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Dave Cieslewicz: Time to end enormous buyouts for UW coaches
If UW-Madison were to fire football coach Luke Fickell he’d still be owed $29 million just to walk away.

Bill Kaplan: Farmers want economic security
Farmers in the Midwest have historically been ahead of the curve in advocating for economic security, electoral reform, health coverage and regulation of big business.

Steven Walters: Will bipartisan agreement on Wisconsin election law changes survive court order?
A Waukesha judge has issued a ruling requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

Daniel R. Suhr: We owe Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley our gratitude
As she declines to run again and finishes her tenure, Wisconsinites owe a deep debt of gratitude to the foremost champion of our constitutional rights and liberties on our state courts.

Richard Moore: Kaul announces he’s running for (shadow) governor
If a Republican is elected governor next November, Kaul’s likely cruise to a third term as attorney general would set him up as the deep state’s chief executive.

Jason Polzin and Erik Iverson: From bench to bedside: How WARF and GE HealthCare turn ideas into impact
Over more than three decades, GE HealthCare, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation have built one of the nation’s most productive research and product development collaborations.

George Mitchell: School choice in Wisconsin — will it flatline?
Wisconsin legislators in both parties are ready to ramp up the regulatory machine. This will slow — and likely reduce — the participation of private schools.

Jordan Sinz: Behind every successful school year is a team you don’t always see
As we celebrate National Learning and Development Month, CESA 10 is proud to partner with educators, administrators and the support teams who make learning possible.

John Torinus: Republican congressmen still in hiding
The disappearing act of Republican congressmen continues. Their town hall meetings, once a standard practice for staying in touch with their constituents, have become a rare occurrence in the face of in-your-face protests.

John Nichols: The message from Wisconsin is ‘No Kings!’
Wisconsinites will on Saturday raise the oldest and most patriotic of American cries: “No Kings!”

David Blaska: Prosecute your enemies, pay nothing unless you win
Maybe Letitia James and the original wagers of law fare deserve a little hair of the dog.

Mitchell A. Sobieski: Mechanism of control: How a 1990 GOP memo reshaped American politics by turning language into a weapon
In 1990, a little-known Republican political training organization called GOPAC released a document that would come to define American political rhetoric for decades to come.

Dave Zweifel: Bernie Sanders lays out terrifying results of GOP policies
One of the reasons congressional Democrats are standing strong against their GOP colleagues’ efforts to extend the One Big Beautiful Bill’s cuts to health care stems from a report from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the devastation the cuts will cause American families.

Michelle Bryant: Remembering George Floyd: We are the stewards of his story
It has now been five years since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, a tragedy that became a catalyst for urgent conversations and action on race, justice, and equality in the United States and across the globe.

Paul Fanlund: The Charlie Kirk column the Star Tribune wouldn’t touch
Missing from the mix on the Minnesota Star Tribune’s opinion page was the voice of Angela Denker, a Lutheran pastor, author, and expert on white Christian nationalism.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ assess the GOP field for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at who’s in and who’s out in the GOP field for Wisconsin governor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Patrick McIlheran: Fixing regulatory rampage will require amendment, say observers
But reforms via statute might help Wisconsin avoid a still more onerous environment

Elizabeth Ward: Trump administration can’t repeal Roadless Rule. We must save national forests.
Millions have made their voices heard, and the effort to sell off our natural heritage outright was squashed for now.

Gregg Hoffmann: Mining issue is back in Wisconsin
Those of us who are old enough remember the Crandon mine and other mining controversies. The issues led to a mining moratorium that was lifted by the state Legislature in 2017. Mining is an issue again after some recent exploratory drilling in northern Wisconsin.

Tom Still: State tax credits for investors in start-ups have paid off; updates should, too
The 20-year-old Qualified New Business Venture tax credit program has levered $882 million in private investment since taking effect Jan. 1, 2005. With two timely updates, it could become an even bigger success for Wisconsin.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss budget negotiations between Evers, GOP leaders
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the recent meetings between Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislators as lawmakers craft Wisconsin’s biennial budget amid looming federal cuts. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 6
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss budget talks between the governor and GOP leaders breaking down, the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal election funding from Wisconsin, and the state suspending funding for Milwaukee Public Schools after the district misses another reporting deadline.