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Lee Nerison: Stop foreign patent trolls from exploiting Trade Commission
America’s economic future depends on the creativity and competitiveness of its companies. Without reform, the ITC will continue to reward gamesmanship instead of genuine innovation.

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers finding out about tariffs the hard way
Trump’s economically unjustified retaliatory tariffs are impacting soybean farmers in the nation.

Dave Zweifel: Our real problem isn’t Trump; it’s his enablers
One of the worst examples is the Supreme Court’s green light for masked ICE agents to stop and question people on the streets based on their accents or the color of their skin. Meanwhile, corporate America, big law firms and revered universities bow to every outrageous demand

David Craig: In Evers’ Wisconsin, the will of unelected bureaucrats is the law of the land
With Evers flexing his new, court-created authority, Wisconsinites are right to fear for their pocketbooks. But the Legislature can still act to ensure that the “will of the people” actually is the law of the land.

Gregory Humphrey: Illinois prepared to aid Wisconsin women needing abortion services after October 1
Once again, women in Wisconsin are being denied full control of their reproductive health care decisions. Once again, Illinois is preparing to offer services for the abortion procedure.

Nicholas Clifton: Wisconsin families like mine shouldn’t struggle to pay for electricity
Three of the largest energy providers in the state want to increase electric rates in Wisconsin.

Frank Lasee: Don’t let AI data centers stick us with the bill
Because energy costs are baked into everything we eat, buy and do, we shouldn’t all pay for the mega-corporation’s technology gold rush. Demand accountability: Data centers must pay their own way, or the grid — and our wallets — will buckle under their weight.

Luz Hernandez: MPS’ bilingual education program has helped Milwaukee students for decades
MPS bilingual program has played an important role in helping language diversity thrive in our community.

Richard Moore: Reflection: An unexpected turn
For reasons that no pundit, historian, or politician can fully explain, Charlie Kirk’s death unleashed not only an outpouring of grief and anger but also a revival of hope, resistance, and inspiration that touched the hearts of millions around the world.

LaKeshia Myers: For such a time as this: Black churches & the urgent need for community outreach
As Black America grapples with the latest iteration of the modern civil rights movement, Black churches find themselves at a critical crossroads.

Mike McCabe: Go ahead, try, dare you
Instead of constantly thinking and talking about him, we can choose to think and talk about our shared experiences as Americans, our cares, our concerns, our strengths, our weaknesses, our hopes, our dreams. Dare you.

John Nichols: Pocan seeks U.S. recognition of Palestinian state
Four historic allies of the United States and of Israel recognized the Palestinian state. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan thinks the United States should do the same.

John Nichols: Democrats should fight for the north
Wisconsin Democrats would be wise to make a serious play for the 7th CD.

Paul Fanlund: Rockford visit highlights Madison’s economic bubble
Consistently insulated from economic waves, it sports building cranes and signs of growth all around. Rockford, 70 miles south, has long been Madison’s polar opposite.

Matt Neumann: Evers short-changes Wisconsin kids by rejecting new federal scholarship tax credits
Gov. Tony Evers has made clear that he will forgo the opportunity for our state to participate in the Education Scholarships program.

Patrick McIlheran: Overwhelming demand for choice schools in Milwaukee drives massive philanthropy and big builds
Augustine Preparatory School’s north campus will fill an ‘opportunity gap’ for thousands of kids in the years ahead.

Tom Loftus: My predictions on the Nobel Peace Prize
Following the clues.

Michelle Bryant: The high-stakes standoff over America’s budget
Democrats should not flinch. The stakes are too high, the price too costly. They must confront this threat head-on and show Republicans that they will do everything possible to minimize the harm posed to Americans in this moment.

Jerry Hanson: One-man rule targets all of us
We need local and state government to protect American liberty and freedom from an overzealous federal police force that is compromising local law enforcement.

Dianne Hesselbein and Lisa Subeck: Wisconsin must guarantee right to contraception that Clarence Thomas targeted
We must put protections into state law to ensure that every person — regardless of income, zip code, or insurance status — retains control over their own life.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ weigh in on the state budget amid last-minute negotiations
As Joint Finance begins its final push on the Wisconsin state budget with the fiscal year ending Monday, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss when–and if–it will cross the finish line and whether Republicans can win any Dem votes. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Aug. 1
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the governor’s race, the impact of the federal reconciliation bill on education funding, U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s first bill signed into law, a lawsuit against the Trump administration from religious groups over immigration enforcement and more.