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Jon Knudson: Ideological groups behind Wauwatosa school board candidates
Wauwatosa ‘2030 Slate’ mum on governing Ideas, promises school board recall elections

Bill Kaplan: There’s hope; organize, protest and vote
Americans have had enough of Trump-GOP’s cruelty, incompetence, lies and stupidity. There’s hope; Americans are organizing, protesting and voting.

John Nichols: No kings! No wars!
The founders of the United States feared monarchically inclined presidents who could wage wars of whim.

Paul Fanlund: George McGovern’s war diary and how times have changed
The book’s foreword says McGovern’s diary provides “a sense of the man he was to become. We also come to understand why McGovern, having experienced combat firsthand, in later life was not among those given to glorifying war or to sending their fellow citizens to fight when not absolutely necessary.” Times have changed.

Ashanti Hamilton: Milwaukee can’t treat violence like a public health issue—without treating the conditions that cause it
Most of our strategies focus on managing the symptoms of violence—not changing the conditions that produce it.

‘The Insiders’ debate affordability and the midterm elections in Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the affordability issue and how it will play in the upcoming midterm elections in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

James Bohn: The Wisconsin experiment in economic freedom
Evidence from border counties indicates increased economic freedom encourages prosperity

Tom Still: A clash of policies endangers broadband progress in Wisconsin
There’s a nationwide shortage of fiber-optic cable due to backlogs and price demands, thanks to the data center building boom and federal requirements for domestic sourcing of such cable.

Colleston Morgan Jr.: It’s time for Wisconsin Democrats to lead on education
Democrats must embrace a fundamental reality: choice is already here, and it’s serving families well.

Jerry Hanson: The facts behind our high property taxes
This is the first time in over 50 years there were no increases in generalized state aid for schools. However, the Legislature did give nearly $1 billion of your tax dollars for voucher and independent charter schools.

Dave Cieslewicz: Dems blow their leverage
The minority in the state Legislature squandered their chance on bills for UW, sports wagering

Scott Walker: The good news for Republicans? Democrats are polling worse
A new poll in Wisconsin might shed some light on what will happen in battleground states and districts across the country this fall.

Gregory Humphrey: Farmers take hit as Trump’s Iran war increases financial obstacles
Farmers have taken it on the chin since Donald Trump was sworn into office in January 2025.

Jamie Stiehm: For times that try our souls: resistance
America, this is as urgent as a call to arms in civil war — but it’s a call to nonviolent arms. We must all think deeper and act with more purpose, with history as our best light, to overcome the everyday evils and injustices of Donald J. Trump’s presidency.

Ruth Conniff: Wisconsin’s coming political shakeup
Both parties are going to have to learn to work together.

Brian Reisinger: Key to midterms is understanding Wisconsin voters’ economic angst
All across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other battlegrounds, a key voting bloc has deep reasons to care about the economy.

Ron Johnson: I’ve seen enough: The Senate is broken, and it’s time to change the rules
If the filibuster does end, we all might be surprised to find senators attempting to find common ground on more issues to help ensure bills pass with bipartisan support, thereby reducing the chance of being overturned when the other side regains power. At this point, I’m willing to make that change.

CN and SN: Reverse UW Health’s decision on gender-affirming care
A federal judge’s ruling means it’s time for UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin to reverse the decision they made to end gender-affirming health care for hundreds of Wisconsin transgender youth.

Bruce Murphy: Will taxpayers pay salaries of college players?
Wisconsin Legislature adds another category of millionaire players subsidized by taxpayers.

Ben Eisen: An agenda for opportunity and prosperity in Wisconsin
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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ look ahead to 2026 in Wisconsin politics
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the big issues they see impacting Wisconsin politics in 2026. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 31
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the looming cutoff of Wisconsin FoodShare benefits amid the federal government shutdown, projected ACA health care premium spikes, the release of $15 million to plan Wisconsin’s prison overhaul and more.