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Bruce Murphy: Ron Johnson’s new conspiracy theory
Demonizing prosecutor Jack Smith and distorting his investigation of Trump.

Judith Davidoff: ‘The 100 deadly words’
Nonprofit groups navigate the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity and equity.

Gregory Humphrey: The penny is proof process of governing matters
The abrupt end of the U.S. penny in the way Trump did it, offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of skirting established government processes.

Dave Cieslewicz: It’s about prices
There was one clear message from yesterday’s elections: it’s all about the cost of living.

John Nichols: Mamdani challenged prejudice against Muslims
America’s commitment to religious pluralism has often been tested — in New York and across the country. But it is defended and strengthened in this time by believers such as Zohran Mamdani, who choose to practice their faith in the light.

William Osmulski: It’s Not Working!
A special initiative by the MacIver Institute to highlight the skyrocketing cost of living in Wisconsin and how government “solutions” have only made things worse.

Mike McCabe: Flipping the dream
Hardly anyone is talking about the harm being done to the housing market by real estate speculators engaged in flipping.

John Imes: Wisconsin’s local-to-global leadership on climate and clean energy
From Rio de Janeiro to Belém, Wisconsin is showing how pragmatic, locally led climate action can power jobs, resilience, and economic growth

Bruce Murphy: Menard makes big money, others not so much
Company faces more legal claims for underpaying workers.

Mark Belling: It isn’t just the left that is terrified of Charlie Kirk’s organization
State GOP, local school both irrationally obstruct it

Dave Zweifel: A sports gambling scandal? Who could have seen that coming?
Just a few years after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the doors for states to legalize sports gambling, a scandal erupted — as many had predicted.

Bill Barth: Fully unprepared for pace of change
AI appears to have the capacity to make previous changes look modest. Meanwhile, state and federal authorities — and much of the business world, let alone employees — look thoroughly unprepared to keep up. Hold on. Rough ride ahead.

Reg Wydeven: Companies are using AI to tailor pricing for specific customers
Proposed bill would stop practice of ‘surveillance pricing’

Rick Gundrum: ‘Erin’s Law’ will help children protect themselves
This session, I am the Assembly lead author of Assembly Bill 156, a bill that helps to prevent child sex abuse.

Steven Walters: Statistics show reliance of Wisconsin residents on food stamps, Obamacare
Recipients of both programs face uncertainty due to the government shutdown.

Tom Content: Your Right to Know: Data center secrecy is unacceptable
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. All too often, secrecy and confidentiality carry the day in proceedings of state and local government. In one recent case, the

Courtney Graves: The unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act
How the ACA led to soaring insurance premiums and rapid market consolidation.

Bruce Murphy: Tiffany is a leading election denier
GOP U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald were the state’s only lawmakers voting to overturn Biden’s presidential victory in the key swing states of Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Prescott Balch: Caledonia’s Microsoft rejection – the other side of the story
We wanted our village board to assess the risks identified and either slow way down or stop the deal because we felt the risks set the village up for significant harm in the short and long-term. Our objections were not based on emotion or anti-development ideology. Our objections were fact-based and numerical.

Dave Krause: Wisconsin Investment Board crypto moves masterclass in disciplined management
The Wisconsin pension fund’s Bitcoin investments were a masterclass in disciplined fiduciary management that most commentators completely misunderstood.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the next steps in Wisconsin’s budget process
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the budget-making process in Wisconsin as legislators remake Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 18
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Supreme Court upholding Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, tensions boiling over during this week’s Elections Commission meeting, the Wisconsin GOP’s new code of conduct and planned spring election postmortem, the 2026 election and more.