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Bruce Murphy: Top Republican has turned on Donald Trump
R.J. Johnson, longtime Republican consultant, condemns raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.

R.J. Johnson: The raid on Ilhan Omar’s home. I’ve been there.
My 16-year-old son was home alone when armed agents came through our door.

Mike McCabe: Do-it-yourself lobotomy
Evidence mounts that ongoing AI use makes our brains lazy and over time will likely make us stupider.

Michael Pointer Mace: Put aside baseless election denials and cast your ballot
Make your vote an extension of your love for our city and a confirmation of your faith in our neighbors who volunteer to work the polls.

Dan Knodl: Starting from zero: A better way to build Wisconsin’s budget
We have a responsibility to fund the core functions of state government and provide the services Wisconsinites depend on. We also have a responsibility to make sure taxpayers receive value for every dollar we spend. Sometimes the best way to determine where we should go next is to start from zero.

Rob Marchant: An explainer on the sales and use tax exemption for data centers
A promise not to tax is not a “subsidy” at all when the $35B+ in investment in the state would have likely never happened in the first place, but for the existence of the exemption.

Matthew Joynt: Here’s how to solve school funding, property tax dilemma
Rather than letting another election season divide us over who is responsible, Wisconsin can work toward a durable solution: give schools predictable, inflation-responsive revenue authority; fund that commitment with state resources; reduce pressure on local property taxpayers; and lessen communities’ dependence on recurring operating referenda.

Dave Zweifel: If you like Trump, Tiffany’s your guy
His record on the environment is just one of the many reasons Tiffany is a dangerous candidate. If you like Donald Trump, his tariffs, his wars, his attacks on free elections, his nastiness and pettiness, Tom Tiffany’s definitely your man.

Michelle Bryant: At what point is enough enough?
I struggle to understand why Republicans are fighting so hard to win the midterm elections when so many have already surrendered the very authority they were elected to exercise.

Eli Federman: Candidate got wish for free publicity with antisemitic rant
I care about the constitutional freedoms that protect us all. That means defending Matthew Arndt’s right to express opinions I despise.

David Blaska: Gaslighting October 7
Woke progressives have an anti-Semitic problem. Three years after the Palestinian terrorists butchered 1,200 noncombatants, including little babies, and took 251 hostages — many of whom were tortured and died in captivity — what is the reaction on the woke left?

Gregg Hoffmann: Rapid Radicals ready for market
As this election year nears its big day on Nov. 3, there are plenty of examples of rapid radicals on the left and right of the political spectrum. But this Rapid Radicals has to do with a faster wastewater treatment

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the 2026 Wisconsin race for governor with Nov. 3 Election Day less than four weeks away. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Mark Belling: If we all become renters, ‘affordability’ gets worse
Property taxes are killing home ownership; imagine if Crowley gets elected.

Bruce Murphy: Tiffany pushes tax break that mostly helps wealthy
The truth about the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit.

Dan Shafer: In Wisconsin, it’s three billionaires’ money vs. the anti-Trump national environment
The state of the race in the nation’s swingiest swing state is being dominated by the competing forces of a building blue wave and the billionaires spending tens of millions to try to stem the tide.

Gregory Humphrey: Tom Tiffany’s campaign is testing how low Wisconsin will tolerate
A huge difference exists between hard-hitting political advertising and advertising that deliberately encourages voters to view their fellow citizens through suspicion, fear, and resentment.

Judith Davidoff: Nothing replaces ‘boots on the ground’
Waheed: Try sending an AI bot to cover a protest.

Richard Moore: Janesville taxpayers could foot the bill for destroying property rights
Janesville voters are considering an ordinance requiring voter approval for developments exceeding $450 million which, if passed, could be a death knell for Janesville’s economic growth.

Scott Walker: Never forget Oct. 7 or its perpetrators
Terrorism is no abstract threat.

Bruce Murphy: Top Republican has turned on Donald Trump
R.J. Johnson, longtime Republican consultant, condemns raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.

R.J. Johnson: The raid on Ilhan Omar’s home. I’ve been there.
My 16-year-old son was home alone when armed agents came through our door.

Mike McCabe: Do-it-yourself lobotomy
Evidence mounts that ongoing AI use makes our brains lazy and over time will likely make us stupider.

Michael Pointer Mace: Put aside baseless election denials and cast your ballot
Make your vote an extension of your love for our city and a confirmation of your faith in our neighbors who volunteer to work the polls.

Dan Knodl: Starting from zero: A better way to build Wisconsin’s budget
We have a responsibility to fund the core functions of state government and provide the services Wisconsinites depend on. We also have a responsibility to make sure taxpayers receive value for every dollar we spend. Sometimes the best way to determine where we should go next is to start from zero.

Rob Marchant: An explainer on the sales and use tax exemption for data centers
A promise not to tax is not a “subsidy” at all when the $35B+ in investment in the state would have likely never happened in the first place, but for the existence of the exemption.

Matthew Joynt: Here’s how to solve school funding, property tax dilemma
Rather than letting another election season divide us over who is responsible, Wisconsin can work toward a durable solution: give schools predictable, inflation-responsive revenue authority; fund that commitment with state resources; reduce pressure on local property taxpayers; and lessen communities’ dependence on recurring operating referenda.

Dave Zweifel: If you like Trump, Tiffany’s your guy
His record on the environment is just one of the many reasons Tiffany is a dangerous candidate. If you like Donald Trump, his tariffs, his wars, his attacks on free elections, his nastiness and pettiness, Tom Tiffany’s definitely your man.

Michelle Bryant: At what point is enough enough?
I struggle to understand why Republicans are fighting so hard to win the midterm elections when so many have already surrendered the very authority they were elected to exercise.

Eli Federman: Candidate got wish for free publicity with antisemitic rant
I care about the constitutional freedoms that protect us all. That means defending Matthew Arndt’s right to express opinions I despise.

David Blaska: Gaslighting October 7
Woke progressives have an anti-Semitic problem. Three years after the Palestinian terrorists butchered 1,200 noncombatants, including little babies, and took 251 hostages — many of whom were tortured and died in captivity — what is the reaction on the woke left?

Gregg Hoffmann: Rapid Radicals ready for market
As this election year nears its big day on Nov. 3, there are plenty of examples of rapid radicals on the left and right of the political spectrum. But this Rapid Radicals has to do with a faster wastewater treatment

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the 2026 Wisconsin race for governor with Nov. 3 Election Day less than four weeks away. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Mark Belling: If we all become renters, ‘affordability’ gets worse
Property taxes are killing home ownership; imagine if Crowley gets elected.

Bruce Murphy: Tiffany pushes tax break that mostly helps wealthy
The truth about the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit.

Dan Shafer: In Wisconsin, it’s three billionaires’ money vs. the anti-Trump national environment
The state of the race in the nation’s swingiest swing state is being dominated by the competing forces of a building blue wave and the billionaires spending tens of millions to try to stem the tide.

Gregory Humphrey: Tom Tiffany’s campaign is testing how low Wisconsin will tolerate
A huge difference exists between hard-hitting political advertising and advertising that deliberately encourages voters to view their fellow citizens through suspicion, fear, and resentment.

Judith Davidoff: Nothing replaces ‘boots on the ground’
Waheed: Try sending an AI bot to cover a protest.

Richard Moore: Janesville taxpayers could foot the bill for destroying property rights
Janesville voters are considering an ordinance requiring voter approval for developments exceeding $450 million which, if passed, could be a death knell for Janesville’s economic growth.
