

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Republican members of Congress are running scared from Medicaid cuts and the cowards are starting to do virtual town halls from bunkers, ducking open face-to-face dialogue with their own constituents. So much for the House of Representatives as the government closest to the people. Meanwhile House Republicans left Washington with no budget deal for a St. Patrick’s Day vacation (we didn’t know that was a thing), likely forcing a partial government shutdown Friday. Senate Democrats do the right thing and do not allow House Republicans to extort them into signing off on a bad deal which will give Trump and Musk a free hand to continue their unconstitutional assault on the civil service.

As we are hurtling towards the critical April1st Supreme Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction elections, Crawford and Schimel debate. Was anyone listening?

We welcome Citizen Action Organizer Kristie Tweed to clue us in on upcoming Medicaid Town Halls in La Crosse, Wausau, and Eau Claire later this month. Also, Citizen Action Climate Coordinator Kat Klawes joins us to discuss the path-breaking Climate Accountability Act and how you can get involved with our organizing.

We also review the terrifying Mahmoud Khalil case, which reminds us of Red Scares and other dark moments in American history when civil rights were shredded.

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MADISON - On Tuesday, the United States Department of Education initiated the termination of more than 1,300 employees, cutting its workforce in half and opening the path to a significant overhaul of its operations. This decision follows President Donald Trump’s threat to dissolve the department through an Executive Order, as well as a series of budget cuts imposed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). These cuts have already resulted in the termination of numerous important contracts within the department and the gutting of the Institute of Education Sciences—the independent research arm responsible for collecting and disseminating data on a wide range of education topics.