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James Wigderson: Pro-life groups differ over amendment to abortion survival bill
A proposed amendment to a bill to protect the lives of children who survive attempted abortions is dividing the state’s two pro-life organizations.

Gregory Humphrey: Voters in Colfax, Wisconsin talk about economy
In a front-page New York Times feature from Colfax, reporter Jeremy Peters made clear the race for president in 2020 will be hard fought in a number of counties along the Mississippi River.

Steven Walters: Republicans direct focus at Trump re-election, 2022 auditions
Two first-team players are gone—Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan—but the mission of Wisconsin Republicans meeting this weekend has not changed: Make sure President Trump carries Wisconsin again in 2020.

Howard Marklein: A matter of fairness
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections, under the direction of Governor Tony Evers’ Secretary-Designee, Kevin Carr, recently decided to give a $5 per hour increase to Correctional Officers and other staff in every maximum security prison in Wisconsin – except the Boscobel Prison.

Erin Grunze: Constitutional boundaries need enforcement
Why the Supreme Court should overrule lame duck laws.

John Nichols: Mark Pocan won’t hand Trump blank check for war with Iran
Pocan is raising the alarm on Donald Trump’s ill-advised and dangerous escalation of tensions with Iran.

Matt Kittle: ‘Innovative financing’ or Medicaid bait-and-switch?
It may be legal, but a federal funding transfer program that siphons more Medicaid money for University of Wisconsin Health and the state of Wisconsin looks a lot like a scam on taxpayers.

Paul Fanlund: Republicans wage war; Democrats fret about optics
The Democratic Party needs leaders who can at once match the GOP’s politics-as-war tactical acumen while not painting the entire Republican Party as vile and corrupt.

Bill Kaplan: Trump to rural Wisconsin, drop dead
Wisconsin farmers are reeling from retaliatory tariffs on dairy products, corn, cranberries, ginseng, kidney beans and soybeans, as well as beef and pork. The resultant economic fallout will pulverize rural towns.

Dominique Paul Noth: Why hasn’t public outrage jumped on Trump?
Rudy Giuliani’s announced and then canceled trip to Ukraine to encourage that government to find dirt on Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s only surviving son, proved too obviously low for even Trump’s senior advisers – but only after pronounced criticism from both parties.

Scott Walker: Who wants to live in a country that can block free speech?
Presently, with the actions in Venezuela, we have yet another reason not to nationalize the deployment of 5G technology. Competition ensures that people will have multiple options for their cellular and Internet services. And it ensures that access to those technologies can never be blocked from one source.

Barbara Dittrich: Why now is the time for legislators to stand for life
In an era where the unthinkable becomes reality, now is the time for the Wisconsin legislature to be proactive.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ debate the JFC nixing Evers’ budget priorities
After the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee stripped out Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ budget priorities, WisOpinion Insiders Chvala & Jensen analyze the politics behind the story. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Matthew Rothschild: Wisconsin GOP unresponsive to voters
On May 9, the GOP-dominated Joint Finance Committee disregarded the wishes of the overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites on a number of crucial items in Evers’s budget.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin Army National Guard must reform its sexual assault response system
The Wisconsin Guard has to reexamine its procedures, institute better training for commanders and officers on what to look for and establish a support system that can restore a soldier’s self-esteem.

Brad Pfaff: Research and innovation key to Wisconsin dairy’s future
In dairy, the only thing we know for certain is that the industry will continue to change. Research and innovation are key to navigating that change and setting the course for the future.

Van Mobley: The irony of Trump’s tariffs
If viewed from a long-term perspective Trump’s tariffs represent a successful conclusion, not the failure, of trade talks with China.

Robyn Vining: GOP prefers the special interest budget, not the people’s budget
I urge our communities to keep contacting their legislators to let them know that the people want Medicaid expansion and the people want a budget that’s for them.

Ryan Berg: Courage as a modern virtue
Rather than demand safe spaces and PC, exhibit mental toughness and focus on how to disagree better.


