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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider top issues before the Wisconsin Supreme Court
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider cases on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s docket and other issues it may take up. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.

Scott Walker: Conservatives, take note of Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes
The most radical leftist up for governor could win.

Dave Cieslewicz: Checking in on Dem candidates
With Mandela Barnes’ unsurprising announcement that he’s joining the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, that field appears to be pretty well set.

Ruth Conniff: Wisconsin communities have been standing up to ICE. Now the state Supreme Court could do the same.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted a case contending that Wisconsin law enforcement agencies do not have the authority to make arrests or keep people in jail on detainers based solely on ICE’s administrative warrants.

Bill Barth: Market preference should guide Amtrak plans
Mass transportation alternatives offer several good things, from having fewer cars on the road to reduced demand for fossil fuels. But it can’t be forced.

Patrick McIlheran: Working folks get short shrift while city funds vanity streetcar
Money wasted on Hop while bus access for people who really need it is at risk.

David Blaska: America can’t afford Newsom or Pritzker
Can’t have affordability without abundance unless you’re a socialist and repeal the law of supply and demand.

Jamie Stiehm: It takes a woman to stand up to Trump
Leading the list is the House speaker emerita, who crossed swords with Trump and bloodied him every time.

Ali Khaleel: TikTok trends show we still don’t know what we want from men
The most meaningful thing we can tell young men today isn’t what they shouldn’t be.

Will Flanders: The case for community solar in Wisconsin
Community solar isn’t a silver bullet — but it is a smart, free-market complement to an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy. It won’t solve all our problems, but what it will do is empower consumers, strengthen our electric grid, respect property rights and invite competition into a space long dominated by monopolies.

Bruce Murphy: Justice Ziegler misquotes US Supreme Court decision
Conservative falsely claims state courts can’t review congressional maps.

Mark Joseph Stern: Conservative justice uses fake quote to justify Wisconsin Republican gerrymander
Mistakes happen. But when they do, judges are supposed to fix them, not recast them into a doctrine that doesn’t exist.

Jerry Hanson: Wall Street should be used to build wealth for the rest of America
Only the establishment of a national wealth financial fund, independent of our government, that allows the rest of America to participate on Wall Street will offer a means to make gains for those of us being left behind.

Judy Karofsky: The assisted living industry is not ready for the tsunami
Baby boomers, once the caregivers, are seeking assistance and support.

Rolf Lindgren: A brief history of health insurance: regulation = death
In the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1788, there is no federal power to regulate insurance. The states regulated insurance.

Gregory Humphrey: World AIDS Day lacking U.S. resolve under Trump, George and Laura Bush showed moral leadership
World AIDS Day is about awareness, solidarity, and recommitment. It keeps the epidemic in public consciousness, mobilizes funding, and fights stigma. Silence from the highest office in our nation undermines all of that.

Silas Redmond: Sen. Johnson says debt near $30T puts America on borrowed time
Johnson has framed the nearly $30 trillion federal debt as a ticking clock, arguing that the United States is approaching a point where its obligations will overwhelm its capacity to respond to crises or invest in growth.

Jeffrey Leverich: Unstable Trump plunging nation into chaos
Economic justice is the key issue confronting our nation, along with support for the vital programs that invest to uphold our common good. That one man’s corruption and broken psyche has destabilized our nation to such an extent is a searing indictment of the American political system.

Courtney Graves: Non-profits collect millions from the state of Wisconsin to run state programs
Welfare-to-Work programs receive millions of dollars in funding every year, but offer little public data to track impact. The Wisconsin State Legislature is taking aim to curb this.

John Torinus: Schoemann confusing on UW commissions
For a leader who came up short on keeping a University of Wisconsin presence in Washington County, despite the use of two task forces, Republican governor candidate Josh Schoemann has some big ideas about reforms for the Universities of Wisconsin, also involving similar commissions.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider top issues before the Wisconsin Supreme Court
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider cases on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s docket and other issues it may take up. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 22 – Dec. 5
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the latest in the SNAP benefits debate, a redistricting panel being appointed, the Supreme Court accepting a case from an immigrants rights group challenging ICE detainers in five Wisconsin counties, and more.