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Paul Fanlund: Madison Police Chief Patterson impresses his predecessors
Patterson was sworn in last month as the city’s top police officer, leading a department of more than 500 people.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Ortiz-Velez’s break from the Wisconsin Assembly Dem caucus
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, share differing views on a series of issues involving Milwaukee Democratic state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, who has left the Wisconsin Assembly Dem caucus.

Dan Shafer: 7 takeaways from the October 2025 Marquette poll
We’ll have to keep waiting for any meaningful data on the Democratic primary in the race for governor, but there’s a whole lot here to break down.

David Blaska: Let’s make more political points
How else can we hold Jill Underly accountable?

Tom Still: What makes for a strong startup state? Conference offers ingredients
Some cities, states and regions have a healthier technology startup economy than others, as metros such as San Francisco, Boston, Austin and others have shown for decades. How does Wisconsin stack up? An upcoming Madison conference will offer a glimpse at some long-term drivers – and some cautionary views, as well.

Dale Kooyenga: Wisconsin’s digital leap
Thousands of jobs, billions in investment and a commitment to clean, efficient growth.

Jason Tarasek: Medical cannabis use should be approved in Wisconsin. It’s about compassion.
For too long, the stigma associated with cannabis has prevented Wisconsin legislators from doing the right thing. The time to change that is now.

Mike Nichols: Milwaukee will pay someone to say nice things about The Hop
The City of Milwaukee is willing to pay a new marketing and communications officer for The Hop, its little-used $128 million streetcar, up to $108,000 per year plus benefits.

Patricia Jursik: It’s time to give Milwaukee parks the funding stability they deserve
Our parks are asked to absorb cuts that erode the very assets that knit this county together.

Scott Walker: What matters most to Trump’s legacy
The only poll that matters for the future of President Donald Trump’s plans is the one taken next November.

Dave Zweifel: If Trump can run for a third term, so can Obama
The political world is in a tizzy over Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might figure out a way to run for president for a third term, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution notwithstanding.

Dave Cieslewicz: Boo! Trump in ’28?
It’s Halloween, so I thought I’d tell the scariest story I could come up with. The 22nd Amendment is pretty clear: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” And yet there’s no reason to think that’ll stop Donald Trump from seeking a third term.

Gregory Humphrey: Profiles in courage as Americans stand up for constitutional norms
Capt. Dylan Blaha and Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek correctly refused a federal order to deploy in Chicago.

Jamie Stiehm: White House ruin emblematic of wider government destruction
The wreckage looks like a crime scene, with President Donald Trump’s thumbprints on it. He didn’t ask or tell people, he just destroyed a sacred structure that sang of American history. Vintage Trump.

Bill Barth: Fair requirement, but avoid the rush
It’s not too much to ask that voters prove their legal status, just like it’s not too much to ask that voters show photo ID at the polls to verify their identity. It is too much to ask that the entire state voter registry be audited over a matter of weeks.

Dan O’Donnell: A bad bet for Wisconsin
Timing couldn’t have been worse for a bipartisan group of state legislators who want to give total control over online sports betting in Wisconsin to the native tribes who run casino sports books.

Gregg Hoffmann: Wisconsin a natural for slow tourism
Our environment in Wisconsin is conducive to slow tourism.

Melissa Agard: Dane County budget balances prudence and compassion
Every line of this budget reflects the values that have made Dane County strong: collaboration, accountability and care for one another.

John Hallinan: You can’t negotiate with obstinate GOP
As the Trump administration continues to take a jackhammer to the Constitution, we see more and more editorials calling for moderates on both sides to come together. History shows this is not how major problems are solved in this country.

Gregory Humphrey: When Latino kids have Halloween upended, what does that say about the rest of us?
These kids, their parents, and onlookers witnessed city streets become a stage for a grotesque display of federal overreach, racial profiling, and outright abuse.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ assess the GOP field for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at who’s in and who’s out in the GOP field for Wisconsin governor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 10
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the governor’s race, a Waukesha County judge’s ruling requiring state election officials to verify voters’ citizenship, the continuing fight over legislative oversight of administrative rules and more.