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Kenneth Zagacki and Richard Cherwitz: Trump’s Ukraine rhetoric forces a new reality
President Trump shocked U.S. allies, not to mention many Americans, when he called Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections” who “better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.”

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ review Evers’ state budget proposal
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed state budget that GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said was “dead on arrival.” Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Patrick McIlheran: Mobile taxpayers would decide whether Evers’ dream of higher taxes is ‘fair’
Governor talks of new 9.8% top rate — one that would wallop businesses that don’t flee.

Dave Cieslewicz: All prisons are local
Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to fix Wisconsin’s penal institutions has a chance.

Scott Walker: Happy ‘Inseminated Person’ Day!
Gov. Tony Evers is making Wisconsin a national embarrassment after including language in his state budget proposal that changes the definition of mother to inseminated person.

Mark Mone: UWM has weathered cuts, delivered research to improve health and commerce
As a survivor of multiple cancers, I’m proud that we just launched our third cohort of 15 UWM undergraduates studying cancer with faculty mentors at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Jonathan Patz: We Energies Kenosha County power plant threatens public health and environment
Gas power plants, in addition to emitting greenhouse gases, pollute the air with nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds.

Tommy Thompson: Want cheaper, more reliable power? Pass right of first refusal legislation.
The law would also require Wisconsin’s transmission owning companies to competitively bid out every aspect of the construction process for every covered project.

Paul Fanlund: Donald Trump could teach a master class on how to lie
Lies come so fast that it feels impossible for the press to push back on them all, which is the point.

Ruth Conniff: ‘Evolving away from the cruelty’
The bonds between rural people in Mexico and the Midwest

Gary G. Yerkey: From Ripon College to Selma, Alabama
Remembering a journey against injustice 60 years ago, ‘Participating in the march, which has been called one of the pivotal moments in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, was inspiring. It changed my life.’

Paul Melotik: Celebrating February as Career and Technical Education Month
This month serves as an important reminder of the outstanding technical education opportunities available to residents across Wisconsin.

Dan Shafer: Could Brittany Kinser win the race for State Superintendent?
This could be the most competitive race for the Superintendent of Public Instruction in decades.

Julien Grayer, Michael Friedson and Tabitha Whitehead: Whitewater an example of how immigrants don’t increase crime
To address Whitewater’s actual challenges in a practical and proactive fashion, scarce public resources should not be wasted on imagined problems.

Marian Krumberger: The IRS’s overreach: A call to action for American businesses
Americans deserve better than an IRS that’s weaponized against them.

Dave Cieslewicz: 21 heroes
Through all of the madness, stupidity, corruption and meanness of the convicted felon Donald Trump’s first month back in office, there have been some bright spots, some examples of courage and decency.

Daniel Degner: Commonsense bill gives parents tools to protect children online
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Bill Berry: As local news dwindles, communities suffer
Communities across the U.S. would be a lot stronger and less divided if they had a common source of information vetted by journalists who focus on truth and accuracy.

Chris Ford: Medicare coverage for anti-obesity drugs would save billions
CMS rule modernizing Medicare Part D to recognize obesity as a chronic disease represents a critical step.

Mike Browne: Evers’ budget puts Wisconsin kids and families first
The governor’s budget is more than a long list of numbers and calculations, it’s a statement of our Wisconsin values and a bold investment in our future.

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.