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Ed Whelan: Wisconsin Supreme Court pursues mischief on remand
The Wisconsin supreme court adopted a flagrantly unconstitutional interpretation of an unobjectionable tax exemption. After being unanimously reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Wisconsin court isn’t content to allow the exemption to bear its ordinary meaning. It instead is considering using its own unconstitutional interpretation as a reason to invalidate the exemption in its entirety.

David McGrath: GOP fighting the crime problem it created
Their longstanding strategy to kill any and all restrictions to gun manufacturing and ownership have helped saturate the U.S. with 500 million guns, including those involved in 46,728 American deaths from gun violence in 2023. So when Trump excoriated the mayors of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, he’s was blaming them for crime waves that he and his party have literally armed.

Irene TenEyck: Let unaccompanied homeless youth in Wisconsin access the health care they need
Senate Bill 70 and Assembly Bill 49 would allow certified unaccompanied homeless youth to consent to medically necessary care. This includes basic, non-elective treatment—nothing cosmetic or optional.

Sarah Keyeski: The rub of reality: School funding and property taxes
Republicans refused to allow this budget to give our public schools any increase in general school aid, so most districts will be forced to go to referendum again to afford basic, operational costs. The likelihood of higher property taxes worries me greatly at a time when many Wisconsinites are already just getting by.

Bruce Murphy: Will data centers gobble up Wisconsin?
Using massive amounts of water and electric power and creating few jobs

Dave Zweifel: Scientists still scratching heads over cancer research cuts
While Trump and his team have promised to replace what they’ve destroyed with a better system, they’ve yet to show us what that would be.

Sean Duffy: Trump’s crime crackdown is giving Democratic leaders a blueprint to follow
Good leadership can transform chaos into order.

William Holahan: Lesson from NYC mayor race pivot from labeling wars to solutions
If the Democratic Party is to reclaim governing power, it must regain a majority in at least the House of Representatives. Yet the party continues to struggle with communicating to voters how its policies tangibly serve their interests.

Bill Berry: Rush to build data centers threatens Great Lakes resources
Water is not a commodity. It is a vital component of the natural world that sustains life. And while the Great Lakes Region is water-rich, it’s our job to make sure it is here for generations to come.

Gregg Hoffmann: Ups and downs of going green
Anyone who has been involved in “Going Green” in business, government or other endeavors – even publishing — has experienced the ups and downs of the effort.

Ryan Huebsch: Wisconsin needs a stronger power grid
The Midwestern grid operator recently approved 24 power lines that, once constructed, will deliver considerable benefits to Wisconsin. But five states are now calling on federal officials to intervene, a move that could jeopardize those benefits.

Richard Moore: Evers goes for the knock-out
Last spring’s Supreme Court election stood atop the heap in turning-point elections that would decide the direction of longer-term governance. But now, the crown of longer-term implication now belongs to the 2026 governor’s race.

Mike Nichols: Kids who kill and maim
And what adults who’ve lost control need to do about it

James E. Causey: After rote outrage over kids in storage unit, we’re left with desperate families
Depending on how it is measured, Milwaukee ranks as the second or third highest in poverty among the 50 most populous U.S. cities.

Dave Cieslewicz: Marathon man
Fred Risser, Wisconsin’s longest serving state legislator, has an autobiography out.

David Blaska: Donald Trump demeans Charlie Kirk
An angry man betrays a great man’s memorial service.

John Nichols: Robert Redford anticipated the decay of American politics
Redford’s great strength was that he recognized the flaws in both right-wing Republicans and compromising Democrats. More than half a century ago, the actor saw American politics taking a bad turn, and he responded as he knew best.

Scott Krug: My bill allows for early processing of Wisconsin ballots to dispel false rumors
Despite the consistency in our election outcomes, it has not allayed fears many have about the security of our elections.

LaKeshia Myers: Wisconsin finally takes a step toward electoral efficiency
The reintroduction of legislation allowing clerks to begin processing absentee ballots on the Monday before election day isn’t just good policy – it’s essential for our democracy’s health.

Gregory Humphrey: Wisconsin ballot processing bill first part of stopping lies at election time
I am glad that it is members of the Republican Party who are working hard and pressing forward with this bill so to help stem and perhaps even prevent more attacks on our electoral process.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ reflect on 2024 and its political winners and losers
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look back on the news events of 2024 and select the year’s political winners and losers. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Dec. 6
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss a Dane County judge overturning parts of 2011’s Act 10 law related to collective bargaining for public workers, the death of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, Gov. Tony Evers’ upcoming budget address, reaction to President Joe Biden pardoning his son and more.