Non-partisan citizen group joins League of Women Voters case challenging the legitimacy of the lame-duck session.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/opioid-overdose-s5.jpgNew report shows anti-opioid medications cost 72-times more on average for Wisconsinites denied BadgerCare due to unaffordable private insurance copays.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/school-meeting-crowd-s5.jpgSen. Smith writes about key initiatives in Gov. Evers’ budget to make our communities healthier, including Medicaid expansion, lead testing and abatement programs, and investments to the Women’s Health Block Grant.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/affordablecareact-s5.jpgGov. Evers’ budget plan would provide new healthcare funding for Northeast Wisconsin as well as tax savings.