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Richard Moore: Special counsel probes large Dane County dog research facility for abuse
Ridglan Farms could face criminal charges as well as regulatory consequences.

Gregory M. Wesley, JoAnne Anton and Vincent Lyles: Child care is in crisis. High costs hurt parents and providers.
Early childhood education is a springboard to lifelong success for kids. It’s a necessity for many parents to participate in the workforce and a lifeline to businesses who depend on a deep talent pool.

Luke Fuszard: Wisconsin will suffer more from Trump tariffs than Minnesota. Here’s why.
If Trump’s tariffs return, Wisconsin will pay a steeper price than neighboring Minnesota.

Eunice Gibson: In today’s Justice Department, ethics aren’t allowed
I want to speak a word of sympathy for the hard-pressed attorneys now working for the U.S. Department of Justice. It seems they are losing most of the cases they argue on behalf of the current administration, and, according to their boss, the attorney general, it’s because they aren’t “zealous” enough.

Gregory Humphrey: Does Trump respect any law of the land, or are courts just road bumps?
In multiple instances, Trump simply is not following the court orders or rulings and thereby is not allowing the process of our Constitutional checks and balances to work.

Dave Cieslewicz: Chaos is the point
If you think this is just a phase and that Trump will settle down once he’s made the changes he wants, I wouldn’t count on that. Trump’s chaos is not part of a process — it’s the whole point.

Dave Cieslewicz: Tax reform: simplify
The current system breeds contempt and the perception — if not the reality — of unfairness, simply because it’s so opaque. Simplicity has rewards that far outweigh any benefit from any tax loophole designed to engineer some sort of social or economic behavior.

Mana Baskovic: Wisconsin fails families seeking access to IVF. War of words doesn’t help women.
Wisconsin was recently Ground Zero for the latest fight in the nation’s culture wars over the use of the language ‘inseminated person.’

David Blaska: Wisconsin Republican minority stuck in reverse
The Republican Party of Wisconsin is cracking down on anti-Vos election deniers and took a sideways slap at Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, which is seen as attempting a hostile takeover.

Richard Moore: The search for the causes of autism—why it’s so important
Finding the causes of autism isn’t just about saving the children. It’s an important mission that will help expose the paradigm of lies used for decades by the medical establishment and the federal government to kill medical freedom and to undermine a healthy America.

Bryan Rogers: Milwaukee losing another federal lifeline. Impact will be swift and devastating.
Trump administration fired the entire federal staff responsible for administering the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps millions of families afford heat and electricity

Gregory Humphrey: Violence must have NO place in our politics
Whatever combination of elements has placed our nation in the throes of political violence, one thing is strikingly clear. This violence must be denounced in the strongest way possible. The legal process must be relentless in applying punishment for those who use violence against politicians or their families.

Jerry Hanson: Without the rule of law, we are not free people
President Trump is claiming the power to ignore the due process law guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution.

Spencer Black: Like any good dictator, Trump is targeting the press
Our nation’s founders knew that a free press was the key to our democracy. Trump knows it’s the biggest threat to his would-be dictatorship.

Will Flanders and Lauren Greuel: Wisconsin needs fewer federal school bureaucrats. Local control works best.
Since the Department of Education was created, America has experienced stagnant or declining performance on national tests like the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

John Torinus: Wisconsin conservation faces partisan uncertainty
Partisanship has reared its unconstructive head in recent years, and now uncertainty about the flow of funds for conservation reigns in how federal and state funds will be dispersed for the balance of 2025 and beyond.

Hadley Ott: The state of Wisconsin will pay to have you sterilized
If you make less than $48,000 per year, the state of Wisconsin will pay to have you sterilized.

Brandon McConnell: Support communities by supporting the hotel industry
I am incredibly proud of the work that is being done at Lake Lawn and Delavan Lake Resort, but I know that we can’t continue to grow without the support of critical tax provisions like bonus depreciation, the like-kind exchange and the small business deduction.

LaKeshia Myers: NAACP ACT-SO: A legacy of excellence
For nearly five decades, the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics has served as a beacon of excellence for African American high school students across the nation.

Bruce Murphy: Anti-trust case against Live Nation could impact Milwaukee
Pabst Theater, other concert venues could be subpoenaed, helped or hurt.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss possible impact of Supreme Court race on race for state superintendent
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the spring primary election outcome and how the Wisconsin Supreme Court race may affect the race for state schools superintendent. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 21
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget proposal, the state superintendent race, GOP bills passed in the Assembly to ban cell phones and overhaul state test standards.