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David Blaska: No black smoke at Republican convention
Time will tell (as it often does) whether Republicans will coalesce into One Big Beautiful party or continue their schismatic squabbling.

Stephanie Soucek: Thoughts on Turning Point from a county party chair
What role should third-party organizations play in the Republican Party?

Kevin Conroy: How Wisconsin ingenuity is shaping the future
By turning groundbreaking research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison into real-world applications, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has advanced science and created economic opportunities that reach far beyond Wisconsin.

LaKeshia Myers: Saluting America’s teachers
The backbone of American democracy … In a society where the value of education is often discussed but seldom resourced appropriately, we must take time to honor those who stand at the forefront of shaping our future: our teachers.

Mike Nichols: State should cut funding to public media
Public broadcasters should raise their own funds — like everyone else.

Bill Kaplan: Undermining the Constitution and the judiciary
Trump has launched a multipronged assault on the Constitution, including the judiciary.

Gwen Moore & Nancy Altman: Social Security needs protection
Republicans seek to cut or end it. Our bill would protect and expand it.

Terry Hansen: America plundered, or America the plunderer?
The United States has often overthrown democratic governments for financial gain.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the next steps in Wisconsin’s budget process
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the budget-making process in Wisconsin as legislators remake Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Brent Jacobson: Reforming unemployment insurance will help Wisconsin return to work
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. If you speak to local business owners about the challenges they face, you will hear the same story over and over

Joe Handrick: Don’t blame the map, blame the candidates
We’ve got a congressional map that reflects our state’s divided but competitive nature. It’s not perfect, but it’s fair. And until Democrats learn to compete in more places with stronger candidates, no amount of legal trickery is going to deliver the results they want.

Scott Walker: Republicans should look to states for budgeting model
House Republicans need to look at their counterparts at the state level and get federal expenditures under control with permanent spending reductions.

Jessica McBride & Jim Piwowarczyk: ‘Trojan Horse’? Turning Point, supporters won’t respond to questions on finances
If you’re going to take over a party, you’ve got to make the case that you can deliver something better. Has Turning Point delivered?

Ruth Conniff: Van Orden’s flip-flop on SNAP hurts Wisconsin
On Wednesday night, Van Orden voted yes as the House Agriculture Committee passed an unprecedented cut in federal funding for SNAP on a 29-25 vote.

David Blaska: News media blames Joe Biden for electing Trump but ignores its own connivance
So obsessed with defeating Trump were most of the news media that they were willing to deny the reality in front of their own eyes. The irony is Tapper, Scarborough, and their co-conspirators in the news media elected Donald Trump. They deserve what they are getting.

Dave Cieslewicz: Breaking the two party monopoly
Dale Schultz, the former Republican state senator, and Dave Mahoney, the former Democratic Dane County sheriff, have formed a third party they call United Wisconsin.

Jamie Stiehm: Wisconsin is becoming the face of the resistance
Resistance: a watchword for our times. The state of Wisconsin is showing us how, above all 49 others.

Tom Still: For most nations, and states, America remains a strong foreign investment
The SelectUSA Investment Summit, which attracted 5,500 attendees from about 100 nations to Washington, was a confirmation that even the prospect of higher U.S. tariffs – which are broadly opposed by those same countries – have yet to deter long-term investments in the world’s largest economy.

Dave Zweifel: Trump doesn’t support libraries, so we have to
There are more than 17,000 public libraries in the United States, and we’re lucky that here in Madison we have one that for years has been judged one of the nation’s best.

Sarah Keyeski: Proposed legislation would help Wisconsin’s families
Senate Bill 67, “Healthy School Meals for All,” would ensure all children receive two free, healthy school meals a day.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider the impact of Trump’s policies on Wisconsin’s economy
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on the Wisconsin economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 14
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Reporter Jack Kelly discuss Wednesday’s state Supreme Court debate, Madison’s clerk being placed on leave amid an investigation into uncounted absentee ballots, this week’s Assembly floor session, Eau Claire Dem Rebecca Cooke launching another bid to take on Republican Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd CD and more.