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Wyatt Eichholz: School levy tax credits reward big spenders at the expense of frugal districts
Complex system insulates districts that agree to raise taxes the fastest
Bill Lueders: The unusually quiet race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Despite huge long-term stakes, this spring’s high court contest is shaping up to be a relatively low-key affair.
Timothy Muth, Kate Burdick: State must still expedite closing Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake
Monitoring is over at Lincoln Hills but reforms must continue – and kids must be kept in their homes and communities
Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin doesn’t need a death penalty
Here we are with a new proposal to bring back capital punishment, a practice that was abolished in 1853, five years after Wisconsin was admitted to the union.
Pat Kreitlow: Duffy reaches fork in the road at Superior’s Blatnik Bridge
Will the US Transportation Secretary release a $1 billion bridge replacement grant in his former congressional district or go along with President Donald Trump’s arbitrary cuts to infrastructure projects?
Bill Kaplan: War with Iran, then what?
Yes, Iran is a monstrous authoritarian theocracy, but Trump’s war is opening up the gates of hell. Then what?
LaKeshia Myers: ‘Depart now’ — but how?
This administration made a choice to go to war without planning for the people caught in its wake.
Ryan Clancy: Milwaukee living has become unaffordable for too many people: In the first half of 20th Century
Socialists helped make Milwaukee an affordable, comfortable, well-governed place. Now, there’s been a fundamental change to the character of this city.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider whether Evers, GOP leaders can reach a deal on tax relief, school funding
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss whether Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders will come to an agreement on proposals to use the state’s $2.5 billion budget surplus for property tax relief and school aid. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
Dave Cieslewicz: Evers’ good idea is DOA
Gov. Tony Evers introduced a state constitutional amendment that would ban partisan gerrymandering. That was a curious thing in a variety of ways.
Dave Zweifel: Good riddance, Robin Vos
I wrote a lot about Vos, and probably will before his term ends at the end of this year, because I believe he was bad for Wisconsin.
Kayla Doege: To curb alcohol harm, Wisconsin must rethink its drinking culture
Alcohol misuse is woven into the state’s history and identity, but its health consequences are widespread. Treating addiction as a public health issue — not an individual failing — is the first step toward meaningful change.
Scott Walker: Road map to affordability: How federal and local governments can bring down prices for Americans
Voters of all ages and backgrounds nationwide are united on one key issue: Prices are too high.
Kara Pitt-D’Andrea: A ‘golden age’ economy? That’s not the reality I see every day
A golden era for a select few does not make a golden era for a country.
Tom Still: Manufacturers yearn for predictability in uncertain times
At a time when many Americans have daily jitters about which political “shoe” will fall next, predictability is something most people would welcome – whether they work in manufacturing or not.
Paul Fanlund: Time to see journalism as a ‘patriotic responsibility’?
Former NBC News Chair Andy Lack visited Madison for an appearance at the University of Wisconsin’s journalism school Thursday as part of a UW series to advance civic dialogue.
Mike McCabe: The land knows better
Listen to the land, it talks sense. It’s a big fan of harmony, doesn’t go looking for trouble, doesn’t pick fights. We humans can’t say the same.
Dan Rossmiller: Lawmakers could reduce property taxes amid school funding crisis
The argument that putting money into school aids does not produce property tax relief just doesn’t fly. Lawmakers would do well to remember the recommendations of their own Blue Ribbon Commission.
William Holahan: Why should child care be a public investment?
When a service such as childcare produces broad social benefits, when individuals cannot capture those benefits, and when timing makes private investment difficult, if not prohibitive, government involvement is needed to fulfill the promise of an efficient market.
Bruce Thompson: Will lawsuits demanding new congressional maps succeed?
The arguments for and against and where things stand.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss a bipartisan vote to audit the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the recent bipartisan Legislative Audit Committee vote to audit the Department of Public Instruction following a series of issues involving the department. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 19
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the growing Dem field for governor, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Rebecca Taibleson’s hearing before the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, Gov. Tony Evers’ executive order on vaccine access and more.