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William Osmulski: Two maps show Wisconsin’s leftward slide
Two maps of Wisconsin produced by the MacIver Institute reveal two very different political realities in the state.

Rubie Mizell: My kids shouldn’t have to navigate race in sports. Let them play and be free.
We want our children to grow through sports — to learn discipline, resilience, teamwork. But how can they do that when they’re busy navigating unspoken racial double standards?

Jerry Hanson: Stop taking from those with less to give more to the rich
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a massive transfer of wealth from ordinary Americans to the top of American society.

Carol Chapin: My son’s life depends on Medicaid. Program cuts put his future in jeopardy.
I urge our elected officials — especially those who have said they want to protect “the vulnerable” — to stop these irresponsible cuts to Medicaid.

Ben Brunette: Wisconsin delegation should back credit card competition
The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), introduced last Congress, would inject competition into the marketplace and correct the failures that have allowed swipe fees to grow out of control.

Mark Belling: The Big Lie about Biden shows the left thinks it can do anything
Now that the media itself is admitting that the last two years of Joe Biden’s administration was a giant lie — that Biden was essentially senile and his staff was running the country — the important questions to ask are: How morally bankrupt are they, and how in the world did they think they could get away with it?

Bill Barth: US should follow founding document
Orders are not laws, which is one reason courts keep tossing them out for exceeding the executive’s constitutional authority. Congress makes laws. That’s what the Constitution says. America should follow its founding document.

Victoria Gillet: From patient care to community advocacy: Why a Milwaukee physician is fighting against toxic gas plants
Independent analysis shows the Oak Creek gas plant would cause around 700 new cases of asthma, 60 heart attacks, 250 emergency room visits, and 200 premature deaths over its lifetime and $92-144 million in health costs every year.

John Nichols: Working-class Democrat Bryce takes on GOP’s Steil for House
Can Bryce take down Steil, a prodigious fundraiser who does his best to avoid controversy in a district that has not elected a Democrat since 1993?

Jason Jacobs: Wake boats expand access to Wisconsin waters — they’re not a threat
Excessive regulation would discourage tourism, reduce accessibility for physically challenged individuals, and lacks scientific justification.

Richard Moore: The bullet-proof way to rein in the bureaucracy
At the end of the day, while all the measures the GOP are seeking are positive, none are transformative. Until we unequivocally strip the bureaucracies of any lawmaking power, the bureaucracies and their progressive allies will find ways to manipulate the system.

Dave Zweifel: Suck it up, America, the billionaires are in charge
The GOP-led House is in a quandary over extending the tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of the year, while also reducing the deficit.

Gregory Humphrey: Harry Truman to Donald Trump: ‘Stop being an appeaser’
Our nation and the democracy-loving countries of the world do not have a person in the Oval Office speaking the clarion words and promoting the bedrock values and ideals that have attracted the global community to the true foundation and power of the United States.

Connie Bolle: We need Rep. Gwen Moore’s leadership on this life-saving kidney legislation
I made the decision to donate a kidney to help save a life. Proposed legislation helps others make that decision, too.

Michelle Bryant: Acquittal of officers in Tyree Nichols’ beating death hits differently
Tyree Nichols’ death should not be in vain. His case must serve as a wake-up call for all Americans, particularly the Black community, to engage fully in the systems that govern us.

Chris Ventura: Wisconsin’s Legislature should act to keep electric grid strong, affordable
Passage of a Right of First Refusal law would ensure that Wisconsin utilities, who are accountable to Wisconsin regulators and legislators, construct the transmission lines that keep the lights on for families and business throughout the Badger state.

Tony Evers & Missy Hughes: Trade missions strengthen Wisconsin’s global ties in uncertain times
Trade is an essential part of Wisconsin’s success, with exports contributing more than $27.5 billion to our state economy last year. It’s one of the reasons we recently completed a nine-day trade mission to Germany and France — two critical Wisconsin export partners — while helping state businesses enter the global marketplace and build relationships with potential collaborators. We also encouraged international companies to invest in Wisconsin.

Scott Liddicoat: I won’t buy new cars for Tony Evers
The past tells us that without our firm engagement and the threat of removing political support, we’ll get another budget increase beyond the cost of inflation. We’ll also get more creative vetoes that we can only complain about, and nothing more.

Eric Borgerding: House budget proposal unfairly penalizes Wisconsin
It creates Medicaid winners and losers, with Wisconsin at the bottom.

Bill Berry: Reform guest worker system, or hold employers to account
Reforming the system, as advocated in Wisconsin, makes a lot more sense. Either that, or enforce the current laws so that everyone involved in a broken system faces the consequences.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Milwaukee Public Schools’ financial woes
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss recent financial problems at Milwaukee Public schools, their history and the need to fix them. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 26
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to West Allis and the shakeup in the presidential race, Democrats’ split on Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, and more.