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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ assess the recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the recall efforts directed at Assembly Speaker Robin Vos by elements of the GOP. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Dave Zweifel: GOP succeeds again in making it harder to vote
Try as I might, I can’t understand what’s bad about getting more people to vote. But that’s apparently the reason Wisconsin has now amended its constitution to make it illegal for any private money to help finance the election process.

Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher: No substitute for victory
America’s competition with China must be won, not managed.

Scott Walker: Why do liberals fail to recognize that America is a land of wealth and opportunity?
Why do so many liberals hate America? Perhaps their minds would be changed if they visited the regimes so many on the left praise and saw the failures of socialism firsthand.

Gregory Humphrey: Alexander Hamilton might have been writing about Donald Trump
The main thrusts of the points Alexander Hamilton raises in an open letter to President John Adams in 1800 is language that could also easily apply about Donald Trump in the dramatic election contest of 2024.

Dave Cieslewicz: NIMBY v. YIMBY
Despite some general agreement on the housing crisis in Madison, there is little agreement on solutions.

Joe Parisi: Fed funds boost Dane County manufacturing and clean energy
It’s no secret that Dane County has a strong economy, but the unprecedented federal funding made available by the Biden administration for manufacturing and clean energy projects means new opportunities for economic development in Dane County and the surrounding region.

Scott Frostman: NCAA March Madness shows strength of women’s sports
The record crowds and enthusiasm were palpable in an atmosphere rarely seen in college basketball. The only difference this year was that unbridled fandom was in women’s basketball.

Bill Barth: Wisconsin voters are in a rebellious mood
The message from voters in Wisconsin’s spring election is loud and unmistakable.

Mark Belling: The good and bad of last week’s election
The way we vote is changing and conservatives need to adapt.

Ruth Conniff: Not a normal election
Trump and his allies want to subvert Wisconsin’s vote.

Dan O’Donnell: Biden’s unconstitutional wealth transfer
His latest attempt at election bribery isn’t just self-defeating in its purported aim to make higher education more affordable; it is also a dubious political calculation.

Dave Zweifel: How DEI became an insult
DEI, short for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been at the forefront of the culture wars for at least three years now, its roots in the right-wing Texas Legislature where GOP lawmakers claimed the state’s universities were brainwashing faculty and students over race and social justice.

Bill Berry: How can we need immigrant labor, but despise immigrants?
When people say Congress is broken, this failure is a poster child. Instead of taking sensible steps toward reform, immigration is just an explosive political football.

Richard Moore: GOP, Dems pass new massive spending measures
The uniparty shows remarkable resilience.

Mike Jadin: The COOL online act gives hardworking Wisconsin businesses owners heartburn
Reintroduced this year in the 118th Congress by Senators Baldwin (D-WI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH), the COOL Online Act is supposed to better educate consumers about where the products they purchase online are coming from. While I understand the idea, there are a host of problems with the bill that could hurt the economic progress made in Wisconsin and the nation since the pandemic with untenable regulations.

Luke Waldo: A journey through India and its lessons of social connectedness for Milwaukee
The recent experience in India showed me a pathway that can be replicated in the United States – and here at home in Milwaukee, if we choose to again invest in our social infrastructure so that families can live, thrive, and build a supportive community for generations to come.

Nick Ramos: Constitutional amendments aren’t going away
Constitutional amendments serve an important purpose within our democracy; however, the Republicans who gerrymandered their way into office and pushed these amendments to a vote are weaponizing the process to enshrine anti-democratic public policy.

Dan Knodl and Barb Dittrich: Evers’ veto harms Wisconsin’s girls
Governor Evers often repeats the phrase “the will of the people is the law of the land,” but last week he defied the will of an overwhelming majority of Wisconsin residents in vetoing the Saving Women’s Sports Act.

Tom Still: ‘Forever chemicals’ no more
Wisconsin firm works to remediate PFAS

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ assess the recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the recall efforts directed at Assembly Speaker Robin Vos by elements of the GOP. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Dave Zweifel: GOP succeeds again in making it harder to vote
Try as I might, I can’t understand what’s bad about getting more people to vote. But that’s apparently the reason Wisconsin has now amended its constitution to make it illegal for any private money to help finance the election process.

Matt Pottinger and Mike Gallagher: No substitute for victory
America’s competition with China must be won, not managed.

Scott Walker: Why do liberals fail to recognize that America is a land of wealth and opportunity?
Why do so many liberals hate America? Perhaps their minds would be changed if they visited the regimes so many on the left praise and saw the failures of socialism firsthand.

Gregory Humphrey: Alexander Hamilton might have been writing about Donald Trump
The main thrusts of the points Alexander Hamilton raises in an open letter to President John Adams in 1800 is language that could also easily apply about Donald Trump in the dramatic election contest of 2024.

Dave Cieslewicz: NIMBY v. YIMBY
Despite some general agreement on the housing crisis in Madison, there is little agreement on solutions.

Joe Parisi: Fed funds boost Dane County manufacturing and clean energy
It’s no secret that Dane County has a strong economy, but the unprecedented federal funding made available by the Biden administration for manufacturing and clean energy projects means new opportunities for economic development in Dane County and the surrounding region.

Scott Frostman: NCAA March Madness shows strength of women’s sports
The record crowds and enthusiasm were palpable in an atmosphere rarely seen in college basketball. The only difference this year was that unbridled fandom was in women’s basketball.

Bill Barth: Wisconsin voters are in a rebellious mood
The message from voters in Wisconsin’s spring election is loud and unmistakable.

Mark Belling: The good and bad of last week’s election
The way we vote is changing and conservatives need to adapt.

Ruth Conniff: Not a normal election
Trump and his allies want to subvert Wisconsin’s vote.

Dan O’Donnell: Biden’s unconstitutional wealth transfer
His latest attempt at election bribery isn’t just self-defeating in its purported aim to make higher education more affordable; it is also a dubious political calculation.

Dave Zweifel: How DEI became an insult
DEI, short for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been at the forefront of the culture wars for at least three years now, its roots in the right-wing Texas Legislature where GOP lawmakers claimed the state’s universities were brainwashing faculty and students over race and social justice.

Bill Berry: How can we need immigrant labor, but despise immigrants?
When people say Congress is broken, this failure is a poster child. Instead of taking sensible steps toward reform, immigration is just an explosive political football.

Richard Moore: GOP, Dems pass new massive spending measures
The uniparty shows remarkable resilience.

Mike Jadin: The COOL online act gives hardworking Wisconsin businesses owners heartburn
Reintroduced this year in the 118th Congress by Senators Baldwin (D-WI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH), the COOL Online Act is supposed to better educate consumers about where the products they purchase online are coming from. While I understand the idea, there are a host of problems with the bill that could hurt the economic progress made in Wisconsin and the nation since the pandemic with untenable regulations.

Luke Waldo: A journey through India and its lessons of social connectedness for Milwaukee
The recent experience in India showed me a pathway that can be replicated in the United States – and here at home in Milwaukee, if we choose to again invest in our social infrastructure so that families can live, thrive, and build a supportive community for generations to come.

Nick Ramos: Constitutional amendments aren’t going away
Constitutional amendments serve an important purpose within our democracy; however, the Republicans who gerrymandered their way into office and pushed these amendments to a vote are weaponizing the process to enshrine anti-democratic public policy.

Dan Knodl and Barb Dittrich: Evers’ veto harms Wisconsin’s girls
Governor Evers often repeats the phrase “the will of the people is the law of the land,” but last week he defied the will of an overwhelming majority of Wisconsin residents in vetoing the Saving Women’s Sports Act.
