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Dave Cieslewicz: October surprises
You always worry about an October surprise. But Donald Trump is immune from this sort of thing. … Not so for Kamala Harris. She’s still subject to the rules of political gravity.
Jessica McBride & Jim Piwowarczyk: Tim Walz is friends with school shooters
Five VP debate takeaways.
Dan Knodl: Curbing reckless driving
We need a united effort from all of our state’s leaders and especially our judges.
Tsela Barr and Susan Nossal: No peace and justice a year after Oct. 7 attack
We call upon everyone in our country to engage in honest conversations about the realities faced by Palestinians and to take a stand against the injustices that our tax dollars support.
John Nichols: Walz defended reality—even as Vance took full advantage of CBS’s failure to fact-check
In a debate where JD Vance lied and lied and lied, Tim Walz did double duty. In addition to making his own case, Walz had to defend the truth.
Dave Cieslewicz: Observations on the veep debate
It was nice to see two guys disagreeing agreeably.
Dan Shafer: The audacity of ope
Tim Walz’s rise is about more than being an endearing Midwestern dad. There’s policy achievements and a sense of urgency at the core of his ascent, and that’s exactly what Democrats need right now.
Iuscely Flores: Non-citizens matter, vote ‘no’ in November
In November, a referendum will ask whether “only” citizens should have the right to vote. … This referendum, framed as a matter of legal clarity, is a smokescreen for an exclusionary agenda that seeks to marginalize already vulnerable populations.
Dan O’Donnell: Yes, noncitizens should be barred from voting
Perhaps not trusting the will of the fickle American voter, Democrats have increasingly looked to noncitizens to give themselves a permanent majority. It’s no coincidence that the “pathway to citizenship” they support for the untold millions of illegal immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden-Harris also includes a “pathway to voting.” They want a new electoral base.
Dave Zweifel: Complaining about last election, GOP is rigging this one
What’s been going on these past several months, mostly flying beneath the radar, are massive campaigns to purge voter rolls and new legislation in several states to hold down the vote of any population segment that they suspect might vote against them.
John Torinus: Harris, Trump duck soaring health costs
Why the two presidential candidates don’t listen to self-insured managers of health care is a mystery. The reality, though, is that politicians listen to consultants and wonks who have never paid a health care bill for a group of workers.
Mark Belling: The coming Wisconsin property tax bomb
Four factors are at work that could combine to explode Wisconsin’s already extremely high property tax burden.
Steven Walters: Democrats Target Rep. Novak in new district
Remapped 51st AD is 55% Democrat. But incumbent Republican is running hard.
Lucy Ripp: Celebrate Banned Books Week by telling state Republicans to stop censoring our kids’ education
This Banned Books Week and beyond, tell Wisconsin’s GOP lawmakers that we support Wisconsin students’ freedom to read, and we trust parents, teachers, and our public libraries working together — not politicians — to create the best learning environment possible for our kids.
Gregory Humphrey: Hands off the books, stop removal of books from school shelves
Last week, our nation observed Banned Book Week, a time when, sadly, we need to pay attention to the number of books being sought by zealots who wish to ensure the rest of us do not read whatever we desire.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Wisconsin’s top election issues
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the top political issues at play this election cycle. In Wisconsin, it’s the economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 27
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surging presidential campaign activity in Wisconsin, disagreement among elections commissioners over returning absentee ballots on Election Day, duplicate ballots sent to 2,215 Madison voters, State Superintendent Jill Underly’s State of Education address and more.