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Gregg Hoffmann: Wisconsin sticks with PFAS standards
The feds might be planning to roll back PFAS limits, but Wisconsin plans to continue with stricter standards, at least for now.

Bethany Rentschl: Trauma-informed care can heal struggling veterans and us all
Veterans are not the only ones with post-traumatic stress. Approximately 13 million Americans carry it.

Natalie Eilbert: Wisconsin needs more Latino peer specialists
Even prior to Trump’s punishing campaign, Wisconsin’s Latino community has struggled at disproportionate rates with poor mental health.

Bruce Murphy: Sewerage District problems are suspicious
Why did it resist an audit? And why does Mayor Johnson agree it must be done quickly?

LaKeshia Myers: We cannot balance the budget on the backs of our children or the people who serve them
Milwaukee Public Schools — our schools, our children, our community — deserves a budget that doesn’t just address yesterday’s deficit. It deserves a plan that truly builds for tomorrow.

Bill Kaplan: Memorial Day
U.S. troops and our dead must be honored. Trump and his political appointees deserve our contempt.

Mike DuPre: Remember those who died in Trump’s war
This Memorial Day weekend, remember the men, women and, in some cases, children who gave their lives to create the United States 250 years ago and defend it ever since. Remember especially the 13 women and men who were killed most recently because their commander in chief chose to go to war.

Dan Knodl: Faith, family, and the foundations of a strong community
In public service, people often ask what guides your decisions. For me, the answer is simple: faith, family, and a belief that our communities are strongest when we remain grounded in timeless values.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’: Could recent GOP retirements shift Assembly control to Dems?
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether recent retirements by GOP Assembly legislators in Wisconsin will shift the majority to Democrats in fall elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Robyn Vining: How The One Big Beautiful Bill is hurting Wisconsin
Everyone deserves access to quality, affordable healthcare, but right now that’s not a reality for far too many Wisconsinites – an issue made worse by the recent actions by the Trump administration.

Dan Shafer: From wildcard to contender: The rise of Francesca Hong
Many supporters describe Hong not simply as a candidate they agree with politically, but as someone who feels authentic in a political environment that often seems manufactured.

Jackson Walker: Wisconsin students who struggle with reading are let down by unenforced literacy reforms, say advocates
Parents don’t want ‘to just sit and read through state statutes’

Jordan Sinz: Mental Health Awareness Month: A complex challenge that begins in our schools
As we reflect on Mental Health Awareness Month, it is essential to recognize that tackling mental health issues is not a task for isolated programs. True progress arises from ongoing collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to prevention and care.

Courtney Graves: Wisconsin needs a new era of welfare reform
Wisconsin Works has not seen any major reforms since the Walker era and is falling behind other states’ welfare-to-work programs.

Lisa Castagnozzi: Ordinary people showed up for the Ridglan beagles. I asked why.
Without intervention, the beagles would continue to live and die in those cages or be sold into laboratories, never having experienced even the most basic kindness.

Scott Walker: A reason for optimism this Memorial Day
We can instill American pride in disaffected younger generations.

Michael Wagner: Colbert, courage and capitulation
There is bipartisan opposition to government leaning on universities and TV networks, according to new data from UW-Madison research center

Sidney Plotkin and Bill Scheuerman: While you get gouged at the pump, guess who profits
While many of us are cutting back on groceries, travel, health care and other necessities to pay almost five bucks a gallon for gas, oil companies are raking in mega bucks.

Mel and Mike Ohlinger: The affordability crisis doesn’t stop at the kitchen table. It’s hitting small business, too
Many small businesses feel like we are being priced out of survival.

Jerry Hanson: ‘We the people’ did not authorize a compensation fund settlement
This is a blatant breach of our Constitution by the very people who took an oath to defend and honor our Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Rothman’s ouster as Universities of Wisconsin president
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the UW Board of Regents’ removal of Jay Rothman as Universities of Wisconsin president. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your week in review for April 17
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on partisan gerrymandering, a hearing on a Department of Public Instruction conference at a water park, the latest developments in the races for control of the state Senate and Assembly, congressional campaign fundraising and more.