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Dora Drake: Safe roads save lives
Safe Roads Save Lives Act promotes public transparency and accountability while prioritizing traffic safety.

William Osmulski: MPS accepts responsibility for its lead problems
While Baldwin Blames Kennedy: MPS’ lead problem is an MPS problem that MPS took responsibility for causing and that is being handled by MPS.

LaKeshia N. Myers: Give students a voice
Wisconsin must follow Maryland’s lead and codify student board representation through state legislation.

Terrance Wall: Things my father taught me
So guys, here’s a few things my father taught me that apparently a lot of younger guys didn’t have the opportunity to learn.

David McGrath: My father’s ‘system’ for raising eight children
Charlie McGrath was a salesman in debt half his life and never able to buy us the clothes, shoes and gadgets our friends from smaller families had. But he gave to each of us, unselfishly, something way more valuable: himself.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ weigh in on charges against Milwaukee judge in ICE evasion case
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the FBI’s arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who is facing felony charges over accusations she helped an undocumented immigrant attempt to evade arrest by federal immigration officials. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Mike Nichols: Without legislative change, dwindling ranks of young accountants will flee Wisconsin
As nearby states reform, Wisconsin clings to licensure requirements that add little value.

Judith Davidoff: Local government’s mixed record on meeting notices
The law says agendas must be “reasonably specific.”

Kristin Brey: Trump gives off strongman pageantry with military parade we’re paying for
Trump’s parade Pinterest board seems to be emulating an aesthetic that is part Putin, part Kim Jong Un, with a little young Mussolini mustache twirl.

Scott Walker: California’s failures on homelessness, drugs and crime show it’s time for real change
It is time for California to become more like America again.

Dave Zweifel: Trump’s National Guard move in Los Angeles was all show
When a real insurrection took place at the U.S. Capitol, Trump did nothing, sat in the little dining room off the Oval office and watched television.

Christina Lieffring: A leftist critique of top-heavy public institutions
More investment in the actual laborers will better serve everyone.

Jane Hillstrom: My dad was a beloved bartender and sheriff. He was also an alcoholic.
It took me 35 years to understand Dad and Mom suffered from a disease, not a moral weakness.

Craig Helmsetter: Survey: Nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are all ‘equally good’
My question: “Which state is better? Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa?” The result? It turns out that the survey’s respondents out-Midwesterned me.

Jill Underly: Wisconsin public schools deserve more dollars. Lawmakers must fix broken system.
Wisconsin’s public schools need resources that are flexible, spendable, and predictable – ones that allow local districts to address their unique needs.

James N. Fitzhenry & Kristin Brey: Child care costs as much as college. Here is what you need to know about fixes.
Gov. Tony Evers proposed spending $480 million on Child Care Counts.

Dan Shafer: Pass the torch: Tony Evers should not run for a third term as governor
Wisconsin’s governor needs to do what so many other Democrats have failed to do and step aside when the time is right.

David Manney: Cry wolf, kill a calf: How the left’s fantasy became the Midwest’s nightmare
In Wisconsin alone, confirmed wolf depredations have increased steadily, as have livestock, hunting dogs, and even pets. Farmers in Ashland, Iron, or Douglas Counties aren’t fighting myths; they’re dealing with shredded flesh and silence from the state.

John Markson & Richard Niess: Wisconsin State Bar leadership betrays the rule of law
State Bar leaders deliberately violated their own vision statement by refusing in any way to push back against President Donald Trump’s blatantly illegal executive orders attacking lawyers, without whom the rule of law cannot exist “within a fair and accessible justice system.”

Elizabeth McGuigan: Tax hikes on Wisconsin foundations rob charity to fund big government spending
Congress’ long-awaited reconciliation bill includes a tax hike on private charitable foundations to foot the government’s spending bill.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the next steps in Wisconsin’s budget process
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the budget-making process in Wisconsin as legislators remake Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 16
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss new state revenue projections and tax cut negotiations, Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s not guilty plea to charges she obstructed immigration officials, the latest action in the state Legislature, this weekend’s GOP state convention and more.