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Tom Still: Just catching up: Some follow-ups on past columns and news
Writing a weekly column is always a snapshot in time. Things can and do happen to advance the story. Here are a few examples tied to my recent “Inside Wisconsin” columns.
James Causey: New MPS superintendent says fixes could take years. Kids can’t wait that long.
The school board cannot continue to accept the status quo in the face of Milwaukee Public Schools’ many challenges.
Kristin Brey: Married women could face new obstacles to vote. This is what conservatives want.
Losing rights doesn’t happen in one big, dramatic moment. It happens in a slow drip of bad policies, restrictive laws, and people not taking the threat seriously until it’s too late
David Blaska: Susan Crawford has 2 sheriffs
Both are Dane County liberals!
Sofia Johansson, Damayanti Rodriguez-Ramos and Cristina Carvajal: Filters can protect kids from contaminated water
Gov. Tony Evers officially declared 2025 the Year of the Kid. As part of this proclamation, he’s made access to safe drinking water a top priority — with good reason.
Bruce Murphy: Evers offers a reelection budget
A Democrat pushing a $2 billion tax cut? Wow. Suggests the governor will seek a third term.
Reggie Jackson: History teaches us that ignoring the elephant in the room will not make it go away
Far too many people have tried to compare Trump to Hitler. They give him far too much credit. Only time will tell who he really is, historically speaking.
Jessica McBride: 6 things to remember about Brittany Kinser’s big victory tuesday
Moderate education reformer Brittany Kinser’s big victory in a three-way primary on Tuesday night sets up an epic showdown between Kinser and liberal incumbent Jill Underly in the state Department of Public Instruction race this April.
Bill Barth: Time to reform election financing
Court race demonstrates the power of money, and the system’s loopholes.
Mark Belling: Wisconsin Legislature hasn’t gotten the MAGA message
Sweetheart deal gives no-bid monopoly on power line construction
John Nichols: Statehood offers Canadians the chance to live shorter lives
Donald Trump thinks Canadians should become Americans.
David Blaska: Are you ready for the mud slide?
Our billionaires cancel out your billionaires!
Spencer Black: Don’t let Elon Musk decide the fate of our court
Last November, for the first time in a dozen years, Wisconsin voters were actually able to cast a meaningful vote for which party controls the state Legislature. However, that basic American right to choose our leaders might soon be taken away from us.
Nicole Russell: Federal government has wasted trillions. Trump and Musk are saying, ‘Enough!’
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to unburden and liberate Americans, who feel the pain of the federal deficit and debt through high inflation and steep taxes.
William Andrekopoulos: Brenda Cassellius needs additional power to get MPS reforms it desperately needs
Brenda Cassellius comes to Milwaukee with good experience, background and vision on what needs to be accomplished.
Bruce Murphy: United Way funding flat since 2017
Why? Should wealthy health care giants get funding? CEO Amy Lindner promises changes.
Steven Walters: Federal funds uncertainty threatens state budget
$28 billion of projected two-year budget is supposed to come from federal funds.
Dave Cieslewicz: Dems’ angst is a waste of time
The best we can hope for is that the party will simply continue to oppose Trump and there will be enough buyer’s remorse among independents to swing things back in the Democrats’ direction.
Gregory Humphrey: American anxiety grows about economy as gold Bars in airline cargo holds grow amid tariff fears
As we know, many Americans view politics solely from the pocketbook.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ assess the state of the presidential race in Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a look at the Trump and Harris campaigns in battleground Wisconsin in the final weeks of the race. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 4
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss presidential campaign visits, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the Wausau mayor’s removal of a now-restored absentee ballot drop box and more.