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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider how Trump’s policies affect Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Dan Knodl: The case against Right of First Refusal: A barrier to progress
Right of First Refusal will not protect Wisconsin companies, it will not benefit all Wisconsin workers, and it certainly will not result in real cost savings for Wisconsin ratepayers.

Dan O’Donnell: Wisconsin’s own USAID scandal
While the world watches DOGE destroy wasteful spending at USAID, a rogue agency in Milwaukee might actually be worse.

Paul Fanlund: Racial equity in Madison — what progress have we made?
Many of the leaders behind the rollout of Justified Anger’s “Our Madison Plan” will convene this May, 10 years later, for a symposium to assess the city’s progress on racial equity since then.

Adam Procell, Shannon Ross and Michael Carriere: Providing services to released inmates cuts recidivism and boosts life prospects
We want to ensure that returning citizens can find what they need to succeed for themselves, their families, and society.

Shannon Whitworth: National test scores show danger of education fads and dumbing down standards
The accountability missing in Wisconsin’s public education system is driving improvements elsewhere, even in places where it’s most difficult: Louisiana and Mississippi

Bill Barth: Deportation process really not so divisive
Strong public support for booting out serious criminals.

Dave Cieslewicz: A new Dem A-Team
The Democrats need a new team of frontline spokesDems.

Daniel Sem: New Wisconsin bill directly solves the problem with growing healthcare costs
Legislation permits direct primary care to complement insurance.

Kristin Brey: Super Bowl ads show why representation is key to supporting women in sports
Girls who play sports before reaching college have higher levels of self-esteem, lower chances of developing depression and better body images compared to those who do not.

Richard Cherwitz: With no checks and balances, how to rein in the president?
The legislative branch has abdicated its responsibility, and the power of the judiciary may have been neutralized because of the absence of an enforcement mechanism.

Brian Reisinger: As fights rage over DOGE and USAID, farmers battle decades of government failure
Farm programs are broken and fragmented, leaving countless gaps where American farmers can slip between the cracks. Fixing this requires much deeper change.

Mark Belling: The spending orgy is over
Musk, Trump and DOGE are reclaiming the money the left has stolen from us.

John Torinus & Tom Hefty: Wisconsinites’ health is deteriorating: Madison needs to wake up
We just received another wakeup call on health care in Wisconsin, where costs are too high, public health outcomes have plummeted, and our governor has hit the snooze button.

John Imes: Building new natural gas plants in Wisconsin will strap customers with big bills
We Energies’ proposed gas plants are not just unnecessary — they’re a long-term financial burden on ratepayers.

Dave Zweifel: Property taxes unbearable? The GOP doesn’t care
Legislators should work to help elderly people on fixed incomes, and the young family in their first home, afford the property taxes their policies of starving public schools and micromanaging local governments are foisting on them.

Steven Walters: ‘I’m all for him’
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson champions Trump from the sidelines.

Luke Fuszard: Electoral grief is a real thing, and there’s a lot of it
For the millions struggling with electoral grief, experts recommend focusing on what you can control.

Judith Davidoff: Local news in the time of Trump 2.0
We’ll focus on the context and impact, not the chaos.

Bruce Murphy: Hospitals get even more stingy on charity care
Hospitals in state and metro area have further cut the percent of revenue for this.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider how Trump’s policies affect Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 14
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss a new audit of Milwaukee Public Schools, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s refusal to recuse from a case challenging Act 10, next week’s primary election and Gov. Tony Evers’ upcoming budget address.