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John Nichols: Mayors ready to put guardrails up against Trump
Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy at the start of December began a two-year term as national president of Democratic Municipal Officials network, the group that represents the tens of thousands of Democrats who serve nationwide as city, village, town and school district officials.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the legacy of former Justice David Prosser
The WisOpinion Insiders share the legacy of former Justice David Prosser, who served as GOP speaker of the state Assembly before his 18-year career on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Prosser died Dec. 1 at 81. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Ruth Conniff: Blaming schools deflects attention from the real problem with property taxes
Instead of playing a shell game with school funding and pointing fingers as local taxpayers continue to shoulder more and more of the cost, Wisconsin should use a portion of the state’s massive budget surplus to adequately fund schools.

William Holahan: Rebuild UWM beginning with a more collegial search for a new chancellor
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Scott Frostman: Overturning Act 10 is about politics not the rule of law
A return to the pre-Act 10 days of union hubris would be devastating to the state of Wisconsin.

Richard Moore: The elites win in Eau Claire…so far
The nation’s high court has sidestepped a crucial discussion about transgender ideology by refusing to hear a challenge to the gender transition policies of the Eau Claire Area School District.

Scott Walker: College grad’s arrest shows elite education breeds hate, not tolerance
Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO raises questions about how universities radicalize students

Todd Jaskolski: Wisconsin can do more to prevent fentanyl deaths
We are asking Wisconsin state officials to implement changes to relevant standing orders for all FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal agents now and in the future so we can more adequately address the evolving opioid crisis and prevent deaths in the future.

Gregory Humphrey: Shooting people in New York: From Donald Trump to Luigi Mangione
It says a great deal about the mindset of a larger segment of our nation that the person who called 911 from an eatery is not hailed as a hero on a billboard while shirtless images of the killer are joked about as perfect for grating cheese over an Italian meal.

Dave Zweifel: Criticize Biden all you want; I would have done the same
I think if my son were being left to the whims of an administration whose leader ought to be the one in jail, I’d pardon him, too.

Bruce Murphy: Act 10 ruling could be tough to overturn
New ruling striking down law is based on argument Republicans have trouble answering.

Tom Tiffany: Unchecked illegal immigration strains Wisconsin. Evers shouldn’t obstruct law.
It’s time to put Wisconsinites first. We don’t need dismissive rhetoric from our governor.

Jerry Schulz: We can watch as Trump destroys country or work from bottom up on solutions
We can go into exile for four years and watch as our new president destroys our country. Or we can use our superpowers to work together from the bottom up to begin fixing our broken world. It’s up to us.

Alex Ignatowski: Wisconsin’s DOGE moment has arrived & it’s time for Madison to embrace it
Wisconsin state government, much like the federal government, is in need of change and modernization.

Michael Lucas: Shocker! Price inflation on the rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the CPI data for the month of November and found that price inflation increased at a faster rate than in October. Predictably, market pundits, officials and state-owned economists are reporting that these figures are “in line with expectations.”

E.G. Nadeau: Fossil fuel interests undermine climate conference
For the 29th time, UN member countries held a Conference of the Parties to draft policies to address problems associated with global warming, and for the 28th time, little progress was made.

Gregory Humphrey: Great Lakes climate change research threatened in Project 2025
We need to pay close attention as forty million people depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Business interests are paying heed, too.

Spencer Black: Riverway law a political and environmental success story
Our state is blessed with abundant scenic beauty and natural wealth. With such a blessing of natural resources comes the responsibility to be wise stewards of our land and water. And the Lower Wisconsin Riverway is an outstanding example of the good people of Wisconsin living up to our stewardship obligation.

Mark Belling: Repeal of Act 10 is an assault on democracy
This is brazen leftist judicial tyranny.

David Blaska: Cities are turning politically purple
A revolt against Democrat misrule

John Nichols: Mayors ready to put guardrails up against Trump
Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy at the start of December began a two-year term as national president of Democratic Municipal Officials network, the group that represents the tens of thousands of Democrats who serve nationwide as city, village, town and school district officials.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the legacy of former Justice David Prosser
The WisOpinion Insiders share the legacy of former Justice David Prosser, who served as GOP speaker of the state Assembly before his 18-year career on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Prosser died Dec. 1 at 81. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Ruth Conniff: Blaming schools deflects attention from the real problem with property taxes
Instead of playing a shell game with school funding and pointing fingers as local taxpayers continue to shoulder more and more of the cost, Wisconsin should use a portion of the state’s massive budget surplus to adequately fund schools.

William Holahan: Rebuild UWM beginning with a more collegial search for a new chancellor
… 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

Scott Frostman: Overturning Act 10 is about politics not the rule of law
A return to the pre-Act 10 days of union hubris would be devastating to the state of Wisconsin.

Richard Moore: The elites win in Eau Claire…so far
The nation’s high court has sidestepped a crucial discussion about transgender ideology by refusing to hear a challenge to the gender transition policies of the Eau Claire Area School District.

Scott Walker: College grad’s arrest shows elite education breeds hate, not tolerance
Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO raises questions about how universities radicalize students

Todd Jaskolski: Wisconsin can do more to prevent fentanyl deaths
We are asking Wisconsin state officials to implement changes to relevant standing orders for all FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal agents now and in the future so we can more adequately address the evolving opioid crisis and prevent deaths in the future.

Gregory Humphrey: Shooting people in New York: From Donald Trump to Luigi Mangione
It says a great deal about the mindset of a larger segment of our nation that the person who called 911 from an eatery is not hailed as a hero on a billboard while shirtless images of the killer are joked about as perfect for grating cheese over an Italian meal.

Dave Zweifel: Criticize Biden all you want; I would have done the same
I think if my son were being left to the whims of an administration whose leader ought to be the one in jail, I’d pardon him, too.

Bruce Murphy: Act 10 ruling could be tough to overturn
New ruling striking down law is based on argument Republicans have trouble answering.

Tom Tiffany: Unchecked illegal immigration strains Wisconsin. Evers shouldn’t obstruct law.
It’s time to put Wisconsinites first. We don’t need dismissive rhetoric from our governor.

Jerry Schulz: We can watch as Trump destroys country or work from bottom up on solutions
We can go into exile for four years and watch as our new president destroys our country. Or we can use our superpowers to work together from the bottom up to begin fixing our broken world. It’s up to us.

Alex Ignatowski: Wisconsin’s DOGE moment has arrived & it’s time for Madison to embrace it
Wisconsin state government, much like the federal government, is in need of change and modernization.

Michael Lucas: Shocker! Price inflation on the rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the CPI data for the month of November and found that price inflation increased at a faster rate than in October. Predictably, market pundits, officials and state-owned economists are reporting that these figures are “in line with expectations.”

E.G. Nadeau: Fossil fuel interests undermine climate conference
For the 29th time, UN member countries held a Conference of the Parties to draft policies to address problems associated with global warming, and for the 28th time, little progress was made.

Gregory Humphrey: Great Lakes climate change research threatened in Project 2025
We need to pay close attention as forty million people depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Business interests are paying heed, too.

Spencer Black: Riverway law a political and environmental success story
Our state is blessed with abundant scenic beauty and natural wealth. With such a blessing of natural resources comes the responsibility to be wise stewards of our land and water. And the Lower Wisconsin Riverway is an outstanding example of the good people of Wisconsin living up to our stewardship obligation.

Mark Belling: Repeal of Act 10 is an assault on democracy
This is brazen leftist judicial tyranny.
