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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.

Henry Schienebeck: Opponents of Line 5 threaten timber industry with their overreach
Wisconsin has always balanced environmental stewardship with economic activity. We must continue that tradition by rejecting fringe arguments. The future of the timber industry—and all development in Northern Wisconsin—depends on it.

David Blaska: Wisconsin GOP looking for someone to make the peace
The Republican Party is a prize worth having. Question is how much of the party will be left standing in the crossfire this weekend at state convention between these warring factions.

Richard Moore: Hurry up and burrow
Like moles, these soldiers of the progressive order dig far down into deep state hideaways, where they can work their mischief for years and years, presidential administration in and presidential administration out.

John Torinus: Trump diplomacy encouraged more warfare
Donald Trump is reportedly frustrated and surprised that his self-acclaimed deal-making prowess hasn’t worked to bring peace in Gaza and Ukraine. He shouldn’t be surprised. He violated nearly every principle of negotiations that is used in business all day, every day.

Bruce Murphy: Racism erupts in Racine County
What an ugly incident at high school sports event tells about current state of the nation.

Dave Zweifel: The system keeps getting rigged to perpetuate discrimination
One of the several revelations about George Floyd in the book about his troubled life was that his great-great-grandfather in North Carolina had been able to amass 500 acres of farmland in the roughly 30 years after being freed as a slave following the Civil War.

Kristin Brey: Bill to ban porn is moral pandering that swipes at bros who went right
For a party that, until recently, struggled to connect with younger voters, it’s a risky move to send the message: ‘We trust you with guns— but not with Google’

Eric Borgerding: More than health care: Why our communities need strong hospitals
This week, during National Hospital Week, we celebrate these invaluable institutions and the dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to care for our neighbors, friends, and families.

Joe Handrick: The truth about Wisconsin’s congressional districts
The real reason Democrats struggle to win a proportional number of congressional seats in Wisconsin isn’t the map—it’s the candidates. In statewide races, liberal candidates like Janet Protasiewicz, Doug LaFollette, and even Tammy Baldwin have won in 4 of the 8 current congressional districts.

Colleston Morgan Jr.: Wisconsin must follow the lead of Florida and Tennessee on how it funds schools
Education once again took top billing across state budget hearings, but progress is grinding to a halt, just as federal uncertainty looms.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 7
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to Trump’s tariffs, results of the Marquette University Law School Poll, the latest action on a major transmission line bill and more.