Republican Senator has voted against providing help five different times, often citing deficit concerns that don’t seem apparent when passing budget-busting tax favors.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/voter-us-elections-s438.jpgGroup vetted more than 100 local candidates who shared core values of clean water, clean energy, and an equitable, robust democracy.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/ketanji-brown-jackson-fb-s450.jpgJackson needs to be sworn in before she’s officially a justice on the Supreme Court. Justice Stephen Breyer, whom she is succeeding, has said he will step down over the summer.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/wisconsin-senate_s5.jpgJeff Smith writes about some of the most memorable highlights from the many committees he's served on during his first term as state senator.