James Wigderson: Pro-life groups differ over amendment to abortion survival bill
A proposed amendment to a bill to protect the lives of children who survive attempted abortions is dividing the state’s two pro-life organizations.

Gregory Humphrey: Voters in Colfax, Wisconsin talk about economy
In a front-page New York Times feature from Colfax, reporter Jeremy Peters made clear the race for president in 2020 will be hard fought in a number of counties along the Mississippi River.

Steven Walters: Republicans direct focus at Trump re-election, 2022 auditions
Two first-team players are gone—Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan—but the mission of Wisconsin Republicans meeting this weekend has not changed: Make sure President Trump carries Wisconsin again in 2020.

Howard Marklein: A matter of fairness
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections, under the direction of Governor Tony Evers’ Secretary-Designee, Kevin Carr, recently decided to give a $5 per hour increase to Correctional Officers and other staff in every maximum security prison in Wisconsin – except the Boscobel Prison.

Erin Grunze: Constitutional boundaries need enforcement
Why the Supreme Court should overrule lame duck laws.

John Nichols: Mark Pocan won’t hand Trump blank check for war with Iran
Pocan is raising the alarm on Donald Trump’s ill-advised and dangerous escalation of tensions with Iran.

Matt Kittle: ‘Innovative financing’ or Medicaid bait-and-switch?
It may be legal, but a federal funding transfer program that siphons more Medicaid money for University of Wisconsin Health and the state of Wisconsin looks a lot like a scam on taxpayers.

Paul Fanlund: Republicans wage war; Democrats fret about optics
The Democratic Party needs leaders who can at once match the GOP’s politics-as-war tactical acumen while not painting the entire Republican Party as vile and corrupt.

Bill Kaplan: Trump to rural Wisconsin, drop dead
Wisconsin farmers are reeling from retaliatory tariffs on dairy products, corn, cranberries, ginseng, kidney beans and soybeans, as well as beef and pork. The resultant economic fallout will pulverize rural towns.

Dominique Paul Noth: Why hasn’t public outrage jumped on Trump?
Rudy Giuliani’s announced and then canceled trip to Ukraine to encourage that government to find dirt on Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s only surviving son, proved too obviously low for even Trump’s senior advisers – but only after pronounced criticism from both parties.

Scott Walker: Who wants to live in a country that can block free speech?
Presently, with the actions in Venezuela, we have yet another reason not to nationalize the deployment of 5G technology. Competition ensures that people will have multiple options for their cellular and Internet services. And it ensures that access to those technologies can never be blocked from one source.
Barbara Dittrich: Why now is the time for legislators to stand for life
In an era where the unthinkable becomes reality, now is the time for the Wisconsin legislature to be proactive.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ debate the JFC nixing Evers’ budget priorities
After the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee stripped out Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ budget priorities, WisOpinion Insiders Chvala & Jensen analyze the politics behind the story. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.

Matthew Rothschild: Wisconsin GOP unresponsive to voters
On May 9, the GOP-dominated Joint Finance Committee disregarded the wishes of the overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites on a number of crucial items in Evers’s budget.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin Army National Guard must reform its sexual assault response system
The Wisconsin Guard has to reexamine its procedures, institute better training for commanders and officers on what to look for and establish a support system that can restore a soldier’s self-esteem.

Brad Pfaff: Research and innovation key to Wisconsin dairy’s future
In dairy, the only thing we know for certain is that the industry will continue to change. Research and innovation are key to navigating that change and setting the course for the future.

Van Mobley: The irony of Trump’s tariffs
If viewed from a long-term perspective Trump’s tariffs represent a successful conclusion, not the failure, of trade talks with China.

Robyn Vining: GOP prefers the special interest budget, not the people’s budget
I urge our communities to keep contacting their legislators to let them know that the people want Medicaid expansion and the people want a budget that’s for them.

Ryan Berg: Courage as a modern virtue
Rather than demand safe spaces and PC, exhibit mental toughness and focus on how to disagree better.