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Adam Chern and Rebecca Kemble: Is Group Health still a cooperative?
Instead of union-busting, the Board should see union organizing as a gift of collective problem-solving.

Scott Walker: End racial discrimination in the federal government
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the Center for Individual Rights are filing a lawsuit against the federal government to ensure that all Americans are treated equally.

Jamie Stiehm: Trump’s anthem mandate a sour note at Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s new regime at the beloved center decreed the National Symphony Orchestra must stand and play the national anthem before every concert.

Dave Zweifel: Obama reminds us of what presidential decorum looks like
On Veterans Day last week, former President Barack Obama showed how presidents of the United States once acted.

Gregory Humphrey: Trump’s angry white male rage vs. American democracy
Even in eras of bitter division, such as the Civil War, the dangerousness of McCarthyism, or during violent Vietnam protests, leaders did not weaponize the language of treason against Congress itself. Trump’s rhetoric today is not politics as usual. Far from it.

Dan Shafer: The highway and the streetcar (and what we’re missing)
As highway widening gets unceremoniously underway and the latest streetcar debate goes in another circle, the bus system and looming cuts to key routes seems left behind.

Quentin Klabon: It’s a mistake for MPS to expel Carmen Northwest
Its performance against its statewide peers is far too low, but the bitter circumstances of Milwaukee schooling mean it is many children’s best available option.

Mark Lisheron: Republican candidates join nationwide scrutiny of tenure
Republican candidates for governor are joining politicians across the country who are increasingly skeptical of tenure guarantees for professors.

Donald Downs and Raymond Taffora: University of Wisconsin must raise bad grade for free speech
To meet its obligation to a troubled pluralistic republic, UW-Madison needs more free speech and diversity of views among its faculty.

Michael Chameides: Rural America needs Congress to act
As Congress sat idle, hardworking Americans faced rising health care costs, farmers battled dangerous market instability, and millions may lose necessary food assistance.

Dave Cieslewicz: The tragedy of Tommy Thompson
Maybe someday he’ll admit that he was wrong to support Trump. I hope so, because if he doesn’t admit that, his support for the worst president in American history will, at least in my book, overshadow everything else he ever accomplished.

Dan O’Donnell: Democrat border policy devastates Mequon
In a rather stunning development, the city of Mequon is under siege by a burglary ring…from South America.

Vincent J. Thompson and Johan Cruz-Polanco: Milwaukee’s health safety net is about to be hit hard
Before the OBBB lands with full weight, Milwaukee must take the steps it still can.

Tom Still: Nobel Prize winner Watson ‘complex’ mentor for UW-Madison researcher
It’s been said the best teachers can be judged by the success of those they mentor. In the case of Nobel Prize winner James D. Watson, who died this month at 97, a prime example is UW-Madison molecular biologist and biochemist Richard Burgess.

Mark Belling: Trump is choosing Brad Schimel for a reason
A battle-scarred vet is picked to lead a crackdown.

Michael Pointer Mace: Judge Dugan’s arrest threatens judicial independence
Our courthouses need a clear policy protecting Milwaukeans from disguised federal agents.

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf: Students need protection from predatory for-profit colleges
Legislators have put forth four bills that would either restrict Wisconsin for-profit institutions that may be poor performing or bolster consumer protections for students attending them.

Neil Kraus: The shady tactics shaping policy in the UW System
Unwritten “political deals,” perpetual audit threats, and fear are being used to reduce educational opportunities outside of UW–Madison and UW–Milwaukee.

Bill Barth: Sowing distrust is not productive
Elections are back to normal these days. The count can be trusted. A tweak here or a tweak there might marginally improve the process. But constant tinkering — mostly for partisan advantage — sows distrust. Stop.

Ben Slowey: We must act to save the hemp industry in Wisconsin
U.S. Hemp Roundtable predicts that the ban, which goes into effect in December, could wipe out 95% of the $28.4 billion hemp industry with dire consequences for farmers and business owners nationwide.

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 Feb. 21
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget proposal, the state superintendent race, GOP bills passed in the Assembly to ban cell phones and overhaul state test standards.