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Michael Lucas: Xcel’s St. Croix solar project talks stall, goes to PSC for approval
Community pushback against a massive solar development in St. Croix county just revealed how little local input is worth when it gets in the way of a utility’s renewable energy goals.

Natalie Eilbert: Dane County residents face too many financial burdens
More than a third of Dane County households are struggling to afford basic needs, and it’s not for lack of effort.

Bruce Murphy: Remembering Dominique Noth
Longtime journalist, theater and film critic passes away at age 84.

Steven Walters: In Wisconsin, governors inherit their lieutenant governors
If the winner of the primary for lieutenant governor is not the governor’s preferred candidate, they often get sidelined.

Bruce Murphy: Gloves are off in Democratic primary for governor
Democrats attack each other. And did one of them leak story to Journal Sentinel?

Jessica McBride: Wisconsin governor’s race fashion: Tom Tiffany goes to Summerfest and the Democrats party it up
Gubernatorial fashion choices are painting Tom Tiffany as the normal guy running against a bunch of college kids at a frat party.

Paul Fanlund: Democrats rev up midterm campaigns as a ‘tribe’ divided
Democrats seem destined to handcuff themselves in this fall’s midterm elections over an intraparty divide between its far left and moderate factions.

David Blaska: Democrats are fighting their own intifada
Today’s Democratic Party is a civil war zone. Socialist revolutionaries are storming the winter palace.

Lisa White: Primaries matter more than ever
District 17 needs leadership that understands economic development, affordability, agriculture, health care, education, and local control. Western Wisconsin deserves a senator who has worked in these communities and understands their challenges firsthand.

Jerry Hanson: Congressman Steil must abandon his voter suppression efforts
Steil’s Voter ID Act, along with his authoring of the SAVE Act, isn’t meant to secure elections. It is meant to ensure certain Americans cannot access the ballot easily.

Richard Moore: The sky is falling…again
Tony Evers is claiming disaster over the prospect that temporary federal funds intended to seed state-run water bank programs might be terminated. But Wisconsin’s fund is not only worth millions, it’s one of the best in the country.

John Imes: Wisconsin’s clean energy future is about affordability, jobs and independence
As America approaches its 250th birthday, we should remember that every generation is called upon to build something lasting. For ours, that means building an energy system that is affordable, reliable, resilient and capable of powering Wisconsin’s economy for decades to come.

James E. Causey: My car was stolen mid-afternoon from a downtown MKE street
With new cars selling for around $50,000 and decent used vehicles often costing $20,000 or more, I’m not dreaming about an upgrade. I just want my 2012 Audi A5 back.

John Nichols: Wisconsin should vote to tax the rich
Few ideas are more popular than taxing the rich. And rightly so.

Amy Loudenbeck: Francesca Hong will take Wisconsin in the wrong direction
In February, Hong co-authored Assembly Bill 1028, which would have allowed Wisconsin counties and municipalities to impose an additional income tax on earnings above $1 million.

Mark Lewyn: Wisconsin is sitting on $800 million in unclaimed money
The state has built one of the better automatic-return systems in the country. Now it should stop treating that as enough.

Rebecca Draeger: No, the Farm Bill isn’t cutting SNAP benefits
Much of the criticism aimed at the Farm Bill is really criticism of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In reality, the bill does not reduce SNAP benefits.

Gregg Hoffmann: China sets pace for new energy
China is promoting direct renewable power connections for data centers, industrial parks, and export-oriented firms under a new 2026–2030 energy strategy.

Janine Geske: A strong, independent judiciary protects America’s freedom
Since the Constitution places the ultimate power in the hands of the people, we must always remain vigilant and protective of our founding principles.

Bill Kaplan: The biggest D.C. scandal
The biggest D.C. scandal is Trump’s proposed military budget of $1.5 trillion.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at efforts to appeal lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines after three-judge panels dismissed them. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 5
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the nomination paper filings in the race for governor, the push for another vote on the failed surplus deal, President Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin and more.