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Meghan Roh: Will Congressional Republicans Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil prioritize affordability for Wisconsin families?
Wisconsin families are watching. They’re seeing which side their representatives choose – working families struggling to make ends meet, or wealthy corporations and the ultra-rich.

Kristin Lyerly: Donald Trump and the GOP have declared war on health care
Donald Trump and every single Republican who voted with him chose this. They looked at working families — who are barely making ends meet — and said, “Let’s make it worse.”

Dave Cieslewicz: Dems: Take the money and run
I guess the Democrats just want an issue for the fall. That’s the only way I can explain their opposition to a Republican bill that would keep the Stewardship Fund land acquisition and management program alive for another couple of years.

Xavier A. Yarn: Efforts to stem homelessness hampered by federal uncertainty
Federal funding processes should strengthen communities that are doing the work, not destabilize them. The people living without housing in Madison and across Dane County deserve a system that treats housing as essential and stability as non-negotiable.

Ayanna Smith: Black history includes tobacco industry oppression
Though commercial tobacco has evolved over the years, from regular cigarettes to menthols, flavored cigars to e-cigs and vapes, there is one constant — the deliberate industry targeting of Black communities.

Bruce Murphy: Uihleins shuttled in workers from Mexico
Billionaires supported Trump’s anti-immigration stance while using Mexican workers.

Emily Grandy: Here’s what we stand to lose if Milwaukee sells its vacant lots
Milwaukee’s plan to sell existing — albeit underutilized — green acreage for development seems in direct contradiction to the city’s stated goals.

Paul Fanlund: Jesse Jackson, through the eyes of eminent journalists
I traded emails with both Maraniss and Tumulty after Jackson’s death was announced, and I think their first-hand accounts of Jackson merit sharing.

Nadya Rosen: A letter to the drivers of South Park Street
People who stop at a crosswalk lit up with flashing lights don’t kill teenagers who are trying to catch the bus to high school. If all drivers on South Park Street followed those rules, my son would still be here with me, making fun of me being old, and then giving me a massive hug.

James Causey: Jesse Jackson gave Black leaders blueprint for future
Before high-priced attorneys began to get involved in cases of police killings of African Americans, activists like Jesse Jackson would travel to cities to draw attention to these issues.

John Nichols: Jesse Jackson gave peace a chance
The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.

Gregory Humphrey: Rev. Jesse Jackson used Rep. Lary Swoboda’s office for coat drop during 1988 statehouse campaign rally
That year, I was enthralled with the words, style, and foundations of the Jesse Jackson campaign. I gravitated towards his mission of inclusion of all groups into a national mosaic. His words spoke to me personally.

Mark Belling: State lawmakers seek massive sweetheart deal for tribes
State Constitution should be amended to allow any company to offer online sports betting. If the tribes want to do it, let them compete.

Bill Barth: Give a tax break to regular folks
Let the people share in the bounty of a productive economy by cutting a deal to return a significant portion of the surplus. It’s easy to spend other people’s money and harder to give it back, but that’s exactly what should happen.

Daniel Gage: When after-school programs are out of reach, kids miss more than activities
These programs are not “extras”; they provide crucial support to kids, families, and entire communities.

Dave Zweifel: You don’t have to wonder if Trump will rig the 2026 election
David French, who in 2023 joined the opinion staff of the New York Times after years working at the National Review, the magazine founded by conservative icon William Buckley, sounded an urgent alarm in a column earlier this month entitled “This Is Not a Drill.”

Steven Walters: Small set of counties could pick Democratic candidate for governor
Evers won just 16 of 72 counties in November 2022 election.

Isaiah Ness: Wisconsin’s unfolding energy crisis — data centers, AI, and who really pays
Investment and economic development are often framed as unequivocal wins, but energy infrastructure is different. If built without foresight, the consequences will reshape the future.

Kurt Bauer: Wisconsin lags on taxes, workforce, education
WMC Foundation report clearly shows that Wisconsin is not where we need to be on the metrics that matter

Goldy Brown III: Wisconsin should join others in appointing top education official
As education authority returns to the states, WI should appoint its superintendent. Today, 38 states appoint their top education official, reflecting recognition that the role is executive in nature.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ weigh in on what Dem victories nationally mean for Wisconsin’s governor’s race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the impact of the recent Democratic victories nationally on Wisconsin’s race for governor in 2026. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. https://youtu.be/j13aViHmnuk… Please log

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 12
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley joining the Dem gubernatorial field, dueling education packages from Republicans and Democrats and more.