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John Nichols: New Yorkers take to socialism; in Milwaukee it’s old hat
Of Milwaukee’s three Socialist Party mayors, the longest-serving was Dan Hoan. Elected to six terms over 24 years, Hoan was nationally recognized as an exceptional mayor.

Gregory Humphrey: DeForest: Democracy in action
Recall efforts against village board trustee Bill Landgraf gains needed signatures

Alex Saloutos: Madison officials gut voter-approved lakefront protections for $320M project
City officials knew about the referendum requirement “from the beginning” but kept it hidden through 8 years of planning.

Jonathan Tajnai: Neighbors helping neighbors, all year long
In Milwaukee alone, Target has contributed nearly $250,000 in guest-directed giving locally across areas like education, health, civil rights, human services, and youth-programs since 2020.

James Causey: Trump said he didn’t know about Project 2025. Now he’s enacting it.
The similarities between what Project 2025 proposed and what Trump’s second administration has unleashed on Americans is striking, but now is not the time to be complacent and simply hope for change.

Bill Berry: Ag secretary’s idiocy bodes ill for immigrants, agriculture
As federal agents continue their campaign of cruelty and fear, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said automation and “34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program” would fill the farm workforce gaps.

Almanac of American Politics: Excerpts from chapters on Wisconsin and Gov. Tony Evers
For more than five decades, the Almanac of American Politics has set the standard for political reference books. In September, the Almanac will be publishing its 2026 edition, with more than 2,000 pages offering fully updated chapters on all 435 House members and their

Kristen Brey: Our budget was only built to pass – and it did. It still affects you.
In the early hours of July 3, in the shadow of Trump’s ‘beautiful bill,’ Wisconsin passed a budget that exemplifies what compromise looks like.

Richard Moore: Progressive-era bureaucratic power returns to Wisconsin
We all knew this day was coming—the day when the radical Wisconsin Supreme Court would transfer virtually all legislative prerogative to the state’s collectivist bureaucracy.

Gregg Hoffmann: Nuclear developments in Wisconsin
Whether you consider nuclear energy a green energy or not, it is gaining a lot of attention in Wisconsin.

Bill Kaplan: Wisconsin 3rd CD key to Democratic comeback
The 3rd CD race will be the most important 2026 Wisconsin congressional election.

Dave Zweifel: GOP flip-floppers sell out America
No one was more adept at beating his chest about how bad the One Big Beautiful Bill was than our own Ron Johnson.

John Torinus: Wisconsin GOP congressmen: All doves
If any of the seven Wisconsin Republican congressmen try to tell you that they are fiscal conservatives, tell them you no longer buy their story.

Michelle Bryant: Hurricane Katrina: Change is slow, until it isn’t
Hurricane Katrina was a defining period in American history. It’s devastation, particularly in African-American neighborhoods, exposed deep structural and racial inequities in disaster response policies. Two decades later, everything and nothing have changed.

Dipesh Navsaria: I can forgive a student’s inapt AI use, but the government?
I can forgive undergraduate excesses, but our expectation should be for a much higher standard from the highest levels of our government.

Patrick R. Johnson: To rebuild trust in local news, start with civic habits, not political labels
Restoring trust in local journalism isn’t just about fact-checking or fighting algorithms. It’s about rebuilding civic connection, making news feel worth people’s time and attention again.

‘The Insiders’ review recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at several recent opinions issued by the Wisconsin Supreme Court as its 2024-25 session ends. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Robert Kraig: Evers’ refusal to fight and the fate of democracy
The budget that Governor Tony Evers recently signed was a missed opportunity for Wisconsin. It’s also a cautionary tale about the consequences of a Democratic leadership style that cedes power and demobilizes the public in the face of an increasingly authoritarian opponent.

Todd Novak: Keeping kids safe at school: Funding the Office of School Safety
The signing of the budget and the allocation of permanent staff funding for OSS marks the culmination of our efforts.

Bruce Thompson: Abortion, public opinion and court rulings
Recent decision by Wisconsin Supreme Court raises questions.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ Special Edition: Chuck Chvala and the late Ted Kanavas remember less partisan times
WisOpinion marks the Fourth of July weekend with this rebroadcast of the final Insiders segment with then-co-host former state Sen. Ted Kanavas, who passed away July 3, 2017. In the episode, the two discuss political civility and the meaning of Independence Day. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 3
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the state budget, the state Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and more.