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Mark Belling: It never fails: Cities led by leftists always decline
The city of Waukesha just elected another Democrat mayor. How do you think that’ll work out? The safest prediction is that homelessness, street crime, burglaries and robberies will all continue to go up.

Dan Knodl: Investing in Wisconsin: lower taxes, stronger schools and resilient communities
As negotiations continue between the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers, Republicans remain focused on doing two things well: funding our schools responsibly and making sure Wisconsin stays affordable for the taxpayers who make those investments possible.

David J. Decker: Abundant Life Christian shooting shows need for prevention
Better design of public gathering spaces can reduce risk.

Dave Zweifel: The rich give millions to Trump, but nothing to the country
Noting that some billionaires actually get by without paying any income taxes — Donald Trump being the most infamous — there have been several attempts to enact a surtax on their assets.

Paul Fanlund: Electability should rule in primary for Wisconsin governor
When Democratic voters cast ballots in August, they should ask themselves which gubernatorial candidate is most likely to win in November.

Steven Walters: Why UW president candidates may hesitate
The clumsy firing of Jay Rothman might discourage some top candidates.

Bruce Murphy: The Republican ‘statutory scheme’
How GOP legislators got away with spending $26 million on private attorneys and charging taxpayers.

Guy Charlton and Averell Charlton Diesch: Evers pushes for constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin
As increased political polarization has eroded norms of political cooperation, an increased role for the courts should be welcomed. At the same time, the proposed amendment is incomplete and unnecessarily grants the court more authority then appropriate.

Natalie Eilbert: Wisconsin’s ban on conversion therapy freshly vulnerable
Within Wisconsin, 14 cities, including Madison, have ordinances on the books that ban the practice.

Scott Liddicoat: Reflections of a newly minted special voting deputy
In both February and April, I had the privilege of officially facilitating the voting process in several Green Bay senior care centers.

Gregory Humphrey: Ridglan Farms protest: Compassion for animals vs. laws that govern society
A society that values justice cannot allow good intentions to override the rule of law, especially when safer, lawful avenues for change exist.

Bill Berry: Wisconsin communities fighting back against corporate excess
Something’s brewing in Wisconsin and other states as local people stand up for their communities. It may be too early to call it a new age of citizen environmental activism, but it’s starting to look like it. And it’s uniting people across traditional political divides.

Masood Akhtar: Political rhetoric about Muslims reflects double standard
Public officials, regardless of party or ideology, have a duty to condemn violence with consistency and integrity. Terrorism must be defined by actions, not based on religion, race or identity.

John Torinus: Trump turns off more voters every week
President Donald Trump, a very angry man, must get up every morning having figured out 1. How to piss off another segment of people in the country and across the world and 2. How to further screw up the U.S. and world economies.

Jason Fields and Tim Higgins: Wisconsin elections are sound, despite new polling
Healthy skepticism is part of a strong democracy, but so is a willingness to engage directly with the facts. The more we learn about those who run our elections and the systems they oversee, the more our confidence in election integrity can grow.

John Nichols: WEAC boost is vital for Kelda Roys
At a point when polls show substantial numbers of Democratic voters and progressive independents remain undecided about who the party nominee should be, the WEAC recommendation is a major boost for Kelda Roys.

Patrick McIlheran: Referendums on development could kill state’s growth
Process and uncertainty likely to scare off developers

Jennifer Wickman and Corey Gall: Line 5 project will be safe and protect our environment
It’s time for the political and legal games to stop. Wisconsin’s farmers, our workers, our businesses and our families need Line 5 and want to see the relocation built.

LaKeshia Myers: This is bigger than litter
One citizen’s blueprint for saving Milwaukee’s water future

Bill Kaplan: The true cost of war
U.S. inflation is surging. Gas is near $4 per gallon in Wisconsin and above nationally. Mortgage rates are up as are groceries and airfares. Farmers losing markets because of Trump’s tariff wars, now face soaring diesel fuel and fertilizer costs imposed by the Iran War. Moreover, the International Monetary Fund warned that the Iran War and its disruption of oil supply could lead to global inflation and recession.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider whether Wisconsin is next target for ICE surge
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at federal immigration enforcement actions in other states and consider whether Wisconsin is next. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your week in review for Feb. 27
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Plover, AG Josh Kaul’s testimony before an oversight committee, a lawsuit filed over school funding, the latest Marquette University Law School polling results and more.