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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election in April and how that race has changed in recent years. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Mark Lisheron: Data center reassurances don’t stand a chance against ‘Terminator’
Plethora of polls show ‘emotional response to arguments,’ says Port mayor

Dan Shafer: A certain shade of purple
Can these Democrats win local races in Waukesha County?

Jamie Stiehm: Six Senate Dems hope to force war hearings
Six Democratic senators told a scrum of journalists that President Donald Trump’s newly launched war on Iran, with Israel, pushed them past a breaking point. They vowed to force public hearings and debate on the war, which is costing about $1 billion a day without a clear endpoint.

Scott Walker: Why schools still desperately need conservative student groups
It’s critical that young people get more than the leftist viewpoint

Dave Zweifel: Lose our commitment to the environment and we lose our soul
Ironically, no one is more disturbed by this attack on wilderness areas than the family of the president who is the country’s most celebrated creator and protector of public land: Republican Theodore Roosevelt.

John Nichols: Natural man
Russ Feingold is on a new mission: preserving nature to save the planet.

Bruce Murphy: Trump obsessed with Milwaukee shoes
President loves Florsheim shoes. But company certainly doesn’t love him.

Gregory Humphrey: Alexander Butterfield: The quiet man who changed the course of American history
There was no flourish, no attempt to cast himself as hero or whistleblower. Alexander Butterfield simply answered the question he was asked, fully and honestly. In doing so, he demonstrated a kind of integrity that feels increasingly rare in today’s Washington.

Michael Lucas: AB 962: App store accountability bill is riddled with problems
Individuals’ personal data is already highly compromised. And despite what AB 962 requires, further privacy and data breaches will not be curtailed by any kind of encryption. It simply creates more avenues for attack.

Judith Utevsky et al.: Proposed antisemitism legislation is free speech threat
Jewish tradition has not just survived, but thrived due to our capacity to debate, dissent and diverge from one another. Antisemitism bills that aim to silence criticism and open debate are antithetical to our Jewish tradition.

Gregory Humphrey: Wisconsin anti-transgender bills: A cruel and unconscionable onslaught
The GOP has once again identified a minority group to vilify, and the pattern is unmistakable.

Lisa Castagnozzi: Wisconsin legislators must back original Beagle Freedom Bill
Animals used in research deserve a fair chance at a new beginning. These dogs have never known a real home, a loving family, or the simple joy of running on grass.

Robert Kraig: The affordability trap and the fight to save democracy
The intense focus on micro (household) economics neglects a bigger battle Democrats must fight.

Bruce Thompson: How global climate change affects Milwaukee
Echoing global data, Milwaukee has changed and continues to do so.

Dave Cieslewicz: Why does Wisconsin subsidize data centers?
A provision in the 2023-2025 state budget created a sales and use tax exemption for these facilities.

Conrad St. John: Protecting Wisconsin’s roadless lands protects our future
How the Trump administration’s plans will damage the environment and represent an assault on Native American stewardship of the land.

Richard Moore: From the rivers to the lakes, and beyond
The public trust doctrine is a creature of the swamp. Tiny interpretive shifts can produce massive regulatory consequences. If this case lets the creature out of the swamp, all the world is its beach, including your property.

Mark Belling: The infernal emissions test
Cost of compliance is brutal for low-income drivers of old cars.

Robert Kraig: The affordability trap and the fight to save democracy
How Wisconsin Democrats run in 2026, and especially how they govern in 2027, will have a tremendous influence on how presidential contenders run in 2028, a year that could be democracy’s last best hope.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election in April and how that race has changed in recent years. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your week in review for March 6
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Plover, AG Josh Kaul’s testimony before an oversight committee, a lawsuit filed over school funding, the latest Marquette University Law School polling results and more.