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Bill Barth: Again, taxpayers stuck with the bill
Two things are immediately obvious. First, it will be American taxpayers who must foot the bill to provide tariff refunds to the U.S. businesses that paid for the tariffs. Second, no one is talking about refunds for American consumers who paid higher prices that were passed along by importers.

MD Kittle: Senator: Biden agency used ‘Benghazi’ to hide emails on Planned Parenthood loans
What on earth does Benghazi have to do with abortion factory Planned Parenthood? It appears to be the codename for cover-up involving some $90 million in taxpayer-funded Covid-era forgivable loans to a nonprofit organization ineligible to receive the government handout.

Dave Zweifel: The spread of misinformation is ruining democracy
Former Democratic state Rep. Jason Fields, now chief strategy officer for the Center for Black Excellence, and longtime Republican activist Tim Higgins of Appleton teamed up to urge Wisconsin citizens to stop swallowing the disinformation being spread about the accuracy of Wisconsin’s elections.

Spencer Black: Trump has turned Earth Day into a sad affair
It’s time to renew the spirit of the first Earth Day and call on politicians to protect our air, our water, our land and our very future.

Cale Battles, Lynne Davis & Devin Martin: Finding a middle ground – legislative compromise can be a hard sell
One thing that nearly all legislative work has in common is compromise. Without compromise, the work of legislating would almost always grind to a halt from the friction of opposing viewpoints. But compromise can be difficult to achieve.

Rebecca Draeger: Why does Josh Kaul keep suing Trump?
Since the beginning of Trump’s second term, Wisconsin’s AG has signed-on to more than 40 lawsuits. Why? And what does it cost the state?

Angela Lang: Running on values: What candidates for governor can learn from Chris Taylor
Taylor’s landslide victory came in running a different kind of campaign, one unabashedly running on her values. Candidates running for governor should take note.

John Nichols: Wisconsin needs public banking
Over the years, the Bank of North Dakota has proved to be more resilient than private banks during depressions, recessions and economic upheavals, such as those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Natalie Eilbert: A loss of multiculturalism is a loss for our humanity
We must find and support organizations that respond to this moment and listen to the lived expertise of people often pushed to the margins. Our humanity depends on it.

Dave Cieslewicz: Let MTI protest on its own time
Hardly a week goes by when the Madison school district doesn’t demonstrate its contempt for its own taxpayers.

Matt Erickson: Health aid cuts will weaken US diplomatic, economic efforts
The legacy of the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) was nothing short of a miracle, saving over 26 million lives for less than 0.1% of the U.S. budget.

Kate Schanhofer: Van Orden promised to protect Medicaid, then voted for cuts
Van Orden needs to remember the real people, his constituents, behind Medicaid.

Scott Walker: Watch out for communism’s creeping tyranny
Reagan-era letter reminds Americans freedom requires vigilance and sacrifice

Bill Kaplan: Electability and who you fight for
Electability and who you fight for are the critical questions for November.

Jodi Emerson and Kristen Dall-Winther: Wisconsin families deserve the freedom to build a family
During National Infertility Awareness Week, we urge lawmakers from both parties to stand with Wisconsin families and support protections for fertility treatment now.

Mike Nichols: Easy graders make real life harder
New study: Grade-inflating teachers hurt students’ prospects and earnings

Paul Fanlund: Ageism seems to be on the rise in Madison and beyond
Perhaps I just notice the frequency of the topic more than before, but these days ageism seems more prevalent in politics and beyond, within Madison and elsewhere.

John Macco: Access to private markets helps middle-class Americans grow wealth
As regulators settle on a final policy to achieve the goals in President Trump’s executive order, the real test will be whether middle-class Americans ultimately see these doors swing open in their own 401(k) plan lineups. The potential rewards of access to private markets to help middle-class Americans grow wealth are too substantial to ignore.

Michelle Bryant: Milwaukee’s selective outrage: Treatment of Chavez vs. Trump’s allegations
The willingness to erase one accused and elevate another to the highest office in the land reveals a troubling inconsistency in how we assign value, credibility, and consequence.

Michael Pointer Mace: ‘Day Without Immigrants’ has deeper meaning in Trump era
On May Day, Milwaukee’s immigrant roots of past and present are celebrated and renewed in ‘Day Without Immigrants’ march

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider whether Evers, GOP leaders can reach a deal on tax relief, school funding
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss whether Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders will come to an agreement on proposals to use the state’s $2.5 billion budget surplus for property tax relief and school aid. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your week in review for March 13
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss oral arguments before the state Supreme Court in a lawsuit regarding oversight of the DOJ’s handling of settlement funds; a name, image and likeness bill for Universities of Wisconsin athletes; conservative state Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler’s retirement announcement; and more.