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Judith Davidoff: Journalism in the age of AI
A new UW-Madison lab aims to help newsrooms develop in-house artificial intelligence tools that reflect their own values and needs.

LaKeshia Myers: The invisible made visible: Celebrating Afro-Latino contributions during Hispanic Heritage Month
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, let us commit to telling complete stories—stories that acknowledge the full breadth of Latino identity, including those who carry African heritage alongside their Latino culture.

Terry Hansen: Ignoring climate change will not make it go away
In order to deal with climate-driven threats, we must first recognize them. Urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions and funding adaptation should be top priorities for every politician who cares about public health and the future we all share.

Laura Dresser: A year of deep disruption
2025’s economic policy undermines the opportunities and security of Wisconsin’s workers.

John Nichols: Walz speaks for 75 million voters who rejected Trump
Eight months into the Trump-Vance interregnum, Americans are becoming more and more aware of the fact that the Republicans were serious about the crazy concepts they spouted with regard to the economy, and about implementing their authoritarian fever dreams.

Frank Zufall: With each mass shooting, more of us have a stake in sensible gun legislation
The question in my mind is not if the legislation will happen, but how many people will have to die before enough of us, regardless of political affiliation, demand sensible gun legislation.

Richard Moore: DNR audit confirms what we already knew: The DNR diverts, disguises, deceives
The state’s Legislative Audit Bureau released last week its long-awaited audit of the state Department of Natural Resources’s Fish & Wildlife account, and, for those who bothered to read it, it was nothing short of eye-popping.

Mark Lisheron: The hills are alive with the, well, approval of leftist politicians
Republicans insist lakes are not human: ‘We need to be protecting the rights of people, not things’

Michelle Bryant: Florida surgeon general needs a history lesson
From smallpox to polio to COVID-19, vaccination campaigns have averted millions of deaths and spared generations from suffering.

Bruce Thompson: How to radically reduce poverty
New proposal shows how targeted policies could slash poverty in Milwaukee and U.S.

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.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ reflect on the legacy of former Sens. Cullen, Petak
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their memories of recently passed former Sens. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, and George Petak, R-Racine. Sponsored by the Wisconsin counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Dec. 13
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss a court appearance for those charged in the 2020 Republican false electors case, a challenge to Joint Finance Committee oversight of state Department of Justice settlements, the Department of Public Instruction adopting reading curriculum without JFC approval, Gov Tony Evers’ opposition to a plan from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to require state workers to return to the office, property tax hikes and more.