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Bill Kaplan: Fully fund UW System, it serves Wisconsin
Dismantling the UW System is akin to shooting oneself in the foot. Let’s use part of the $4 billion state surplus to fully fund the UW System, which serves the entire state.

Alisa Robertson: Public perceptions and policy shape future of higher education
In early 2025, the Trump administration began announcing policy changes that could have a significant effect on both students and the universities where they study: cuts in student financial aid, restrictions on international travel, limitations on international students, and cuts to research funding.

Anthony LoCoco: My commitment is to the Constitution and our freedoms
After years of fighting for my kids and yours in front of the bench, I’m ready to help reform our judiciary from behind the bench.

Brian Reisinger: Farmers forgotten as debate over ICE raids, Dodgers and No Kings protests rage
It’s time to fix our immigration mess by making it easier for farms to survive, and for Washington to act

David Blaska: Donald Trump met the moment
President Trump promised to stop never-ending wars. He just put up the Stop Sign for one that has lasted 46 years.

John Nichols: Pocan, Moore, Baldwin reject Trump’s war talk
As Wisconsinites have long recognized, Congress should never give presidents a blank check for endless war.

Glenn Hoffarth: Why has Israel’s aggression become a taboo subject?
Being opposed to the Israel genocide of the Palestinian people is not the same as being opposed to Jewish people or their faith.

Jeffrey Leverich: Trump education cuts deepen the descent into national chaos
The level of national chaos that we have generated for years affects national mores, economics, education and our overall health.

LaKeshia Myers: Erasing our heroes: The shameful attack on Medgar Evers’ legacy
The Trump administration considering stripping Medgar Evers’ name from a U.S. Navy vessel isn’t just about a ship’s name; it’s about a deliberate attempt to erase Black excellence from American history.

Gregory Humphrey: Local trans woman essential in medical emergency
I think the fact that the one person who walked out the doors and engaged with me at the emergency entrance was a trans woman underscores that trans people are very much a part of our rich and diverse society.

Dave Cieslewicz: Madison has a fear of heights
Residents understand the value of urban density, but like it better in the abstract.

Eddee Daniel: Milwaukee County Parks should not be used for housing developments. Period.
The public, including seniors, deserves housing-free parks.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider potential ’26 GOP candidates for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at potential GOP gubernatorial candidates to run in 2026 as Gov. Tony Evers considers whether to seek a third term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Dan Knodl: Badger blues: UW cries poverty with an $8 billion operating budget
I want the UW System to thrive, but that won’t happen by enabling waste and unchecked expansion. Taxpayers deserve universities that educate — not embolden, not enrich, and certainly not excuse administrative excess. It’s time UW earned back our trust.

Richard Moore: Stewardship reform must protect private property rights
You can always tell when the state Legislature is about to attempt something nefarious or otherwise injurious to the state’s residents by the pace of their activity.

Bryan Rogers: 5 (bad) things every We Energies customer should know about natural gas plants
The Public Service Commission’s approval of two new We Energies natural gas plants wasn’t just a policy decision. It was a moral failure of leadership, imagination and public duty.

Brian Fraley: Juneteenth and Wisconsin
Wisconsin has a rich history of celebrating Juneteenth with various events, parades, community gatherings, and educational programs.

Nathan Vinehout Kane: My mom was a state senator. Minnesota shooting shows dangers politicians face.
Women in positions of power, like Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, are especially affected. They are more likely to receive threats than men.

Ruth Conniff: Van Orden’s assassination mockery is a danger sign
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden seized on the double murder of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home, and the near-fatal shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, to mock Democrats and try to score political points.

Scott Walker: Liberal protests against Trump alienate the mainstream
The more mobs scream, the more Americans tune them out.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider potential ’26 GOP candidates for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at potential GOP gubernatorial candidates to run in 2026 as Gov. Tony Evers considers whether to seek a third term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 20
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio’s Anya van Wagtendonk and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jessie Opoien discuss state budget negotiations breaking down, the Minnesota lawmaker shootings, the state Supreme Court ruling on legislative oversight of Department of Justice settlements and more.