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Frank Manzo and Jacob Hager: Labor shortages demonstrate need for investment in workers
To combat Wisconsin’s skilled labor shortage in construction, the data argue for a reconsideration of public policies that promote investment in registered apprenticeship training.

Mark Belling: Generac goes viral for all the wrong reasons
‘Go woke, go broke’ strikes again.

Cathy Olig, Demond Means and Matthew Joynt: Your property tax hike: A direct result of state failure to fund students with disabilities
The solution isn’t complicated; it requires legislators to implement the blue ribbon commission recommendations they received and endorsed over six years ago. … demand that our elected officials finally act on their recommendations and work together to make 60% special education reimbursement a reality.

Ruth Conniff: Grassroots pressure on Gov. Evers reflects nationwide impatience with Dems
More than 100 citizens from an array of grassroots groups packed the Wisconsin state Senate parlor and marched on Gov. Tony Evers’ office Tuesday, their chants bouncing off the marble walls inside the Capitol.

Lisa Geller and Nick Matuszewski: Red flag law would make Wisconsin safer
We take care of each other. That’s the Wisconsin way. An ERPO law is just another way to do what we do best: show up, speak up and protect the people we love fiercely and without apology.

Gregory Humphrey: Johnson should have resolve to investigate his president
I await news of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson forging ahead with his investigative prowess and bravery in partisan battles as he tackles the Trump White House.

Melissa Agard: Dane County needs more foster families
In Dane County, the demand for foster homes is acute, especially for teenagers and sibling groups.

David Blaska: Madison’s bad idea factory
Police monitor hard at work undermining public safety.

Kevin P. Reilly: Trump and Harvard draw headlines, but UW is also imperiled by DOGE cuts
We need you to listen to the shifting opinions of the American people, including your Wisconsin constituents, who the AP/NORC poll shows want you to do just that.

Jeremiah Mosteller: We increasingly live in a world of unsolved crime
In Wisconsin and neighboring states, only 16 percent of violent crimes result in arrest.

Kristin Brey: What rigid support for 1849 abortion law says about Wisconsin Republicans
Grassroots Republicans are still embracing rigid views on abortion, despite a barrage of headlines detailing the deaths and suffering of women under similar bans.

Richard Moore: No, the SNAP bill is not nanny
So Make America Healthy Again finally found its way to Madison this month when lawmakers gave a pair of Republican-sponsored bills each a hearing, and while groups such as Wisconsin United for Freedom were ecstatic, and rightly so, some libertarian-ish types were reaching for their Tums.

Christy Schwan & Patty Keuck: Congress puts millions at risk of losing health care access
We must protect Medicaid for the millions who rely on it. Tell Congress not to endanger the health of our country.

John Nichols: GOP reps choose oligarchy over feeding the poor
By moving the United States another step toward the wealth-dominated oligarchy that FDR warned against, Tiffany and his fellow Republicans made American less equal, less free and more vulnerable to “the most ancient of mankind’s enemies.”

James Causey: Trump worries more about South Africa’s nonexistent genocide than real US racism
I have always believed the Trump administration contained a troubling undercurrent of racism. The question is how we confront this injustice moving forward.

Spencer Black: Democracy’s demise is happening bit by bit, in plain sight
Donald Trump and his administration are slowly but inexorably eroding our American democracy in multiple ways. The end result may not be all that different than a military takeover and suspension of constitutional government, but it’s happening incrementally and on many fronts.

Judy Karofsky: The assisted living industry affects us all
Our obligation is to work together to create and advance a care plan that will honor the defenseless and protect our most vulnerable. This is a call for action, a call to the people who have the ability and responsibility to make changes and regulate a critical industry. We want and need safe, affordable housing for our aging friends and family members—and for ourselves.

Sam Berman: We are called the greatest generation for good reason. Here’s why.
It is right and important that we remember and grieve with the families, the mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, who lost loved ones in America’s wars.

Dave Cieslewicz: The future of war
It’s Memorial Day, so let’s do some reflecting on war. Here’s my key reflection: the most dangerous thing we face right now may be the passing of the WW II generation. Here’s why.

Steven Walters: Three political veterans vie to head Wisconsin Democrats
The victor will succeed Ben Wikler.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss how the primary may impact the general election
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how recent primary results may impact the general election and legislative control. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Aug. 9
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s presidential campaign visits to Eau Claire, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, Tuesday’s primary election and more.