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Amy Hemmer: Affordability or Biden inflation?
The Democrats have shown over and over that they care more about power than they do about doing what is right for the country. So now “affordability” is their new term to “get Trump.” Where, oh where was their concern about “affordability” during the Biden term?

Spencer Black: Democracy is on the ballot in 2026
Our American democracy will be on the ballot next year. Let’s hope that the New Year will be a happy one for democracy.

John Nichols: Scrooge lives on in Trump and Mike Johnson
There is something rather too Dickensian about the determination with which President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson endeavored during 2025 to redistribute wealth upward.

Gregory Humphrey: Character matters in the Oval Office
There is a glaring crisis of character from Trump, which is demonstrated in countless ways each day.

Steven Walters: Planes, highways, outer space kept Sean Duffy busy
The transportation secretary serves under President Donald Trump. Duffy also serves as the acting administrator of NASA.

Ruth Conniff: Making sense of the trial and felony conviction of a Milwaukee judge who stood up to ICE
The real questions raised by Dugan’s case are whether we believe the “safety” of the agents making those dubious arrests matters more than the safety of our communities, and whether we want the courts to be able to regulate the conduct in their own courthouses as a check on the government’s exercise of raw power.

Michael Pointer Mace: Fair minded people pray Dugan’s conviction will be reversed
Milwaukee immigrants need safe access to our schools, churches and courtrooms. It’s in all of our interest.

Andrew C. McCarthy: The lesson of Judge Dugan’s obstruction case
The immunity that public officials need to do their jobs is not a get-out-of-jail-free card for their nonofficial acts.

Donald F. Kettl: I know what we need to do to fix Wisconsin’s government
It’s a sign of the lost opportunity that so many of the issues that the commission identified twenty-five years ago still resonate in Wisconsin.

Alex Dallman: 2025 Year in Review
I am proud of what we have accomplished this year and look forward to 2026.

Mark Lisheron: U.S. House defangs federal protection of gray wolves in Wisconsin
Tiffany-authored bill could move management to state with over 100 wolf attacks in recent year.

Bill Kaplan: Better times coming in 2026
2025 has already shown that voters have had enough of the cruelty, chaos and incompetence.

Tom Still: National AI policy can prevent state-by-state fragmentation
To compete, a fair and comprehensive federal approach is necessary. A patchwork quilt of state laws will put America behind in the AI race.

Bruce Thompson: The red-state coverage boom that Congress may end
From Florida to Texas, ACA marketplace enrollment has soared with enhanced tax credits, but failure to extend them could leave millions uninsured starting in 2026.

Ryan Clancy: My property tax solution: Tax the rich
Let’s fund our K-12 schools by taxing the rich, individuals and corporations alike.

John Torinus: Goodby Project 2025, hello project 2026
Let’s mint more millionaires.

Michelle Bryant: Trump: Whoville’s new nemesis
Donald Trump’s performance during his recent public address brought to mind a familiar holiday figure, “The Grinch.”

John Nichols: A Christmas call to care for the poor
In this season of light and charity, we have every reason to hope for the renewal of those instincts that Abraham Lincoln identified as “the better angels of our nature.”

Mike McCabe: ‘Just needs a little love’
Christmas is about doing what’s right, Charlie Brown. And it’s about what it does to us.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the federal ban on hemp-derived THC products
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the federal ban on hemp products containing THC and its effect on a multi-million dollar industry in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for Wisconsin attorney general
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take an early look at the race for the Wisconsin attorney general. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 3
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the federal government shutdown, the races for governor and Supreme Court, a bill from GOP senators to legalize medical marijuana and more.