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Gregory Humphrey: Republicans are in a pickle, a very sour one
There is palpable anger afoot in this nation. Not violent fist-a-cuff anger. But rather a determined, reasoned, and righteous commitment against the destruction of our national norms and the constitutional guardrails that govern this land.

Peggy West: Don’t let Cesar Chavez’s actions erase Latino history in Milwaukee
The Chicano Movement was our Civil Rights Movement and we cannot stand by and watch it be erased by the actions of one man, no matter how much he contributed to it.

Michelle Bryant: The NFL: Play or get played
Will the league stand by inclusion efforts?

Steven Walters: Republican unity shatters in final Wisconsin Senate session
There were some surprises along the way.

Richard Moore: Three women and a Legislature: The lawmakers who made the session matter
In a session otherwise defined by circular firing squads, three Republican legislators did something rare in Wisconsin politics. They led.

Joe Gothard: Wisconsin must fix how it funds public schools
Wisconsin is sitting on a significant state budget surplus. Investing these resources into special education services would provide real relief while ensuring schools have the resources needed to serve all students. A more balanced approach to school funding, including a new approach to general aid disbursements, is necessary.

Shannon Whitworth: Ditch identity politics to save Wisconsin’s urban schools
It is up to us as adults to put young people in an environment where they can be successful. And when we do that, these kids respond positively. When provided an equal level of expectations and a positive environment, Black students can perform just as well as their white counterparts.

Jon Knudson: Ideological groups behind Wauwatosa school board candidates
Wauwatosa ‘2030 Slate’ mum on governing Ideas, promises school board recall elections

Bill Kaplan: There’s hope; organize, protest and vote
Americans have had enough of Trump-GOP’s cruelty, incompetence, lies and stupidity. There’s hope; Americans are organizing, protesting and voting.

John Nichols: No kings! No wars!
The founders of the United States feared monarchically inclined presidents who could wage wars of whim.

Paul Fanlund: George McGovern’s war diary and how times have changed
The book’s foreword says McGovern’s diary provides “a sense of the man he was to become. We also come to understand why McGovern, having experienced combat firsthand, in later life was not among those given to glorifying war or to sending their fellow citizens to fight when not absolutely necessary.” Times have changed.

Ashanti Hamilton: Milwaukee can’t treat violence like a public health issue—without treating the conditions that cause it
Most of our strategies focus on managing the symptoms of violence—not changing the conditions that produce it.

‘The Insiders’ debate affordability and the midterm elections in Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the affordability issue and how it will play in the upcoming midterm elections in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

James Bohn: The Wisconsin experiment in economic freedom
Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity

Tom Still: A clash of policies endangers broadband progress in Wisconsin
There’s a nationwide shortage of fiber-optic cable due to backlogs and price demands, thanks to the data center building boom and federal requirements for domestic sourcing of such cable.

Colleston Morgan Jr.: It’s time for Wisconsin Democrats to lead on education
Democrats must embrace a fundamental reality: choice is already here, and it’s serving families well.

Jerry Hanson: The facts behind our high property taxes
This is the first time in over 50 years there were no increases in generalized state aid for schools. However, the Legislature did give nearly $1 billion of your tax dollars for voucher and independent charter schools.

Dave Cieslewicz: Dems blow their leverage
The minority in the state Legislature squandered their chance on bills for UW, sports wagering

Scott Walker: The good news for Republicans? Democrats are polling worse
A new poll in Wisconsin might shed some light on what will happen in battleground states and districts across the country this fall.

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers take hit as Trump’s Iran war increases financial obstacles
Farmers have taken it on the chin since Donald Trump was sworn into office in January 2025.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider how Evers will spend his final year in office
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider what Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will do in his final year in office. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 22 – Dec. 5
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the latest in the SNAP benefits debate, a redistricting panel being appointed, the Supreme Court accepting a case from an immigrants rights group challenging ICE detainers in five Wisconsin counties, and more.