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Ron Johnson: My plan to end government shutdowns forever
The way to do it is to convert to multiyear spending cycles and avoid the constant drama over appropriations.

Bill Kaplan: Baldwin fights to reverse health cuts
As a government shutdown looms Baldwin and her Democratic colleagues want to avoid an impasse and keep the government open by negotiating with Republicans to reverse health care coverage cuts. Congress must permanently extend the ACA health care tax credits and save Medicaid.

Michael Ohlinger: Federal health care changes will hurt Wisconsin businesses and employees
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act does not help small business owners, Wisconsinites, or working families — nor does it promote a healthy local economy. Instead, it burdens those already struggling while directing gains to the top.

Gregory Humphrey: Francesca Hong could be bridge builder in divided Wisconsin
If voters want to be disrupted, Hong can provide it with a message that will be inclusive and one striving for a better economic outcome for people all over the state. I might add that disruption is precisely what Wisconsin, and the Democratic Party more broadly, needs in 2026.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions curtailing legislative oversight
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss recent Supreme Court decisions that affect how the Legislature reviews rules and how the administration spends budgeted funds. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin can learn from neighbors’ disappearing-passenger blues
When even a city built around commuting by train can’t win back riders, it’s a warning to Milwaukee.

Jeffrey Leverich: MAGA wages war on working families
An estimated 14.2 million Americans will lose their health care in the next decade, as costs increase for everyone else. But fossil fuel industries will gain $40 billion of our tax dollars during that time period.

Ruth Conniff: McCarthyism then and now
David Maraniss reflects on America’s unresolved crises.

Scott Walker: Charlie Kirk died as he lived: Free
We must preserve our liberties in his honor.

Dave Cieslewicz: Jimmy Kimmel and free speech
There’s no question that Trump is trying to chill if not kill speech that is critical of him or which he just doesn’t like. And if this were 1975 what he’s done to Colbert and Kimmel would be far worse because there were so few outlets.

Jamie Stiehm: Kirk assassination overshadowed remembrance of 9/11 heroes
Kirk’s death is being used as a cudgel by Trump, when he could have invited the nation to grieve and come to a clearing of reconciliation in our violent and angry public square.

Scott Fitzgerald: Charlie Kirk’s assassination should shake us to the core
Now more than ever, we must defend free speech as it is the lifeblood of our republic. Disagreement is healthy. But when rhetoric devolves into dehumanization, it paves the way for violence.

Bill Barth: Do your part: Unplug from the hate machine
Now the hideous messages are everywhere. For a lot of it — not all, but a lot — I blame the cesspool of social media which encourages irresponsible rhetoric and isolation.

Tsela Barr et al.: We oppose antisemitism, but state proposal isn’t the answer
As Jews, we unequivocally condemn antisemitism in all its forms. We recognize the urgent and ongoing need to combat hatred, bigotry and discrimination. However, we strongly oppose the proposed codification of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism, including its examples, into Wisconsin state law.

Juan Carlos Garcia Martinez: Defending immigrant rights in the fight against fascism
Local activists deploy a renewed emphasis on legal strategy and grassroots organizing.

Bruce Murphy: Diane Hendricks now richer than Menard!
Time to marvel at the incredible wealth of Wisconsin’s richest people.

Robert Granader: I’m a Washington Commanders fan. I was heartened at Green Bay Packers game.
It wasn’t just one incident, from the cab driver to hotel check-in desk, the fans in line at pre-game concessions, to the endless sea of tailgaters, they wore their host obligations on their jerseys.

Steven Walters: Wisconsin depends on immigration
Immigrants are 7% of state’s workforce, 11% of business owners, 16% of physicians, HRSC report finds.

Melissa Ratcliff: Investing in Wisconsin’s workforce, building our future
We need bold, forward-looking policies as in the past that support workers, strengthen businesses, and make sure our state remains a place where families want to live and work.

Greg Keenan, Jeanine Burmania and Katie Rice: Beyond the breakthrough: Transforming university inventions into everyday innovations
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has spent a century partnering with UW-Madison to address one of higher education’s most significant challenges: translating university discoveries into real-world impact.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss a judge’s ruling striking down portions of Act 10
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at a lawsuit challenging Act 10 after a Dane County judge overturned portions of the law that ended collective bargaining for most public employees. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 15
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republican Eric Hovde’s refusal to concede to Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and his claims about election improprieties, the state Supreme Court hearing on the state’s 1849 abortion law, agency budget requests and more.