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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the latest in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel.

Mark Lisheron: Emergency responders can’t find a place to live close to where they save lives
Door County is among spots where housing is beyond reach.

Hans Meyer: On Wisconsin’s glacial lakes, wake-enhanced boating damaging and dangerous
It’s not that wake boats are bad boats, they’re just inappropriate for Wisconsin’s glacial lakes with their defined shorelines.

Scott Walker: Trump must stand strong against the left’s rage
Do not let the protesters’ noise drown out the voices of hardworking taxpayers. This is the message for President Trump and everyone who voted for him in November. I know it well.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin Republicans all in on squeezing working families
Who would side with taking money from the nation’s poorest and give it to the rich? Why, all six of Wisconsin’s Republican House members, of course.

Richard Moore: The huge problem with the courts
As Ron Paul put it so long ago: “Unless and until Congress asserts itself by limiting federal court jurisdiction, judges will continue to act as de facto lawmakers.”

Bruce Thompson: How vulnerable is Wisconsin to federal firings?
State has 30,000 federal employees. And many state workers in federally funded agencies.

Mark Born: Legislation will make schools more accountable
The Assembly recently passed several bills focusing on accountability for K-12 education.

John Imes: Wisconsin’s energy future
A smarter, more affordable path forward … Investing in clean energy solutions creates jobs, lowers costs and aligns with corporate sustainability goals.

Melissa Beck: The tragic, accidental death of Levi Iverson
Wisconsin needs to raise the age to purchase AR-15-style rifles to 21.

Fabu: America again at racial crossroads
Black History Month 2025 was our 99th year of celebrating the obscured, forgotten, erased or falsely attributed achievements of Black people from ancient times to the present day.

Rafeeq Asad: Building diversity into the architectural profession
While challenges remain, the ongoing DEI efforts are making measurable progress, underscoring the critical importance of continuing these initiatives to foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.

David Blaska: Democrats need to lighten up
Politics is performance, much of it. But Democrats came across as surly and sour.

Dave Cieslewicz: What to do
The best thing to do right now is less. As Trump moves to dismantle everything from weather forecasting to Medicaid, don’t get in his way. When a man is digging his own grave, don’t take away his shovel.

Richard Moore: The threat within, Part 2: Wisconsin’s censorship-industrial complex
What most Wisconsinites don’t know—but should—is that Wisconsin has had its own censorship industrial complex that works in league and in tandem with the federal matrix of oppression.

Tom Still: Against a backdrop of tariffs aimed at neighbors, one friend navigates a path
The effects of U.S. tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China have yet to be fully felt, and there’s no guarantee Trump won’t seek to tax imports from other nations. For now, however, the U.S. relationship with Japan appears solid … and that will benefit Wisconsin over time, as well.

Matt Rothschild: Why Elon Musk can spend obscenely in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
If Democrats gain control of the Wisconsin state legislature in 2026 and hold on to the governorship, they could — and must — restore a semblance of fairness to our state’s campaign finance law.

Bruce Murphy: Democrats launch ‘The People v. Musk’
Yes, the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is now nationalized. Who will benefit?

Spencer Black: A vote for Schimel is a vote against the environment
While the Legislature and the governor enact environmental policy, it is often up to the courts to decide how our environmental laws will be enforced. The environmental records of the two candidates for Supreme Court justice couldn’t be more different when it comes to enforcement of our environmental laws.

Patrick McIlheran: Scouts hope Gov. Evers will have change of heart on school access
Scouting leaders say they’re hoping that legislation granting them a few minutes for a recruiting talk at the start of Wisconsin public schools’ academic year is more successful this time around.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider losing candidates’ political futures
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the political futures for losing candidates in November’s election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 8
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon analyze results in top Wisconsin races, leadership changes in the state Legislature and more.