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James E. Causey: Three men remain missing after Milwaukee floods. The city’s response is shameful
Milwaukee may never fully understand the extent of the floods’ devastation, but we do know that at least three men are unaccounted for. We need to find them.

Bill Kaplan: Representative Van Orden lets veterans down
Van Orden is not doing his job. Veterans deserve much better.

Dave Zweifel: The Trump toadies we send to Washington
When Trump tells congressional Republicans to jump, they all ask how high, no matter the issue.

John Torinus: Trump pulls GOP guv candidates by nose ring
Schoemann and Berrien are following a president as he takes wrong turns on the major issues facing the country.

Gregory Humphrey: Guns are the issue Trump needs to address in Chicago
The refusal of the Trump Administration to address the overwhelming number of guns on the streets of Chicago is proof that what is about to happen is a racially divisive, partisan scheme, and has nothing to do with stopping crimes.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider the developing field in Wisconsin’s race for governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the candidates vying for Wisconsin’s open governorship in 2026. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Tyler August: Wisconsin families have more education options, thanks to GOP
Almost 60,000 students take part in Wisconsin’s private school choice program that was pioneered in 1990 by the state of Wisconsin.

Ruth Conniff: A perilous back to school season in Wisconsin
About 70% of school districts across the state are starting the year with less money in the budget than they got in the last, austerity-level biennial budget deal.

Mark Lisheron: A new concern in Wisconsin: young slouches
Data and anecdotal evidence show a growing problem with work ethic.

Christina Lieffring: A secluded summer
Climate change is directly making our quality of life worse.

Matt Ganhs: Van Orden chose GOP party bosses over workers on Big Beautiful Bill Act
GOP leaders told Van Orden to kill the clean energy tax credits to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. And like always, he did exactly what they said.

Scott Walker: Western civilization faces London’s free speech disaster
Speaking your mind could get you arrested in Britain

Jamie Stiehm: Whitewashing museum won’t change history
As we approach America’s 250th birthday next July, Trump scolds the nation’s memory-keepers for dwelling on “how bad slavery was.”

Bruce Murphy: 11 takeaways from Justice Bradley quitting
Why she quit the high court race and what it tells us about Wisconsin politics. Wisconsin apartment rentals.

Jim Malewitz: ‘No comment’ is no help to the public
In a trend spanning multiple levels of government and political parties, public officials are increasingly avoiding answering inconvenient questions about matters of public concern.

Nancy Jorgensen: All students impacted by federal funding cuts
When funding is slashed, it’s not just music or art that disappears. It’s opportunity, dignity and confidence in the ideal of education for all. When that commitment cracks, it’s not just the vulnerable who fall through. It’s every student.

Daniel Buck: If Wisconsin wants to improve mental health, grades, then ban cell phones in schools
In its reticence to act, Wisconsin is not avoiding some moral panic or ineffective fad. It’s falling behind an urgent trend for the good of students.

Kristen Brey: Propaganda in place of PBS. PragerU is not a university or even accurate.
PragerU bought a full page ad in the New York Times with 34 questions that make up its so-called ‘woke’ teacher screening test.

Mark Belling: Weekend chaos in Milwaukee
Police AWOL as mobs go wild on downtown Milwaukee streets

Gregg Hoffmann: Fly me to nuclear moon
Wisconsin native Sean Duffy, transportation secretary and acting NASA administrator, recently issued a directive for the United States to “move quickly” on building reactors on the moon before “terrestrial rivals” beat America to it.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider the impact of Trump’s policies on Wisconsin’s economy
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on the Wisconsin economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 21
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record spending in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, a surge in early voting ahead of the April 1 election, the latest action in the state Legislature, a joint forum with candidates for state schools superintendent and more.