To best support the health of children in Wisconsin and across the country, we must protect Medicaid.

David Remnick, longtime editor of the venerable magazine The New Yorker, did a masterful job in a recent issue comparing Donald Trump’s first days in office with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first days back in 1933.

The sweeping tariffs imposed by the current administration are already fueling inflation, disrupting supply chains, and pushing small businesses to the brink. Local retailers, independent producers and small manufacturers — the very backbone of our neighborhoods — are being hit hardest.

Did you hear the one about the felon with the stolen gun?

Welcome to a stunning paradoxical moment in local politics: At a time of soaring voter turnout and clear signs that Madison is approaching a milestone in population growth, we have an enfeebled political discussion. Wherein a lot of smart people are hiding in the bushes rather than running for office or at least stirring the pot.

It is not hard to empathize with the ‘where do I go now’ feeling residents near to Truax Field are experiencing with the bureaucratic hurdles when trying to find funding for noise abatement due to F-35 jets.

I join the many voters today who are sick of the politics of personal destruction that tear down an opponent rather than uplift us with ideas and positive visions for the future.

Questions will include why the party’s candidate for state Supreme Court lost by 10 points.

Keeping people informed in an increasingly difficult task as government officials impose new restrictions on media access.

Trump’s bully-boy tactics are making him politically toxic on the international stage. And they are doing the same thing at home.

Football isn’t just a game, Trump isn’t just the president.

Buying local is patriotic, and good for you and the local farmers who are your neighbors.

It shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be that way.

It’s long past time to stop the warp speed race to cruelty and misery. Stand up for rural Wisconsin or the sick will suffer and others will die needlessly.

ROFR laws in Wisconsin are sensible for customers because the electric grid of the future will be built quicker and more affordably.

The congressman has been a no-show at town hall meetings, unwilling to face constituents demanding answers to their sudden misfortune.

Rather than opposing the overwhelmingly popular demands of their students at every turn, only releasing weakly worded statements when they feel the government has gone too far, we call on universities to be accountable to their students and actively fight against state repression.

As we watch Shedeur Sanders navigate this system, we must recognize that the criticisms of his demeanor aren’t about football – they’re about power. They’re about maintaining a structure where Black excellence must be packaged in a way that doesn’t threaten white comfort.

MAGA minions are ululating over the prospect of the Democrat(ic) governor doing the perp walk. If they can’t defeat ‘em at the ballot box, put ‘em in handcuffs! Easier than winning minds and hearts.

We must continue making our voices heard through forums like public hearings, town halls, protests, and letters to the editor, and holding our Wisconsin elected officials accountable, demanding they put Wisconsinites first.