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John Nichols: Wisconsin will be better off if UW nurses get a union contract
Nurses have a right to take action to demand union recognition and a fair contract. That includes a right to strike, and UW Health nurses have voted overwhelmingly to launch a job action from 7 a.m. on Sept. 13 through 7 a.m. on Sept. 16.

Steven Walters: Poll finds huge partisan gap on issues
Is the biggest issue inflation or climate change? Depends on who you ask.

Dave Cieslewicz: Will loan forgiveness survive?
I’m betting that Pres. Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt won’t happen. Here’s why.

Scot Ross: POTUS student loan announcement a win for Wisconsin
The student debt crisis has not been defeated, but Democrats have given it a solid punch in the mouth.

Bruce Murphy: Will Republicans give Milwaukee a sales tax?
Meeting to ‘reset’ relationship between city and state legislators raises doubts, hopes.

M.D. Kittle: Brooks, ‘progressive justice’ on trial this fall
Republican candidate Tim Michels has said he’ll fire Chisholm and other prosecutors who put the public at risk with their liberal policies.

Gregory Humphrey: Madison police must have right to use chemical tactics to stem riots
City Council may vote to curb their use.

LaKeshia Myers: The era of George Jetson is upon us
How California’s ban on gas cars moves us toward the future.

Scott Frostman: Experienced workers face challenges
Focusing on opportunities for a few inherently impacts others. Let us make sure those long-time workers with a wealth of experience and knowledge have the opportunity for a level playing field.

Tom Still: Solving the workforce puzzle: Lots of pieces, not a lot of time
Examining the overlapping and hard-to-resolve reasons for the stalled growth of the Wisconsin workforce was the goal of an Aug. 11 Competitive Wisconsin Inc. conference in Eau Claire.

Jim Kreuser: Republicans misleading Wisconsinites on Evers’ response to Kenosha riots
The state of Wisconsin fulfilled every local request for support, including having Wisconsin National Guard troops on the ground within hours of Kenosha County’s request.

Bill Kaplan: Wisconsin Republicans are in trouble
Wisconsin Republicans are in trouble, politically divided and behind in gubernatorial and U.S. Senate election polls.

David Blaska: Tony Evers gets softened up
Tim Michels indicts the governor for being soft on crime.

Dominique Paul Noth: Campaign tactics have GOP peddling hate and Democrats caught in the switches
If you’re on the Internet or watching TV looking ahead to the November election, you know the GOP is offering you resentment and the Democrats, judging by their emails, are still in the throes of desperation.

David Crowley: I am thankful for Governor Evers
Over the last three years, Gov. Tony Evers has provided common sense leadership for our state, and has increased investments into affordable housing and infrastructure like roads, broadband, and clean water.

John Torinus: Will Evers, Michels tackle strategic issues?
Issues took a back seat to party or tribal loyalty in the Aug. 9 Wisconsin primary.

Mike Nichols: The other numbers
It’s campaign season, so the only numbers that seem to matter to the mainstream media are the ones in polls. Here are some other ones that ought to matter more.

Lena Taylor: Student loan debt relief is a game changer
Depending on their circumstance, many Wisconsin residents could see nearly 1/3 to roughly 60% of their student loan debt cleared.

M.D. Kittle: America’s ‘new F-word’
President Joe Biden’s disastrous open border policies have emboldened drug cartels to infest U.S. cities and small towns alike with highly addictive and deadly opioids.

Dave Zweifel: Think COVID was bad?
Anti-vaxxers are opening the door for polio.

John Nichols: Wisconsin will be better off if UW nurses get a union contract
Nurses have a right to take action to demand union recognition and a fair contract. That includes a right to strike, and UW Health nurses have voted overwhelmingly to launch a job action from 7 a.m. on Sept. 13 through 7 a.m. on Sept. 16.

Steven Walters: Poll finds huge partisan gap on issues
Is the biggest issue inflation or climate change? Depends on who you ask.

Dave Cieslewicz: Will loan forgiveness survive?
I’m betting that Pres. Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt won’t happen. Here’s why.

Scot Ross: POTUS student loan announcement a win for Wisconsin
The student debt crisis has not been defeated, but Democrats have given it a solid punch in the mouth.

Bruce Murphy: Will Republicans give Milwaukee a sales tax?
Meeting to ‘reset’ relationship between city and state legislators raises doubts, hopes.

M.D. Kittle: Brooks, ‘progressive justice’ on trial this fall
Republican candidate Tim Michels has said he’ll fire Chisholm and other prosecutors who put the public at risk with their liberal policies.

Gregory Humphrey: Madison police must have right to use chemical tactics to stem riots
City Council may vote to curb their use.

LaKeshia Myers: The era of George Jetson is upon us
How California’s ban on gas cars moves us toward the future.

Scott Frostman: Experienced workers face challenges
Focusing on opportunities for a few inherently impacts others. Let us make sure those long-time workers with a wealth of experience and knowledge have the opportunity for a level playing field.

Tom Still: Solving the workforce puzzle: Lots of pieces, not a lot of time
Examining the overlapping and hard-to-resolve reasons for the stalled growth of the Wisconsin workforce was the goal of an Aug. 11 Competitive Wisconsin Inc. conference in Eau Claire.

Jim Kreuser: Republicans misleading Wisconsinites on Evers’ response to Kenosha riots
The state of Wisconsin fulfilled every local request for support, including having Wisconsin National Guard troops on the ground within hours of Kenosha County’s request.

Bill Kaplan: Wisconsin Republicans are in trouble
Wisconsin Republicans are in trouble, politically divided and behind in gubernatorial and U.S. Senate election polls.

David Blaska: Tony Evers gets softened up
Tim Michels indicts the governor for being soft on crime.

Dominique Paul Noth: Campaign tactics have GOP peddling hate and Democrats caught in the switches
If you’re on the Internet or watching TV looking ahead to the November election, you know the GOP is offering you resentment and the Democrats, judging by their emails, are still in the throes of desperation.

David Crowley: I am thankful for Governor Evers
Over the last three years, Gov. Tony Evers has provided common sense leadership for our state, and has increased investments into affordable housing and infrastructure like roads, broadband, and clean water.

John Torinus: Will Evers, Michels tackle strategic issues?
Issues took a back seat to party or tribal loyalty in the Aug. 9 Wisconsin primary.

Mike Nichols: The other numbers
It’s campaign season, so the only numbers that seem to matter to the mainstream media are the ones in polls. Here are some other ones that ought to matter more.

Lena Taylor: Student loan debt relief is a game changer
Depending on their circumstance, many Wisconsin residents could see nearly 1/3 to roughly 60% of their student loan debt cleared.

M.D. Kittle: America’s ‘new F-word’
President Joe Biden’s disastrous open border policies have emboldened drug cartels to infest U.S. cities and small towns alike with highly addictive and deadly opioids.
