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Bill Berry: The sound of Musk’s chainsaw echoes in the national forests
If the additional Forest Service cuts of 7,000 are added to the approximate 3,400 employees already shed, it would amount to more than a third of the workforce. At the same time, Trump has touted a plan to mow down millions of acres of National Forest trees.

John Torinus: Trump/Musk open gates for Asian carp
Construction of the barrier needed to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan and causing irreversible damage to the fragile ecosystem of the Great Lakes has been put on hold out of uncertainty over whether the federal government will make good on its commitment to fund its share of the project.

Paul Fanlund: The optimism and wisdom of Heather Cox Richardson
Her simple truths about Ukraine make Trump’s lie that Ukraine started the war with Russia sound even more preposterous, his distortions and demagoguery about the conflict more apparent.

Steven Walters: Evers budget raises vehicle title fee by 73%
The money would be used for road improvements.

Dan Knodl: Will Democrats stand with Wisconsin ratepayers or line the pockets of energy executives?
Wisconsinites cannot afford ROFR. Voters deserve transparency—and they will be watching closely to see which lawmakers stand up for fair energy pricing and which ones cave to special interests.

LaKeshia Myers: Dear legislative Republicans, we’ve already paid for education … cut the check
Despite campaign promises and public statements supporting education, the Republican-controlled legislature has consistently blocked efforts to provide adequate funding for our public schools.

Susan Crawford: Elon Musk is trying to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Elon Musk is pouring millions of dollars into this race, running false and deceptive attack ads against me and even hiring canvassers to go door-to-door with flyers that say people should vote for Brad Schimel to protect Donald Trump’s agenda.

Bill Kaplan: Musk’s millions threaten Wisconsin Supreme Court
Musk’s millions threaten the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s independence and integrity. Don’t let Musk wreck the court like he is wrecking the federal government.

John Torinus: Trump, Musk keep digging hole deeper
My solace in the first six weeks of the second Trump presidency is that our chaotic leader never shuts up, like never, and keeps digging a deeper hole for himself and the Republican Party.

John Nichols: Superintendent race highlights partisan divide
Races for state superintendent of public instruction are officially nonpartisan. But that’s not the reality in contests for the state’s top education post.

James E. Causey: Milwaukee’s new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students
For decades, poetry slams have woven into the vibrant tapestry of Milwaukee’s urban culture, pulsating through the city’s bars and nightclubs and Shelly Conley was on the scene.

Dave Zweifel: We saved sandhill cranes; the Legislature wants to kill them
Changing the law to help farmers who suffer damage makes a lot more sense than once again killing birds conservationists worked hard to save.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.

Mark Lisheron: Emergency responders can’t find a place to live close to where they save lives
Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.

Hans Meyer: On Wisconsin’s glacial lakes, wake-enhanced boating damaging and dangerous
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.

Scott Walker: Trump must stand strong against the left’s rage
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin Republicans all in on squeezing working families
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.

Richard Moore: The huge problem with the courts
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”

Bruce Thompson: How vulnerable is Wisconsin to federal firings?
State has 30,000 federal employees. And many state workers in federally funded agencies.

Michelle Bryant: We shall overcome
Resilience in the face of Trump’s leadership

Bill Berry: The sound of Musk’s chainsaw echoes in the national forests
If the additional Forest Service cuts of 7,000 are added to the approximate 3,400 employees already shed, it would amount to more than a third of the workforce. At the same time, Trump has touted a plan to mow down millions of acres of National Forest trees.

John Torinus: Trump/Musk open gates for Asian carp
Construction of the barrier needed to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan and causing irreversible damage to the fragile ecosystem of the Great Lakes has been put on hold out of uncertainty over whether the federal government will make good on its commitment to fund its share of the project.

Paul Fanlund: The optimism and wisdom of Heather Cox Richardson
Her simple truths about Ukraine make Trump’s lie that Ukraine started the war with Russia sound even more preposterous, his distortions and demagoguery about the conflict more apparent.

Steven Walters: Evers budget raises vehicle title fee by 73%
The money would be used for road improvements.

Dan Knodl: Will Democrats stand with Wisconsin ratepayers or line the pockets of energy executives?
Wisconsinites cannot afford ROFR. Voters deserve transparency—and they will be watching closely to see which lawmakers stand up for fair energy pricing and which ones cave to special interests.

LaKeshia Myers: Dear legislative Republicans, we’ve already paid for education … cut the check
Despite campaign promises and public statements supporting education, the Republican-controlled legislature has consistently blocked efforts to provide adequate funding for our public schools.

Susan Crawford: Elon Musk is trying to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Elon Musk is pouring millions of dollars into this race, running false and deceptive attack ads against me and even hiring canvassers to go door-to-door with flyers that say people should vote for Brad Schimel to protect Donald Trump’s agenda.

Bill Kaplan: Musk’s millions threaten Wisconsin Supreme Court
Musk’s millions threaten the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s independence and integrity. Don’t let Musk wreck the court like he is wrecking the federal government.

John Torinus: Trump, Musk keep digging hole deeper
My solace in the first six weeks of the second Trump presidency is that our chaotic leader never shuts up, like never, and keeps digging a deeper hole for himself and the Republican Party.

John Nichols: Superintendent race highlights partisan divide
Races for state superintendent of public instruction are officially nonpartisan. But that’s not the reality in contests for the state’s top education post.

James E. Causey: Milwaukee’s new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students
For decades, poetry slams have woven into the vibrant tapestry of Milwaukee’s urban culture, pulsating through the city’s bars and nightclubs and Shelly Conley was on the scene.

Dave Zweifel: We saved sandhill cranes; the Legislature wants to kill them
Changing the law to help farmers who suffer damage makes a lot more sense than once again killing birds conservationists worked hard to save.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.

Mark Lisheron: Emergency responders can’t find a place to live close to where they save lives
Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.

Hans Meyer: On Wisconsin’s glacial lakes, wake-enhanced boating damaging and dangerous
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.

Scott Walker: Trump must stand strong against the left’s rage
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin Republicans all in on squeezing working families
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.

Richard Moore: The huge problem with the courts
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”

Bruce Thompson: How vulnerable is Wisconsin to federal firings?
State has 30,000 federal employees. And many state workers in federally funded agencies.