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Dave Zweifel: Ads paint a folksy image, but he’s still ‘Toxic Tom’
While “Toxic Tom” may have milked a few cows in his youth, he sure hasn’t been much of a champion for Wisconsin’s farmers during his six years in Congress representing the state’s 7th Congressional District.

Scott Allen: MPS is doomed to failure without external intervention
For the educational establishment and their advocates, there is never enough money. For the rest of Wisconsin, we expect better results with the money spent.

Sherry Reams, Mark Rice, Joyce Ellwanger and Harlan Richards: Wisconsin clemency debate: Who deserves a second chance?
Wisconsin leaders are debating who in prison should qualify for clemency. A one-size-fits-all approach risks ignoring rehabilitation and growth with age.

James E. Causey: America’s reparations hypocrisy is impossible to ignore
The racial wealth and education gaps created during slavery and segregation still exist today. That is the part of America many people still refuse to confront.

Michael Rosen: Anti-union monopoly power kills an iconic Milwaukee industry
Attacks on packinghouse workers’ unions and the increased economic concentration of meatpacking firms are bad for workers, ranchers and consumers.

John Nichols: No mention of Gaza in the DNC’s 2024 autopsy? Seriously?
Too many Democrats still refuse to acknowledge how gravely the party was harmed by a failure to actively oppose genocide.

Dave Cieslewicz: The YSDA ’24 postmortem report
The DNC’s report is useless because it doesn’t even begin to address what’s fundamentally wrong with the party.

Steven Walters: Wisconsin Republicans have plan to win in November
Top officials outlined their game plan; it’s about key issues and striking first.

Spencer Black: Dems must pick strongest candidate to beat Tiffany
Democratic voters enjoy an embarrassment of riches because there are seven serious Democratic candidates for governor, all of whom are well qualified to lead our state.

John Torinus: Trump pall and Republican exodus
The unusual exodus of Republican legislators from the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly undoubtedly stems from differing personal factors by each office holder. But the dark pall over the Republican Party cast by President Donald Trump surely also figured heavily into their departures.

Gregg Hoffmann: Wisconsin sticks with PFAS standards
The feds might be planning to roll back PFAS limits, but Wisconsin plans to continue with stricter standards, at least for now.

Bethany Rentschl: Trauma-informed care can heal struggling veterans and us all
Veterans are not the only ones with post-traumatic stress. Approximately 13 million Americans carry it.

Natalie Eilbert: Wisconsin needs more Latino peer specialists
Even prior to Trump’s punishing campaign, Wisconsin’s Latino community has struggled at disproportionate rates with poor mental health.

Bruce Murphy: Sewerage District problems are suspicious
Why did it resist an audit? And why does Mayor Johnson agree it must be done quickly?

LaKeshia Myers: We cannot balance the budget on the backs of our children or the people who serve them
Milwaukee Public Schools — our schools, our children, our community — deserves a budget that doesn’t just address yesterday’s deficit. It deserves a plan that truly builds for tomorrow.

Bill Kaplan: Memorial Day
U.S. troops and our dead must be honored. Trump and his political appointees deserve our contempt.

Mike DuPre: Remember those who died in Trump’s war
This Memorial Day weekend, remember the men, women and, in some cases, children who gave their lives to create the United States 250 years ago and defend it ever since. Remember especially the 13 women and men who were killed most recently because their commander in chief chose to go to war.

Dan Knodl: Faith, family, and the foundations of a strong community
In public service, people often ask what guides your decisions. For me, the answer is simple: faith, family, and a belief that our communities are strongest when we remain grounded in timeless values.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’: Could recent GOP retirements shift Assembly control to Dems?
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether recent retirements by GOP Assembly legislators in Wisconsin will shift the majority to Democrats in fall elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Robyn Vining: How The One Big Beautiful Bill is hurting Wisconsin
Everyone deserves access to quality, affordable healthcare, but right now that’s not a reality for far too many Wisconsinites – an issue made worse by the recent actions by the Trump administration.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’: Could recent GOP retirements shift Assembly control to Dems?
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether recent retirements by GOP Assembly legislators in Wisconsin will shift the majority to Democrats in fall elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 22
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk talk about the latest on the failed $1.8 billion surplus package, a federal judge tossing the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking Wisconsin voters’ unredacted information and the GOP state convention.