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Ruth Conniff: As the US government continues its lethal attacks in Minnesota, Wisconsinites wonder how to resist
In this dizzying new era of state terror, citizens and community leaders alike are trying to figure out what to do. What power do we have to face down a violent, repressive government targeting civilians in an operation aimed not at protecting public safety but at disrupting and destroying civil society?
Dave Zweifel: America is now a parody of itself
Clearly if the United States is to continue being the world’s leader, the beacon for others to follow, the country that others aspire to emulate, it needs to stand up to Donald Trump.
Lolita Williams: A call to action for equitable food access in Milwaukee
It is essential that the Mayor and the Common Council designate funding for a Fresh Food Bill to ensure Milwaukee’s Northwest Side has more grocery stores, farmers markets, community gardens, and community education programs.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss how the right of first refusal lost its spark
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how a transmission line bill dubbed “right of first refusal” lost support in the Wisconsin Legislature.
John Imes: Wisconsin’s data center moment: Protect customers, power growth with clean energy
Wisconsin policymakers and elected officials need to put guardrails into place to protect everyday residents from the AI bubble that’s threatening the state. The core principle? That data centers operate on 100% clean energy, not as a slogan, but because it is the lowest-cost and lowest-risk option over time.
Mark Lisheron: Assembly clears bill to tackle fears of data center spiking power rates
Democrats object, want to force use of renewables.
Gregg Hoffmann: Poll shows support for renewables, natural gas
Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future released a new poll that showed 60% of Wisconsinites believe the next governor should find a middle ground between renewables and natural gas.
Brian Reisinger: China buying US farmland is a serious threat across America
Just like China tariffs, trade disputes and dependence, how we deal with China and other foreign countries now matters for decades.
Dan Knodl: Standing with law enforcement, upholding the rule of law
We owe it to the citizens we represent and to the men and women in uniform who serve us to stand firm in support of lawful and effective immigration enforcement.
Scott Walker: Disrupting a church service and Special Olympics’ event exposes left’s protest extremism
The thugs who barged into a church service in Minnesota on Sunday reminded me of a similar crowd that tried to disrupt an event in which I, as governor of Wisconsin, was taking part.
Jamie Stiehm: How could we punish a president for the harm he’s caused?
Trump well knows impeachment is coming if Republicans lose the House in the midterms. That’s why he’s openly flirting with the Insurrection Act and imposing martial law.
Dave Zweifel: Anne Arneson made kids’ well-being her life pursuit
Her greatest cause was a lifetime of advocacy for the women and children of Wisconsin, serving as the executive director of the Wisconsin Council on Children & Families for more than 20 years (now called Kids Forward) where she oversaw the publication of Kids Count, the first database to track the well-being of children’s health in Wisconsin.
Steven Walters: 250 deadlines in crowded political year
Wisconsin Elections Commission website lists more than 250 deadlines that candidates, voters and local clerks must meet to make all that happen.
Bruce Murphy: Tiffany’s donation from College Republicans looks smelly
How Republicans did an end-run around two different prohibitions.
Jared Walczak: Governor Evers’ property tax relief plan fails to constrain property tax growth
Plan fails to address reason property taxes keep rising: his own “400-year veto”
Paul Smith: Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program deserves reauthorization
The Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program, which since 1989 has acquired public lands for conservation and outdoor recreation in Wisconsin, is set to expire in 2026.
James Causey: Ag secretary food tips comical distraction from high prices
I wonder if Rollins or her boss, Trump, could eat these recommendations seven times a week? Would they even want to?
Colin Gillis: Collective bargaining rights for nurses benefits all workers
Across the nation, workers are coming together to demand unions because when we have a voice on the job, we have power to shift the scales back to prioritizing our communities.
Mark Belling: 50 years after: Milwaukee’s failed busing experiment
Forced busing destroyed Milwaukee schools and killed its middle class.
Steven Tipton: Speak up and speak out against unjust tobacco industry practices
Widescale marketing of mentholated tobacco – a chemical compound used in commercial tobacco products which makes them easier to inhale, more appealing to use, and more difficult to quit – has been strategically aimed at Black communities.
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
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 10
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the governor’s race, a Waukesha County judge’s ruling requiring state election officials to verify voters’ citizenship, the continuing fight over legislative oversight of administrative rules and more.