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Bruce Murphy: The mystery of Bill Berrien
Republican candidate for governor seems to have come from nowhere. Why the secrecy?

John Torinus: We’re going down Trump rabbit hole in guv’s race
Let’s insist that the non-stories pushed by the MAGA zealots are not front and center in the looming governor and congressional races in Wisconsin.

Mark Lisheron: Supreme Court gives governor’s bureaucrats free rein
Decision neutering lawmakers’ power to block agency rules means administrative state takes precedence over elected officials.

LaKeshia Myers: The dark side of digital progress
How AI’s environmental costs hit Black communities hardest.

Tom Tiffany: What the One Big Beautiful Bill means for you
This historic legislation delivers the largest tax cut in American history, putting more money back in your pocket and protecting benefits for the most vulnerable.

John Nichols: Baldwin, Pocan battle Trump’s very cruel cut
The Trump administration has been moving to gut all sorts of essential services for Americans. But one of the cruelest cuts came last week when, at the direction of the White House, the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was eliminated.

Dave Cieslewicz: Tony Evers is still best bet for Wisconsin governor
People already know who Evers is and threatening he is not. He comes off like the school principal he once was.

Dan Shafer: Independent redistricting effort begins anew in Wisconsin
Fair maps advocates and pro-democracy activists are looking to bring a new redistricting process to the state of Wisconsin, where the process is no longer in the hands of the very politicians who’d be running for office on those maps.

Tyler Wenzlaff: What the Big Beautiful Bill means for agriculture
While not perfect, the Big Beautiful Bill delivers strong wins for dairy, grain, livestock, conservation and trade—core components of Wisconsin’s agricultural economy.

Jeff Smith: Supporting our veterans shouldn’t be a talking point
We are morally obligated to be there for our veterans, especially those who are struggling to find and keep a roof over their heads. We must rise above the politics and do what’s right, right now.

Bill Kaplan: Trump and Van Orden flip-flop on Ukraine
Van Orden has pivoted from denouncing Biden’s “endless war” to endorsing Trump’s policy reversal.

Dave Zweifel: Trump has sown division here, but he’s galvanized Canada
The latest Pew poll found that 59% of Canadians now view the United States as the “greatest threat” to their country. American bourbon and California wines are nowhere to be found, and Canadians are canceling trips south in droves.

Richard Moore: Sean Duffy, Anne Gorsuch, and the final frontier
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Wisconsin’s own Sean Duffy to be interim head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration sent environmental headbangers into orbit.

Tom Still: Will tariffs bring some industries back to America – or hurt what’s already here?
The tariffs debate is far from over, but the price pinch on consumers and a crimped supply chain might influence the conversation sooner than later.

Michelle Bryant: Federal clawbacks: Often disproportionate but legal
While the Constitution is clear that a president cannot spend money without a congressional appropriation, the rules are murky about whether they have to spend money that Congress has appropriated.

Rob Hutton: Milwaukee deserves action, not just words, on violent crime
Milwaukee ranks fifth in the nation for line-of-duty police deaths despite not even being one of the 30 most populous cities in the country.

Jeffrey Sommers: Comparing Milwaukee crime with New York under Rudy Giuliani doesn’t hold water
The other contention made is that Republicans would lower crime. Here too the evidence is scant.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the latest Marquette Law School poll
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss takeaways from the latest Marquette University Law School poll. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Ruth Conniff: Whatever Evers decides, Wisconsin is heading into a high-stakes battle for democracy
Democrats need to make the case to the public that they will fight back. And they need the public to rise up behind them to help them do it.

Patrick McIlheran: Robocars vs. overpriced groceries
And the real reason Wisconsin won’t join the modern world and let cars operate without drivers

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate right of first refusal legislation for Wisconsin transmission line projects
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss legislation deadlocked in committee that would give utilities doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal for transmission line projects as utilities and transmission line companies lobby in support. 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.