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Jeff Mandell: Wisconsin Act 10 is unconstitutional: What the ruling means

If affirmed on appeal, this ruling has the potential to transform Wisconsin’s workforce. It eliminates artificial, anti-democratic obstacles to recognition for public-sector unions and restores the ability of such unions to bargain collectively, giving their members a seat at the table to advocate for fair pay, improved benefits, and safer workplaces.

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Gregory Humphrey: Madison school shooting: A gun, mass shooting, victims, ‘thoughts and prayers’ and then we turn the page

Even though the events happened in our city and we feel it in some ways very personally, collectively we will turn a page as gun violence is so prevalent that we are now immune to the full emotional force of such violence. That social outcome should alert us as much as this episode itself does, that we are different as a nation due to the number of guns on the streets and the daily killings and bloodshed.

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Bill Berry: For homeless, lots of challenges, little help

There was a time when homelessness was considered a “big city” problem. These days, small and medium-sized cities across the state and nation have inherited their own homeless populations. And communities are struggling to find answers to a problem that defies simple solutions.

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John Torinus: Trump’s picks: wrong people on the bus?

Anyone who has managed a large organization to success knows that job one is getting the right people on the leadership team. That means people with deep knowledge of the business sector, extensive experience, good judgement, high energy and a strong track record at running previous organizations. Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet posts and other high-level positions mostly lack those qualities.

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Michael Lucas: The original bill of rights

Two things are often overlooked in this important history: first, that there is a Preamble to the Bill of Rights which clearly explains the document’s purpose to restrain federal power, not the states; and second, that today’s Bill of Rights is not what was originally proposed to Congress.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 29

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tuesday’s presidential primary and local elections, the No Labels party submitting signatures to appear on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, opponents of Robin Vos launching a new effort to recall the GOP Assembly speaker and more.

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