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Tom Still: Fall campaigns ideal time to examine state tax structure
Upcoming elections for state government offices offer a timely chance to talk about ways to improve Wisconsin’s tax climate for businesses and citizens alike.

Dave Zweifel: Trains coming to Madison, but some won’t live to see them
What’s four more years? After all, we were all primed to link Wisconsin’s capital city to the nationwide Amtrak network back in 2010, before the disastrous election of Scott Walker as governor.

Jeff Thompson: Listening a critical skill for return of civil discourse
The request from LeaderEthics is to sign the Civil Discourse Pledge and agree to listen and not just talk.

Jamie Stiehm: Trump’s presence at Correspondents’ Dinner a major buzz kill
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday is the hottest ticket in town, but a tempest is brewing among journalists on Donald J. Trump’s presence at the posh gathering.

Molly Guthrie: Wisconsin leads the way in breast cancer screening. Congress needs to follow.
The passage of Gail’s Law is a resounding triumph for the people of Wisconsin, and it sets a powerful example for the rest of the country. But access to early diagnosis should never depend on the state where someone lives.

Calvin B. DeWitt and Helen Rose: Our faith informs our care for God’s creation on Earth Day
For most of American history, protecting the land, our water, and other resources we depend on wasn’t political. It was common sense — especially in rural America.

Tammy Baldwin: You shouldn’t have to pay $1,500 a year to watch your favorite teams
Big sports leagues and billionaire-owned streamers are cashing in on American families just trying to watch their favorite teams. Americans should be able to watch their home teams and not pay an arm and a leg. And, I have a bill to do just that: the For the Fans Act.

Dave Cieslewicz: Let’s lease out Bucky
Players need to be bound to schools by contracts.

Bruce Thompson: The irony of Trump’s SAVE Act
The data suggest it would reduce Republican turnout.

Terrance Hopson: From community college to career: Fixing the transfer gap in Milwauke
As we recognize Community College Month, we must also recognize that expanding higher education access is not enough if students cannot complete the journey.

Bradley Glassel: A trip abroad taught me Milwaukee drivers can do better
In Europe, I noticed something different. When a pedestrian approached a crosswalk, drivers stopped — consistently and predictably.

Gregg Hoffman: Lasting importance of Earth Day
What’s important now, in 2026, is to not let Earth Day as an institution become stale and something we just do out of tradition and obligation.

Angelique Sharp: Everybody loves sustainability until poverty wears it
If Earth Day is truly about protecting our shared home, then everybody living in that home deserves to be part of the conversation. Protecting the Earth is a shared responsibility, but any vision of sustainability that leaves people behind is incompetent from the start.

Dave Cieslewicz: Environmentalism is the establishment
On the fifty-something anniversary of Earth Day it’s time for the environmental movement to grow up. More accurately, it’s important to admit that we have grown up and grown into the establishment.

Brendan Steinhauser: Wisconsin needs to protect itself from Big Tech
As if Silicon Valley didn’t have enough power over the lives of Wisconsinites, big tech CEOs are coming for more.

Bill Barth: A brief opening for fair elections
Wherever politicians gather enough power to cheat by drawing unfair district lines, count on them to do just that. Republican. Democrat. It’s always wrong.

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.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Rothman’s ouster as Universities of Wisconsin president
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the UW Board of Regents’ removal of Jay Rothman as Universities of Wisconsin president. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your week in review for April 17
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ special session on partisan gerrymandering, a hearing on a Department of Public Instruction conference at a water park, the latest developments in the races for control of the state Senate and Assembly, congressional campaign fundraising and more.