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Tom Kamenick and Libby Sobic: Many school districts fail test on records
Recently, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty conducted an experiment to see how well school districts are complying with the state’s Open Records Law.

Dominique Paul Noth: Give Trump benefit of doubt – and what have you got?
The president lied when he insisted there was no collusion between his team and the Russians. The only remaining question is how deep was his involvement.

Kara O’Connor: Declining property values highlight need to reform CAFO regulations
When the Livestock Siting Rules were first enacted in 2006, one of the stated goals was to reduce the acrimony of bitter local fights about regulation of large livestock facilities. Unfortunately, the rules have not lived up to their promise.

David Blaska: Walker tore up Doyle’s fast-train deal but Wisconsin’s economy didn’t crash and burn
Remember when Scott Walker tore up Jim Doyle’s fast-train deal and spurned $810 million in Obama stimulus money? Remember how that was going to wreck Wisconsin’s economy?

James Rowen: About privatized waters, Walker’s corporatized WI DNR, many warnings
It isn’t just Wisconsin wetlands and the water here that are being privatized, polluted and drained. It’s the democracy itself.

Casey Hoff: Trump tweets it’s a disgrace, but Kate Steinle ruling validates presumption of innocence
While the president may have succeeded in using Kate Steinle’s death to demonize undocumented immigrants, we are fortunate to live in a country where even the most powerful man in the world could not break the Constitutional guarantees and the rights of people accused of crimes, as established by our Founding Fathers. The presumption of innocence did not fail.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ debate the GOP federal tax overhaul effort
The WisOpinion.com Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, debate the pros and cons of a federal tax overhaul now before Congress. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

Paul Fanlund: Yes, white workers deserve help, but so do black ones
Fanlund, editor and executive publisher of The Capital Times, reflects on a New York Times feature about Neenah, which went from blue to red to back Trump.

Gwen Moore: What Ryan and Trump don’t want you to know about GOP tax plan
I voted against this bill because it hurts middle class workers, hurts the poor, hurts working mothers, hurts students, hurts universities, hurts health care, hurts state and local governments, and will ensure the government won’t have the funds to fix our badly outdated infrastructure nor meet any other number of urgent priorities.

Devin Gatton: Wisconsin needs tax cuts now
The tax proposals from both the House and the Senate contain promising provisions for our nation’s leading job creators, and are a step towards creating an equal playing field for small businesses across the county.

Dave Zweifel: GOP hypocrisy on balanced budget is mind-boggling
A balanced budget requirement could spell disaster for the American economy, especially during times when it is weak and needs help to protect businesses and jobs.

Mike Fischer: Judicial deference to executive branch agencies puts liberty at risk
The executive branch has the charge of enforcing laws passed by the legislature, but it is the judiciary who must decide what those laws mean and whether or not the executive is acting within them.

Bruce Murphy: Milwaukee approves lawyers for Municipal Court
Funding could end embarrassment of “debtors prison.”

Todd Schaller: Young hunters have better safety record than older hunters
In an interview with KUMD talk show host Lisa Johnson, DNR Chief Conservation Warden Todd Schaller discusses Wisconsin’s mentored hunting law, which allows children of any age to hunt with a mentor within arm’s reach.

Gregory Humphrey: Special interests, not small children, clamoring for Wisconsin hunting law
What is at the heart of this matter is that some of the hunting interests in the state see a slippage in the number of young people who feel exhilaration over the notion of toting a weapon into the woods and killing animals. There was no huge expression of desire from youngsters on this matter.

Tammy Baldwin: Tax reform should put families first
Republican bill cuts taxes for wealthy, corporations, hikes them for many families.

Will Flanders and Natalie Goodnow: Obama school discipline policies hurt Wisconsin kids
The federal push for less discipline under President Barack Obama is having a negative effect on Wisconsin classrooms while attempting to solve a problem of discrimination that does not exist.

Bruce Thompson: Did Walker save Wisconsin’s economy?
So claims his supporters at WILL. Let’s consider the evidence they offer.

Matthew Rothschild: Walker signs bill to stack constitutional convention
If the Republican leaders choose partisan delegates, then Wisconsin would be represented at the constitutional convention by a lopsided number of Republicans.

Bruce Murphy: Will Roy Moore embarrass Kevin Nicholson?
And will that help Leah Vukmir?

