The State Senate did something that’s rare these days — they came together, Republicans and Democrats, and passed a bipartisan bill to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond 60 days to a full year. Now it is up to the State Assembly to pass it as well.

This week I discuss the impending child care crisis facing Wisconsin if Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee do not continue funding for the Child Care Counts Program.  A new report found that 1 in 4 childcare centers could close without continued support.

This week, Senator Smith discusses a resolution him and his Democratic colleagues have introduced that would put people over profits and voices over dollars. If this passes, voters will get to answer a simple question: "Should Congress overturn Citizens United?"

This week Sen. Smith discusses how practical research leads to applicable opportunities for Wisconsin businesses and our society as a whole as well as why that makes our university system one of a kind.

This week Sen. Smith discusses the recent Trump Administration's cuts to federal grants for the Department of Health and Human Services and the serious impacts it can have on our Wisconsin communities. 

This week Sen. Smith discusses the one year anniversary of the HSHS hospital closures in the Chippewa Valley as well as giving an update on the $15 million that is still waiting to be released. 

This week, Sen. Smith discusses ROFR legislation that could allow Wisconsin-based Utilities the "Right of First Refusal" to bid on state utility infrastructure projects.

This week, Sen. Smith celebrates Public Schools Week by raising awareness about the $3.1 billion included in the Governor's budget proposal for k-12 public education.