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Rachel Campos-Duffy: Christians won’t fall for Buttigieg’s platitudes
Pete Buttigieg has made Christianity a cornerstone of his candidacy, but while he talks the talk, his record in office doesn’t show he is walking the walk.

Bill Kaplan: Yes and no on marijuana
Yes on criminal justice reforms and medical marijuana, no on full legalization.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the impact of Hagedorn’s Supreme Court victory
With Lisa Neubauer’s concession to fellow Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn in the race to replace Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on what the outcome means for future elections and the high court. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Paul Fanlund: A father, a son and how the Cap Times saved a family
For former Cap Times editor-in-chief Elliott Maraniss, his wife, Mary, and their four children, his start at the Cap Times in 1957 rescued a family that was both beleaguered and nomadic.

John McCormack: How conservatives scored a stunning upset in Wisconsin
Hagedorn’s victory was nothing short of stunning. His campaign had been left for dead by some business groups in the state after his opponents attacked him as an anti-LGBT bigot for founding a private Christian school that upholds traditional Christian beliefs about marriage and sex.

Bruce Murphy: Foxconn as high comedy
Tech publication The Verge tries to figure out what Foxconn is actually doing here.

Dave Cieslewicz: Hagedorn debacle argues for avoiding culture wars
The mistake that Democrats seemed to make in this Supreme Court race was that they came out of the gate attacking Hagedorn for being anti-gay. Hagedorn very skillfully reinterpreted that as an attack on his religious beliefs.

Dan O’Donnell: A hundred days of virtue signaling
Devoid of any actual achievement during his first hundred days, Evers has instead settled for giving the appearance of diligence while doing absolutely nothing substantive.

Gregory Humphrey: True colors show at Wisconsin Capitol
Elections have consequences. That is one of the basic understandings students will come to accept as civics is studied in classrooms around the state. But as news stories this week demonstrate some leaders in Madison, who are to work for the people ‘back home’, have forgotten that precept.

Dave Zweifel: Capitalism needs constant saving from itself
History is replete with stories of how some businesses can’t be trusted to not let greed and profits get in the way.

Bruce Thompson: What is the future of health care?
Who’s gained the most from ACA and why Medicare for All could be a trap.

Michael Cummins: A sin tax, minus the sin
The E-Cigarette Excise Tax is part of Gov. Tony Evers’ “People’s Budget” proposal. At 71 percent, it would be among the highest vape tax in the country.

Bruce Murphy: Republicans scared of trucking industry?
They oppose fee on trucks that destroy roads, while getting big money from the industry.

James Wigderson: Evers education plan has trouble finding popular support, according to poll
Gov. Tony Evers’ education policies are having trouble winning popular support, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty.

Spencer Black: Things are looking up for Wisconsin’s environment
We have a new governor and a new team in charge of the DNR and by all accounts, happier days are ahead for those of us who cherish our Wisconsin outdoors.

LaKeshia Myers: When the “least of these” is you & me
Just as Americans were outraged at the unexplainably slow response to the survivors of Katrina, I have noticed the same has been evident with the rescue and relief effort for Mozambique.

William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke: Wisconsin needs the right mix of capitalism and socialism
Modern capitalism thrives best when government provides essential public goods and services to complement the growth of the private sector.

James Wigderson: Racine mayor gives taxpayers bad information about school choice
City of Racine residents received a flyer with their tax bills in December listing how much of the total property tax bill was being spent on the local technical college, county taxes, city taxes, taxes for the school district, and supposedly the tax bill for funding the Racine Parental Choice Program, the private school voucher program.

Bryan Steil: My first three months in office
After my first three months in Washington, I’ve learned that by cutting through the dysfunction, focusing on solutions and listening to you, I can achieve results for Southeast Wisconsin.

James Wigderson: Will Tammy Baldwin win the Democratic Game of Thrones?

Rachel Campos-Duffy: Christians won’t fall for Buttigieg’s platitudes
Pete Buttigieg has made Christianity a cornerstone of his candidacy, but while he talks the talk, his record in office doesn’t show he is walking the walk.

Bill Kaplan: Yes and no on marijuana
Yes on criminal justice reforms and medical marijuana, no on full legalization.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the impact of Hagedorn’s Supreme Court victory
With Lisa Neubauer’s concession to fellow Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn in the race to replace Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, trade views on what the outcome means for future elections and the high court. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Paul Fanlund: A father, a son and how the Cap Times saved a family
For former Cap Times editor-in-chief Elliott Maraniss, his wife, Mary, and their four children, his start at the Cap Times in 1957 rescued a family that was both beleaguered and nomadic.

John McCormack: How conservatives scored a stunning upset in Wisconsin
Hagedorn’s victory was nothing short of stunning. His campaign had been left for dead by some business groups in the state after his opponents attacked him as an anti-LGBT bigot for founding a private Christian school that upholds traditional Christian beliefs about marriage and sex.

Bruce Murphy: Foxconn as high comedy
Tech publication The Verge tries to figure out what Foxconn is actually doing here.

Dave Cieslewicz: Hagedorn debacle argues for avoiding culture wars
The mistake that Democrats seemed to make in this Supreme Court race was that they came out of the gate attacking Hagedorn for being anti-gay. Hagedorn very skillfully reinterpreted that as an attack on his religious beliefs.

Dan O’Donnell: A hundred days of virtue signaling
Devoid of any actual achievement during his first hundred days, Evers has instead settled for giving the appearance of diligence while doing absolutely nothing substantive.

Gregory Humphrey: True colors show at Wisconsin Capitol
Elections have consequences. That is one of the basic understandings students will come to accept as civics is studied in classrooms around the state. But as news stories this week demonstrate some leaders in Madison, who are to work for the people ‘back home’, have forgotten that precept.

Dave Zweifel: Capitalism needs constant saving from itself
History is replete with stories of how some businesses can’t be trusted to not let greed and profits get in the way.

Bruce Thompson: What is the future of health care?
Who’s gained the most from ACA and why Medicare for All could be a trap.

Michael Cummins: A sin tax, minus the sin
The E-Cigarette Excise Tax is part of Gov. Tony Evers’ “People’s Budget” proposal. At 71 percent, it would be among the highest vape tax in the country.

Bruce Murphy: Republicans scared of trucking industry?
They oppose fee on trucks that destroy roads, while getting big money from the industry.

James Wigderson: Evers education plan has trouble finding popular support, according to poll
Gov. Tony Evers’ education policies are having trouble winning popular support, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty.

Spencer Black: Things are looking up for Wisconsin’s environment
We have a new governor and a new team in charge of the DNR and by all accounts, happier days are ahead for those of us who cherish our Wisconsin outdoors.

LaKeshia Myers: When the “least of these” is you & me
Just as Americans were outraged at the unexplainably slow response to the survivors of Katrina, I have noticed the same has been evident with the rescue and relief effort for Mozambique.

William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke: Wisconsin needs the right mix of capitalism and socialism
Modern capitalism thrives best when government provides essential public goods and services to complement the growth of the private sector.

James Wigderson: Racine mayor gives taxpayers bad information about school choice
City of Racine residents received a flyer with their tax bills in December listing how much of the total property tax bill was being spent on the local technical college, county taxes, city taxes, taxes for the school district, and supposedly the tax bill for funding the Racine Parental Choice Program, the private school voucher program.

Bryan Steil: My first three months in office
After my first three months in Washington, I’ve learned that by cutting through the dysfunction, focusing on solutions and listening to you, I can achieve results for Southeast Wisconsin.