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Gregg Hoffmann: AI an energy hog
The AI hog is pigging out already and will be eating up even more energy soon.

John Torinus: Let’s cut grand deal for AI energy
Before the people of Wisconsin and local leaders green light all the data center expansions, they need to require a deal with the data and energy powerhouses to provide the power with alternative sources of energy.

Scott Niederjohn: Don’t blame Milwaukee landlords for sky-high rent prices
Federal spending has fueled inflation, while zoning laws, excessive building regulations, and a failure to streamline the permitting process have all conspired to choke housing construction.

Tammy Baldwin: RFK Jr. is bad for our health
Kennedy is one of the top spreaders of misinformation about vaccines, peddling bogus conspiracy theories that these safe and effective protections for Americans are harmful. He said that “no vaccine is safe and effective.”

John Nichols: One Republican, at least, calls out Trump’s colonialism
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is absolutely and unequivocally refusing to go along with Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive maneuvering to make Greenland a part of the United States.

Paul Fanlund: Calling Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford ‘liberal’ is a trap
In wire-service shorthand, she is the “Dane County liberal” with all the baggage that Republicans hope that connotes. Geography aside, the term “liberal” has long been more a pejorative in politics than has “conservative.”

Susan Crawford: I’ll protect the rights of all Wisconsinites
As a former prosecutor, private practice attorney, and now as a Dane County Circuit Court judge, I have dedicated my entire life to upholding the law, protecting our communities and delivering justice.

Rodney Pasch: If Wisconsin Supreme Court nullifies Act 10 Students will suffer.
Reinstatement of the Wisconsin collective bargaining law as it was prior to Act 10 would be the greatest injustice we could do to the hundreds of thousands of students in 421 school districts that depend on Wisconsin public schools to be their path to the future.

Angela Rachidi: Legislators want to give tens of millions of free lunches to students who don’t need them
This measure is yet another push by advocates of expansive government to fund assistance programs for households that likely do not need them.

James Causey: Wisconsin needs to change its marijuana laws. Racial disparities are one reason why.
Wisconsin should follow the lead of Maryland and pardon individuals with minor cannabis-related convictions. The pardon would help thousands of people start over with a clean slate.

Nick Ramos: Our modern day fight for civil rights
Our democracy demands continuous engagement. The future—ours and that of generations to come—depends on staying informed, involved, and inspiring others in our communities to do the same.

Bill Kaplan: Trump’s studied chaos, cruelty and incompetence
Wisconsin GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and other GOP members of Congress endorsed this madness. They and Trump are not on the side of regular folks, just billionaires.

Gregory Humphrey: Trump tariffs: unhinged and irresponsible
What is set to happen is not some creeping, slow, stodgy incremental policy shift on tariffs. Donald Trump has imposed a swift strike that will swing at the nations he talks about but will ultimately land with a painful jolt to the American consumers.

Dave Zweifel: Two weeks of numbing chaos; four years to go
We’re just two weeks into the Trump administration’s next four years and very few people are sure exactly where the country is going.

Richard Moore: Ain’t petty: Supreme Court case against petty-offense exception is a big deal
Is a five-month prison sentence too inconsequential for a jury trial?

‘The Insiders’ analyze the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

John Hallinan: Restrictions on guns can prevent suicides
People who are suicidal frequently plan or think about it for a long time. However the decision to actually attempt suicide is often a spur-of-the-moment decision. Something happens in their life that triggers them to go through with it. So if you make it harder or slow down the time between the decision and the action, can you make a change?

Scott Walker: Trump demonstrates what ‘peace through strength’ means
We are the most powerful country on the planet. It is about time we use our strength to protect our interests in the world.

Scott McCallum: Trump’s tariff plan is the economic change Wisconsin voters asked for
Reevaluating trade deals and carefully leveraging certain tariffs could have a positive impact on the economy, but like any good deal it needs to be well thought out and executed in a way that won’t compound the problems created by Biden.

Gregory Humphrey: Sickening racist appeal following deadly air crash a vile moment from Trump White House
But before any polling is done on what Trump said Wednesday about DEI hires being the cause of a deadly air crash over Washington, D.C., consider who will support his words. We know there will be a strong swell from the Trump base. What does that say about our nation? Our ideals?

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ review the Trump-Harris debate
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Aug. 30
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss presidential campaign visits, November ballot access, absentee ballot drop boxes, a planned legislative audit of the Department of Public Instruction’s monitoring of school district finances, Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson announcing plans to leave the Evers administration and more.