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Jerry Hanson: Wall Street should be used to build wealth for the rest of America
Only the establishment of a national wealth financial fund, independent of our government, that allows the rest of America to participate on Wall Street will offer a means to make gains for those of us being left behind.

Judy Karofsky: The assisted living industry is not ready for the tsunami
Baby boomers, once the caregivers, are seeking assistance and support.

Rolf Lindgren: A brief history of health insurance: regulation = death
In the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1788, there is no federal power to regulate insurance. The states regulated insurance.

Gregory Humphrey: World AIDS Day lacking U.S. resolve under Trump, George and Laura Bush showed moral leadership
World AIDS Day is about awareness, solidarity, and recommitment. It keeps the epidemic in public consciousness, mobilizes funding, and fights stigma. Silence from the highest office in our nation undermines all of that.

Silas Redmond: Sen. Johnson says debt near $30T puts America on borrowed time
Johnson has framed the nearly $30 trillion federal debt as a ticking clock, arguing that the United States is approaching a point where its obligations will overwhelm its capacity to respond to crises or invest in growth.

Jeffrey Leverich: Unstable Trump plunging nation into chaos
Economic justice is the key issue confronting our nation, along with support for the vital programs that invest to uphold our common good. That one man’s corruption and broken psyche has destabilized our nation to such an extent is a searing indictment of the American political system.

Courtney Graves: Non-profits collect millions from the state of Wisconsin to run state programs
Welfare-to-Work programs receive millions of dollars in funding every year, but offer little public data to track impact. The Wisconsin State Legislature is taking aim to curb this.

John Torinus: Schoemann confusing on UW commissions
For a leader who came up short on keeping a University of Wisconsin presence in Washington County, despite the use of two task forces, Republican governor candidate Josh Schoemann has some big ideas about reforms for the Universities of Wisconsin, also involving similar commissions.

Dave Cieslewicz: Barnes’ heavy baggage
His greatest weakness is not likely to be anything he says between now and next August when the primary will take place. Rather his problem is everything he’s ever said in the past as a state legislator and a lieutenant governor.

Bruce Murphy: Wisconsin Eye could go out of business
Does it matter? Only if you care about government transparency.

Dave Zweifel: Robin Vos says low-income mothers don’t deserve health care
Vos pulled a procedural fast one to make sure Wisconsin wouldn’t extend Medicaid coverage to women for a year after giving birth.

Gregory Humphrey: Pete Hegseth must be fired as defense secretary
If the secretary of defense himself disregards international law, how can the United States credibly demand accountability from adversaries who commit atrocities?

Mike McCabe: Looking the wrong way
Brits paint it right on the crosswalks, which way to look. When it comes to politics these days, maybe us Yanks could use crosswalks like that. Can’t seem to tell which way is which.

Steve Gunderson: Wisconsin should pass law barring faithless electoral votes
Whatever one’s politics, we need to all make sure that every legal vote in Wisconsin is counted, and that our votes in the electoral college reflect the outcome of the election.

Paul Fanlund: Pollster: Dems might be too optimistic about Trump’s woes
Marquette University Law School Poll director Charles Franklin says now that “I think there is a risk of Democrats being a little overly optimistic about the problems Trump has.”

Richard Moore: A federalism fight splits MAGA and confuses Kaul
Josh Kaul glided into another hot oven—state regulation of artificial intelligence—and signed a letter with many of his top-cop counterparts that actually contained some reasonable arguments.

Steven Walters: WisconsinEye in demand as network faces uncertain future
The nonprofit must raise $877,000 by Dec. 15 to stay operational, says its CEO.

Quinton Klabon: How do charter schools work in WI? What MPS doesn’t get
Where charter schools are struggling, boards have the power to get them in shape or close them down. That type of accountability is powerful and generates results for kids. Wisconsin should not take its charter superstars for granted.

Bennet Goldstein: The problem with the will to secrecy
When protective laws are zealously applied to contexts for which they were not intended, it can cause its own form of harm.

Michelle Bryant: Rooting for Shedeur in the shadows of Colin
The NFL is a place where Black bodies generate billions in revenue, but Black voices have little worth.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ take up Johnson’s reconciliation fight
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s demand for deeper cuts in the House version of the federal reconciliation bill. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 16
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss new state revenue projections and tax cut negotiations, Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s not guilty plea to charges she obstructed immigration officials, the latest action in the state Legislature, this weekend’s GOP state convention and more.