Tom Kamenick and Libby Sobic: Many school districts fail test on records
Recently, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty conducted an experiment to see how well school districts are complying with the state’s Open Records Law.

Dominique Paul Noth: Give Trump benefit of doubt – and what have you got?
The president lied when he insisted there was no collusion between his team and the Russians. The only remaining question is how deep was his involvement.

Kara O’Connor: Declining property values highlight need to reform CAFO regulations
When the Livestock Siting Rules were first enacted in 2006, one of the stated goals was to reduce the acrimony of bitter local fights about regulation of large livestock facilities. Unfortunately, the rules have not lived up to their promise.

David Blaska: Walker tore up Doyle’s fast-train deal but Wisconsin’s economy didn’t crash and burn
Remember when Scott Walker tore up Jim Doyle’s fast-train deal and spurned $810 million in Obama stimulus money? Remember how that was going to wreck Wisconsin’s economy?

James Rowen: About privatized waters, Walker’s corporatized WI DNR, many warnings
It isn’t just Wisconsin wetlands and the water here that are being privatized, polluted and drained. It’s the democracy itself.

Casey Hoff: Trump tweets it’s a disgrace, but Kate Steinle ruling validates presumption of innocence
While the president may have succeeded in using Kate Steinle’s death to demonize undocumented immigrants, we are fortunate to live in a country where even the most powerful man in the world could not break the Constitutional guarantees and the rights of people accused of crimes, as established by our Founding Fathers. The presumption of innocence did not fail.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ debate the GOP federal tax overhaul effort
The WisOpinion.com Insiders, Jensen & Chvala, debate the pros and cons of a federal tax overhaul now before Congress. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.

Paul Fanlund: Yes, white workers deserve help, but so do black ones
Fanlund, editor and executive publisher of The Capital Times, reflects on a New York Times feature about Neenah, which went from blue to red to back Trump.

Gwen Moore: What Ryan and Trump don’t want you to know about GOP tax plan
I voted against this bill because it hurts middle class workers, hurts the poor, hurts working mothers, hurts students, hurts universities, hurts health care, hurts state and local governments, and will ensure the government won’t have the funds to fix our badly outdated infrastructure nor meet any other number of urgent priorities.

Devin Gatton: Wisconsin needs tax cuts now
The tax proposals from both the House and the Senate contain promising provisions for our nation’s leading job creators, and are a step towards creating an equal playing field for small businesses across the county.

Dave Zweifel: GOP hypocrisy on balanced budget is mind-boggling
A balanced budget requirement could spell disaster for the American economy, especially during times when it is weak and needs help to protect businesses and jobs.

Mike Fischer: Judicial deference to executive branch agencies puts liberty at risk
The executive branch has the charge of enforcing laws passed by the legislature, but it is the judiciary who must decide what those laws mean and whether or not the executive is acting within them.

Bruce Murphy: Milwaukee approves lawyers for Municipal Court
Funding could end embarrassment of “debtors prison.”

Todd Schaller: Young hunters have better safety record than older hunters
In an interview with KUMD talk show host Lisa Johnson, DNR Chief Conservation Warden Todd Schaller discusses Wisconsin’s mentored hunting law, which allows children of any age to hunt with a mentor within arm’s reach.

Gregory Humphrey: Special interests, not small children, clamoring for Wisconsin hunting law
What is at the heart of this matter is that some of the hunting interests in the state see a slippage in the number of young people who feel exhilaration over the notion of toting a weapon into the woods and killing animals. There was no huge expression of desire from youngsters on this matter.

Tammy Baldwin: Tax reform should put families first
Republican bill cuts taxes for wealthy, corporations, hikes them for many families.

Will Flanders and Natalie Goodnow: Obama school discipline policies hurt Wisconsin kids
The federal push for less discipline under President Barack Obama is having a negative effect on Wisconsin classrooms while attempting to solve a problem of discrimination that does not exist.

Bruce Thompson: Did Walker save Wisconsin’s economy?
So claims his supporters at WILL. Let’s consider the evidence they offer.

Matthew Rothschild: Walker signs bill to stack constitutional convention
If the Republican leaders choose partisan delegates, then Wisconsin would be represented at the constitutional convention by a lopsided number of Republicans.