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Dave Zweifel: Our state legislators last to come around on gay rights



John Torinus: Could Wisconsin boom like Seattle? One vote for ‘Yes’
Erik Iverson sees Wisconsin poised for the same kind of boom that Seattle experienced in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

George Mitchell: Roads debate much ado about nothing
By pledging to veto a gas tax hike, the Governor has reduced the scope of debate to amounts that might sound large but in fact don’t approach well-documented needs.

James Rowen: Vos plays the Foxconn card in WI budget deadlock
The mess that is the state’s over-budget, pothole-pitted and red-ink stained highway system and looming fiscal fiasco just got even more intense.

Owen Robinson: Taxing with the lights on
We have all seen empty big box stores sit vacant and unsold for years because there are very few buyers for properties that were purpose-built for a specific retailer. The consequences are real and the money is big.
James Wigderson: Randy Bryce is not ready for prime time
While a clever video may give you the spotlight, the spotlight burns awfully hot on the unprepared.

Christian Schneider: No, Trump’s wrestling tweet doesn’t ‘incite violence’
Those with even a fleeting knowledge of professional wrestling, of course, know that Trump’s tweet wasn’t inciting any sort of violence.

Bruce Thompson: How will Trumpcare affect Wisconsin?
While the CBO has not broken down the projected coverage decrease for each state, the Urban Institute concludes that in Wisconsin, about 286,000 more people are expected to be uninsured under the Senate health-care bill than under Obamacare in 2022.

Bruce Murphy: We couldn’t find any evidence of voter fraud
Former Republican state senator Dale Schultz offers a frank look at the false claims of voter fraud used by his GOP colleagues to justify restrictions that have suppressed voting in Wisconsin.

Bill Kaplan: GOP health bill slams Wisconsin
What will be the impact of the Senate GOP health care bill on Wisconsin? Cruel and devastating.

Bill Lueders: End lawmakers’ ability to destroy records
Wisconsin lawmakers should not be destroying records they create and receive in their official, taxpayer-funded capacity.

Ernst-Ulrich Franzen: Ted Kanavas’ passing leaves a hole in Wisconsin
The passing of former state Sen. Ted Kanavas the other day was a sad day not only for his family, but for Wisconsin as well.

Tom Still: Wisconsin is poised for opportunity
Even if Wisconsin does not become a U.S. home for Foxconn, a Taiwanese company best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones, it has the right ingredients to attract similar firms.

Kathleen Vinehout: Proposal helps veterans become farmers
In a bipartisan effort to bring more veterans into agriculture, Senators Testin, Ringhand, Representatives Goyke and Brooks introduced legislation called the Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill of 2017.

Dave Cieslewicz: Despite Trump, our system is working
The phenomenon of Trump has made me see ways in which America really is exceptional.

Steve Walters: Medicaid’s future a key campaign issue
The future of Medicaid – the federal/state program that provides health care for one out of every five Wisconsin residents who are poor, elderly and disabled – is now a defining issue in next year’s campaigns for governor and the Legislature.



Dave Zweifel: Our state legislators last to come around on gay rights



John Torinus: Could Wisconsin boom like Seattle? One vote for ‘Yes’
Erik Iverson sees Wisconsin poised for the same kind of boom that Seattle experienced in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

George Mitchell: Roads debate much ado about nothing
By pledging to veto a gas tax hike, the Governor has reduced the scope of debate to amounts that might sound large but in fact don’t approach well-documented needs.

James Rowen: Vos plays the Foxconn card in WI budget deadlock
The mess that is the state’s over-budget, pothole-pitted and red-ink stained highway system and looming fiscal fiasco just got even more intense.

Owen Robinson: Taxing with the lights on
We have all seen empty big box stores sit vacant and unsold for years because there are very few buyers for properties that were purpose-built for a specific retailer. The consequences are real and the money is big.
James Wigderson: Randy Bryce is not ready for prime time
While a clever video may give you the spotlight, the spotlight burns awfully hot on the unprepared.

Christian Schneider: No, Trump’s wrestling tweet doesn’t ‘incite violence’
Those with even a fleeting knowledge of professional wrestling, of course, know that Trump’s tweet wasn’t inciting any sort of violence.

Bruce Thompson: How will Trumpcare affect Wisconsin?
While the CBO has not broken down the projected coverage decrease for each state, the Urban Institute concludes that in Wisconsin, about 286,000 more people are expected to be uninsured under the Senate health-care bill than under Obamacare in 2022.

Bruce Murphy: We couldn’t find any evidence of voter fraud
Former Republican state senator Dale Schultz offers a frank look at the false claims of voter fraud used by his GOP colleagues to justify restrictions that have suppressed voting in Wisconsin.

Bill Kaplan: GOP health bill slams Wisconsin
What will be the impact of the Senate GOP health care bill on Wisconsin? Cruel and devastating.

Bill Lueders: End lawmakers’ ability to destroy records
Wisconsin lawmakers should not be destroying records they create and receive in their official, taxpayer-funded capacity.

Ernst-Ulrich Franzen: Ted Kanavas’ passing leaves a hole in Wisconsin
The passing of former state Sen. Ted Kanavas the other day was a sad day not only for his family, but for Wisconsin as well.

Tom Still: Wisconsin is poised for opportunity
Even if Wisconsin does not become a U.S. home for Foxconn, a Taiwanese company best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones, it has the right ingredients to attract similar firms.

Kathleen Vinehout: Proposal helps veterans become farmers
In a bipartisan effort to bring more veterans into agriculture, Senators Testin, Ringhand, Representatives Goyke and Brooks introduced legislation called the Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill of 2017.

Dave Cieslewicz: Despite Trump, our system is working
The phenomenon of Trump has made me see ways in which America really is exceptional.

Steve Walters: Medicaid’s future a key campaign issue
The future of Medicaid – the federal/state program that provides health care for one out of every five Wisconsin residents who are poor, elderly and disabled – is now a defining issue in next year’s campaigns for governor and the Legislature.
