NEW YORK, NY - U.S. stock markets plummeted on Monday following China's move to devalue its currency, Beijing's latest step in a tense faceoff on trade with President Trump.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 900 points, or 3.5 percent, in its worst one-day drop in 2019. The S&P 500 had fallen 107 points late in the trading session, or 3.7 percent.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/affordablecareact-s5.jpgGovernor announces that 2020 rates will be 3.2 percent lower than in 2019.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/highway-crowded-s5.jpgSenator Smith explores Wisconsin’s future mass transit needs and the importance of local decision making. Better funding sources are needed so we can make the necessary investments.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/clean-drinking-water-s5.jpgMore than 176,000 lead service lines are in operation in Wisconsin today. Child blood-lead levels exceed the national average, hovering around five percent, and more than 200,000 children have been identified as having dangerous amounts of lead in their bodies.

https://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/flint-water-crisis-s5.jpgExecutive Order 36 creates coordinator for the state’s efforts to address Wisconsin’s lead crisis and provides all necessary staffing and resources for clean drinking water initiative.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/technology-workers-s5.jpgPractice of improperly calling a worker an independent contractor instead of an employee, denying the worker legal protections and benefits, has been extensively used in recent years.