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Tom Still: Pros and cons of tariffs strategy continue to play out
Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.

Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Katherine Frank: Reframing higher education
The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.

Preston C. Fields: People with autism are not the problem; stigmatizing them is

Bill Calawerts: Breathing tubes, blindness and death. I’ve seen effects of vaccine skepticism.
The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.

Steve Rankin: Group Health Cooperative acting in bad faith in union dispute
We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.

Steven Walters: Parties target new Wisconsin Senate battleground districts
Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.

Dan Shafer: Tom Tiffany is the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for governor in Wisconsin
The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.

Dave Cieslewicz: Missy Hughes, a politician, joins the race
I like her profile: 17 years as an executive at Organic Valley and then six years heading up Evers’ development department. I also like the lane she’s chosen, which suggests she leans moderate.

Cory Brewer: Whistling past the graveyard for Wisconsin public schools
Superintendent Jill Underly delivered her annual “State of Education” address last week. If you tuned in hoping for an honest assessment of how Wisconsin students are doing, you were left disappointed.

Daniel Buck: Here’s why we should all get behind Wisconsin Republican school reform bills
I hope partisan politics doesn’t prevent legislators from scoring these obvious wins for Wisconsin schools.

Spencer Black: Dems need to hang tough on Stewardship Fund
This is the time for Democrats in the Legislature to stand firm. When it comes to preserving the best of what is left of outdoor Wisconsin in the face of development pressure and changing land use patterns, the public is with those would stand up for our outdoors.

Lee Nerison: Stop foreign patent trolls from exploiting Trade Commission
America’s economic future depends on the creativity and competitiveness of its companies. Without reform, the ITC will continue to reward gamesmanship instead of genuine innovation.

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers finding out about tariffs the hard way
Trump’s economically unjustified retaliatory tariffs are impacting soybean farmers in the nation.

Dave Zweifel: Our real problem isn’t Trump; it’s his enablers
One of the worst examples is the Supreme Court’s green light for masked ICE agents to stop and question people on the streets based on their accents or the color of their skin. Meanwhile, corporate America, big law firms and revered universities bow to every outrageous demand

David Craig: In Evers’ Wisconsin, the will of unelected bureaucrats is the law of the land
With Evers flexing his new, court-created authority, Wisconsinites are right to fear for their pocketbooks. But the Legislature can still act to ensure that the “will of the people” actually is the law of the land.

Gregory Humphrey: Illinois prepared to aid Wisconsin women needing abortion services after October 1
Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure.

Nicholas Clifton: Wisconsin families like mine shouldn’t struggle to pay for electricity
Three of the largest energy providers in the state want to increase electric rates in Wisconsin.

Frank Lasee: Don’t let AI data centers stick us with the bill
Because energy costs are baked into everything we eat, buy and do, we shouldn’t all pay for the mega-corporation’s technology gold rush. Demand accountability: Data centers must pay their own way, or the grid — and our wallets — will buckle under their weight.

Luz Hernandez: MPS’ bilingual education program has helped Milwaukee students for decades
MPS bilingual program has played an important role in helping language diversity thrive in our community.

David Blaska: It won’t sell in Rockford
How Democrats lost the working class

Tom Still: Pros and cons of tariffs strategy continue to play out
Debate over whether tariffs will bring back the hallowed days of American “factory towns” or unleash a new set of economic troubles continues, especially in states such as Wisconsin, where manufacturing traditions run deep.

Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Katherine Frank: Reframing higher education
The future isn’t about competing models; it’s about complementary missions that support all learners, at every stage, and help them turn their education into a lifelong advantage.

Preston C. Fields: People with autism are not the problem; stigmatizing them is

Bill Calawerts: Breathing tubes, blindness and death. I’ve seen effects of vaccine skepticism.
The idea of a child suffering from a disease that is 100% preventable is unacceptable.

Steve Rankin: Group Health Cooperative acting in bad faith in union dispute
We call for GHC to voluntarily recognize its workers’ chosen bargaining unit, and to observe neutrality in respect to all future unionization activities, as well as to increase transparency and democracy.

Steven Walters: Parties target new Wisconsin Senate battleground districts
Party leaders are working on narrowing choices for the handful of races that will decide which party gets control of the Wisconsin Senate in 2027.

Dan Shafer: Tom Tiffany is the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for governor in Wisconsin
The 7th District congressman does not project as a uniquely strong statewide candidate, but he could easily run away with the Republican primary, especially if he lands a Trump endorsement.

Dave Cieslewicz: Missy Hughes, a politician, joins the race
I like her profile: 17 years as an executive at Organic Valley and then six years heading up Evers’ development department. I also like the lane she’s chosen, which suggests she leans moderate.

Cory Brewer: Whistling past the graveyard for Wisconsin public schools
Superintendent Jill Underly delivered her annual “State of Education” address last week. If you tuned in hoping for an honest assessment of how Wisconsin students are doing, you were left disappointed.

Daniel Buck: Here’s why we should all get behind Wisconsin Republican school reform bills
I hope partisan politics doesn’t prevent legislators from scoring these obvious wins for Wisconsin schools.

Spencer Black: Dems need to hang tough on Stewardship Fund
This is the time for Democrats in the Legislature to stand firm. When it comes to preserving the best of what is left of outdoor Wisconsin in the face of development pressure and changing land use patterns, the public is with those would stand up for our outdoors.

Lee Nerison: Stop foreign patent trolls from exploiting Trade Commission
America’s economic future depends on the creativity and competitiveness of its companies. Without reform, the ITC will continue to reward gamesmanship instead of genuine innovation.

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers finding out about tariffs the hard way
Trump’s economically unjustified retaliatory tariffs are impacting soybean farmers in the nation.

Dave Zweifel: Our real problem isn’t Trump; it’s his enablers
One of the worst examples is the Supreme Court’s green light for masked ICE agents to stop and question people on the streets based on their accents or the color of their skin. Meanwhile, corporate America, big law firms and revered universities bow to every outrageous demand

David Craig: In Evers’ Wisconsin, the will of unelected bureaucrats is the law of the land
With Evers flexing his new, court-created authority, Wisconsinites are right to fear for their pocketbooks. But the Legislature can still act to ensure that the “will of the people” actually is the law of the land.

Gregory Humphrey: Illinois prepared to aid Wisconsin women needing abortion services after October 1
Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure.

Nicholas Clifton: Wisconsin families like mine shouldn’t struggle to pay for electricity
Three of the largest energy providers in the state want to increase electric rates in Wisconsin.

Frank Lasee: Don’t let AI data centers stick us with the bill
Because energy costs are baked into everything we eat, buy and do, we shouldn’t all pay for the mega-corporation’s technology gold rush. Demand accountability: Data centers must pay their own way, or the grid — and our wallets — will buckle under their weight.

Luz Hernandez: MPS’ bilingual education program has helped Milwaukee students for decades
MPS bilingual program has played an important role in helping language diversity thrive in our community.