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David Blaska: Judge Berz laid down the law
The state Supreme Court recently suspended Dane County Circuit Judge Ellen Berz for one week without pay for two incidents it determined violated the Code of Judicial Ethics.

David Crowley: Milwaukee Public Safety Building would benefit Wisconsin
Without this investment, we’ll continue to face costly delays, inefficient staffing and public safety risks — not just in Milwaukee County, but statewide.

Scott Walker: Democrats’ inexcusable cover-up of Biden’s decline — and possible cancer
The American people have a right to know about the health and mental status of the president of the United States.

Dave Zweifel: College grads get a dire warning
Scott Pelley, who is one of the anchor reporters on “60 Minutes,” pulled no punches in warning the graduates of the perils that face America today.

Joseph Ogunlade and Pallav Routh: Rising housing costs could be pricing people out of college in Wisconsin
When housing prices go up, college enrollment often goes down, especially in places where economic opportunities are already limited.

Gregory Humphrey: Trump commutes sentence of murderer with ‘change of heart’, well golly!
Trump’s action is a full-frontal slap to the law enforcement community.

Jamie Stiehm: From Kennedy Center to the penny, Trump cuts hit home
Donald Trump excels at broadsides against bright places and people that burnish our world. But now, it’s getting personal.

Bruce Murphy: Milwaukee arts groups suffer federal funding cuts
NEA grants already awarded are cancelled, though not entirely for some.

Bill Barth: Change system, build in fairness
Wisconsin’s history of legislative gerrymandering underpins yet another court challenge, this time involving congressional districts.

Alex Dallman: Wisconsin should be first state to help app workers get access to benefits
I am excited to introduce Assembly Bill 269 with Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin. It will give Wisconsinites who work on app-based platforms access to “portable” benefits they can take with them no matter where they work.

Frank Manzo and Jacob Hager: Labor shortages demonstrate need for investment in workers
To combat Wisconsin’s skilled labor shortage in construction, the data argue for a reconsideration of public policies that promote investment in registered apprenticeship training.

Mark Belling: Generac goes viral for all the wrong reasons
‘Go woke, go broke’ strikes again.

Cathy Olig, Demond Means and Matthew Joynt: Your property tax hike: A direct result of state failure to fund students with disabilities
The solution isn’t complicated; it requires legislators to implement the blue ribbon commission recommendations they received and endorsed over six years ago. … demand that our elected officials finally act on their recommendations and work together to make 60% special education reimbursement a reality.

Ruth Conniff: Grassroots pressure on Gov. Evers reflects nationwide impatience with Dems
More than 100 citizens from an array of grassroots groups packed the Wisconsin state Senate parlor and marched on Gov. Tony Evers’ office Tuesday, their chants bouncing off the marble walls inside the Capitol.

Lisa Geller and Nick Matuszewski: Red flag law would make Wisconsin safer
We take care of each other. That’s the Wisconsin way. An ERPO law is just another way to do what we do best: show up, speak up and protect the people we love fiercely and without apology.

Gregory Humphrey: Johnson should have resolve to investigate his president
I await news of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson forging ahead with his investigative prowess and bravery in partisan battles as he tackles the Trump White House.

Melissa Agard: Dane County needs more foster families
In Dane County, the demand for foster homes is acute, especially for teenagers and sibling groups.

David Blaska: Madison’s bad idea factory
Police monitor hard at work undermining public safety.

Kevin P. Reilly: Trump and Harvard draw headlines, but UW is also imperiled by DOGE cuts
We need you to listen to the shifting opinions of the American people, including your Wisconsin constituents, who the AP/NORC poll shows want you to do just that.

Jeremiah Mosteller: We increasingly live in a world of unsolved crime
In Wisconsin and neighboring states, only 16 percent of violent crimes result in arrest.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate right of first refusal legislation for Wisconsin transmission line projects
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss legislation deadlocked in committee that would give utilities doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal for transmission line projects as utilities and transmission line companies lobby in support. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 23
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the 2026 state Supreme Court race, the response from university leaders to potential federal student aid cuts, last weekend’s GOP state convention and more.