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Mark Belling: Dugan should have pleaded insanity
When Trump was being prosecuted on all manner of bogus charges between 2020 and 2024, lefties pompously proclaimed “nobody is above the law.” That includes Hannah Dugan.

Fayzaan Virk: Hannah Dugan conviction another nail in coffin of democracy
The conviction of a sitting judge for managing her own courtroom marks a dangerous inflection point for the separation of powers and the integrity of the American immigration system.

Priscilla A. Prado: Why Wisconsin’s dairy farms depend on migrant workers
The declining rural population, the increasing size of dairies, and the dangers of physical labor has left farm owners statewide struggling to find native-born workers. This labor gap is reinforced by outdated immigration laws.

Brent Jacobson: No, socialism will not solve your property tax headaches
Wisconsinites deserve an honest explanation for their rising property taxes. Instead, Wisconsin Democrats are offering them even more taxes.

Richard Moore: Delist the gray wolf. Then Delist the administrative state
Tom Tiffany and Lauren Boebert introduced a bill to delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list, and utilized a little-used power preventing judicial review of the act.

John Nichols: Hong and Mamdani’s shared vision
Hong shares Mamdani’s enthusiasm for renewing government as a vehicle for serving the great mass of working-class people — as opposed to the self-dealing oligarchs who for so long have the used the levers of power to plunder the commonwealth.

Mike Pochowski: As WI ages, we need transparency in care facility referrals
Under Assembly Bill 255/Senate Bill 262, referral agencies would be required to disclose their relationships with assisted living providers — so families know whether a recommendation comes with a financial tie.

Paul Fanlund: A New Year’s appeal to Madison’s ruling ‘uniparty’
My suggestion is for decision-makers to find more balance between staggering tax increases and spending restraint — maybe even by deigning to listen to people outside the uniparty bubble.

Douglas Savage: UWM Institute of World Affairs work must go on after closure
For 65 years, the UWM Institute of World Affairs provided students, teachers and members of the public with opportunities to interact with visitors from around the world. That came to an end in 2025.

John Torinus: Four families embrace Timmer’s legacy
Wisconsin families have linked up over 143 years to preserve the rich history of Timmer’s Resort on Big Cedar Lake.

Michelle Bryant: A nation’s legacy
Whose image will America celebrate at 250?

David Blaska: The Big Lie is 5 years old
Sore losers do not want to believe feeble old Joe got 81 million votes. Let’s face it, Democrats used the Covid pandemic to make voting historically easier and then out-hustled Republicans to make them vote.

William Holahan: Using taxes and tariffs to promote climate safety
COP31 is positioned as a test of credibility: moving from financial help for poor countries adjusting to climate change to concrete climate action to mitigate climate change.

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.

Steven Walters: Wisconsin’s top political news of 2025
Gov. Tony Evers’ retirement leads the list.

Dave Zweifel: Republicans made 2025 a very bad year
For sure some good things happened in 2025, we’ll just have to look a little harder to find them.

Brian Fraley: Five times Wisconsin government failed miserably in 2025
From the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, to the Department of Corrections and from the Wisconsin Elections Commission to the Department of Natural Resources, state officials kept missing the basics of good governance.

Mark Belling: The data center potential and controversy is Wisconsin’s biggest news story of the year
Which way we go on the data centers will define Wisconsin for decades.

James Causey: Wisconsin governor candidates should work to fix schools, economy
I have compiled a list of New Year’s resolutions for the candidates to consider.

Mark Spreitzer: Looking back on 2025
This past year has been defined by deep economic uncertainty.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ crown their political winners and losers of 2025
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look back on the political winners and losers in Wisconsin in 2025. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 21
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss former Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, this week’s Assembly and Senate floor sessions, a ruling upholding wedding barn alcohol permit requirements, utility rate hikes and more.