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Tom Still: Pros and cons of tariffs strategy continue to play out

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.

Read More »

Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Katherine Frank: Reframing higher education

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.

Read More »

Preston C. Fields: People with autism are not the problem; stigmatizing them is

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

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Bill Calawerts: Breathing tubes, blindness and death. I’ve seen effects of vaccine skepticism.

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.

Read More »

Steve Rankin: Group Health Cooperative acting in bad faith in union dispute

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.

Read More »

Housing package would redirect millions from past workforce housing initiatives

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

A series of bills aimed at addressing what lawmakers called a “crisis” in the lack of workforce housing would redirect tens of millions of dollars from past workforce housing initiatives. Wisconsin in 2023 set aside $525 million for affordable housing

Read More »

Steven Walters: Parties target new Wisconsin Senate battleground districts

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.

Read More »

Dan Shafer: Tom Tiffany is the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for governor in Wisconsin

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.

Read More »

Dave Cieslewicz: Missy Hughes, a politician, joins the race

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

I like her profile: 17 years as an executive at Organic Valley and then six years heading up Evers’ development department. I also like the lane she’s chosen, which suggests she leans moderate.

Read More »

Cory Brewer: Whistling past the graveyard for Wisconsin public schools

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Superintendent Jill Underly delivered her annual “State of Education” address last week. If you tuned in hoping for an honest assessment of how Wisconsin students are doing, you were left disappointed.

Read More »

Daniel Buck: Here’s why we should all get behind Wisconsin Republican school reform bills

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

I hope partisan politics doesn’t prevent legislators from scoring these obvious wins for Wisconsin schools.

Read More »

Spencer Black: Dems need to hang tough on Stewardship Fund

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

This is the time for Democrats in the Legislature to stand firm. When it comes to preserving the best of what is left of outdoor Wisconsin in the face of development pressure and changing land use patterns, the public is with those would stand up for our outdoors.

Read More »

Lee Nerison: Stop foreign patent trolls from exploiting Trade Commission

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

America’s economic future depends on the creativity and competitiveness of its companies. Without reform, the ITC will continue to reward gamesmanship instead of genuine innovation.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers finding out about tariffs the hard way

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Trump’s economically unjustified retaliatory tariffs are impacting soybean farmers in the nation.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Our real problem isn’t Trump; it’s his enablers

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

One of the worst examples is the Supreme Court’s green light for masked ICE agents to stop and question people on the streets based on their accents or the color of their skin. Meanwhile, corporate America, big law firms and revered universities bow to every outrageous demand

Read More »

Lazar launches Supreme Court bid after fellow conservative Bradley passes on reelection run

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar launched her campaign for the state Supreme Court, the first conservative to step into the race after Justice Rebecca Bradley decided against seeking another 10-year term.

Read More »

David Craig: In Evers’ Wisconsin, the will of unelected bureaucrats is the law of the land

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

With Evers flexing his new, court-created authority, Wisconsinites are right to fear for their pocketbooks. But the Legislature can still act to ensure that the “will of the people” actually is the law of the land.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Illinois prepared to aid Wisconsin women needing abortion services after October 1

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure.

Read More »

Nicholas Clifton: Wisconsin families like mine shouldn’t struggle to pay for electricity

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Three of the largest energy providers in the state want to increase electric rates in Wisconsin.

Read More »

Frank Lasee: Don’t let AI data centers stick us with the bill

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Because energy costs are baked into everything we eat, buy and do, we shouldn’t all pay for the mega-corporation’s technology gold rush. Demand accountability: Data centers must pay their own way, or the grid — and our wallets — will buckle under their weight.

Read More »

Tom Still: Pros and cons of tariffs strategy continue to play out

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.

Read More »

Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Katherine Frank: Reframing higher education

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.

Read More »

Preston C. Fields: People with autism are not the problem; stigmatizing them is

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

Read More »

Bill Calawerts: Breathing tubes, blindness and death. I’ve seen effects of vaccine skepticism.

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.

Read More »

Steve Rankin: Group Health Cooperative acting in bad faith in union dispute

Thursday, Oct 2, 2025

We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.

Read More »

Housing package would redirect millions from past workforce housing initiatives

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

A series of bills aimed at addressing what lawmakers called a “crisis” in the lack of workforce housing would redirect tens of millions of dollars from past workforce housing initiatives. Wisconsin in 2023 set aside $525 million for affordable housing development loans aimed at growing the state’s housing stock and

Read More »

Steven Walters: Parties target new Wisconsin Senate battleground districts

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.

Read More »

Dan Shafer: Tom Tiffany is the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for governor in Wisconsin

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.

Read More »

Dave Cieslewicz: Missy Hughes, a politician, joins the race

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

I like her profile: 17 years as an executive at Organic Valley and then six years heading up Evers’ development department. I also like the lane she’s chosen, which suggests she leans moderate.

Read More »

Cory Brewer: Whistling past the graveyard for Wisconsin public schools

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Superintendent Jill Underly delivered her annual “State of Education” address last week. If you tuned in hoping for an honest assessment of how Wisconsin students are doing, you were left disappointed.

Read More »

Daniel Buck: Here’s why we should all get behind Wisconsin Republican school reform bills

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

I hope partisan politics doesn’t prevent legislators from scoring these obvious wins for Wisconsin schools.

Read More »

Spencer Black: Dems need to hang tough on Stewardship Fund

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

This is the time for Democrats in the Legislature to stand firm. When it comes to preserving the best of what is left of outdoor Wisconsin in the face of development pressure and changing land use patterns, the public is with those would stand up for our outdoors.

Read More »

Lee Nerison: Stop foreign patent trolls from exploiting Trade Commission

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

America’s economic future depends on the creativity and competitiveness of its companies. Without reform, the ITC will continue to reward gamesmanship instead of genuine innovation.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers finding out about tariffs the hard way

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Trump’s economically unjustified retaliatory tariffs are impacting soybean farmers in the nation.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Our real problem isn’t Trump; it’s his enablers

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

One of the worst examples is the Supreme Court’s green light for masked ICE agents to stop and question people on the streets based on their accents or the color of their skin. Meanwhile, corporate America, big law firms and revered universities bow to every outrageous demand

Read More »

Lazar launches Supreme Court bid after fellow conservative Bradley passes on reelection run

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar launched her campaign for the state Supreme Court, the first conservative to step into the race after Justice Rebecca Bradley decided against seeking another 10-year term.

Read More »

David Craig: In Evers’ Wisconsin, the will of unelected bureaucrats is the law of the land

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

With Evers flexing his new, court-created authority, Wisconsinites are right to fear for their pocketbooks. But the Legislature can still act to ensure that the “will of the people” actually is the law of the land.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Illinois prepared to aid Wisconsin women needing abortion services after October 1

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure.

Read More »

Nicholas Clifton: Wisconsin families like mine shouldn’t struggle to pay for electricity

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Three of the largest energy providers in the state want to increase electric rates in Wisconsin.

Read More »

Frank Lasee: Don’t let AI data centers stick us with the bill

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Because energy costs are baked into everything we eat, buy and do, we shouldn’t all pay for the mega-corporation’s technology gold rush. Demand accountability: Data centers must pay their own way, or the grid — and our wallets — will buckle under their weight.

Read More »
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