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Judith Davidoff: Shrinking newsrooms are not a hallucination
AI is likely just part of the reason a story with incorrect information made it into the State Journal.

Matt Rothschild and Maresa Strano: Give Wisconsin voters more say through ballot initiatives
By giving voters an institutional path to shape policy and challenge entrenched power through the ballot, initiative campaigns can turn legitimate frustrations into constructive civic action.

Jeff Spitzer-Resnick: As a Jew, I can never accept the slaughter of innocents
I strongly condemned Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel, with the slaughter of innocent civilians and capture of hundreds of hostages. But Israel’s destruction of almost everything in Gaza, along with the expulsion of aid organizations and closure of borders, has led to an amount of death, suffering and starvation that most of us cannot truly conceive.

Dave Zweifel: Under the new anti-vax regime, the viruses are the winners
We’re regressing to a time when ignorance and distrust ruled the world. And lives hang in the balance.

John Nichols: As GOP abandons rural Wisconsin, will Democrats step up?
If more Democrats focus of farm policy and the needs of our small towns, their party could fill the void the GOP has left in rural Wisconsin.

Dan O’Donnell: Gov. Evers’ elusive endorsement
Why Gov. Tony Evers is being evasive about endorsing in the governor’s race.

Christa Westerberg: Ann Walsh Bradley and the cause of openness
This month, for the first time in 30 years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is without Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. It is also without one of its most consistent advocates for transparency in government.

Jason Tarasek: For a safer Wisconsin, the state should regulate THC
The Wisconsin Legislature would be wise to adopt a version of Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC law.

Michelle Bryant: New school year means shared responsibility
The critical role of a child’s caregiver in their success

Kimo Ah Yun: If the US wants to remain competitive globally, we can’t abandon higher education
If we pull back on higher education while our global competitors invest in theirs, we risk falling behind.

LaKeshia Myers: Texas Democrats stand strong: A familiar fight for democracy
History has a way of repeating itself, and as we watch Texas Democrats flee their state to block another Republican power grab, those of us who remember the Wisconsin 14’s brave stand in 2011 are experiencing a profound sense of déjà vu.

Ruth Conniff: We can’t gerrymander our way back to democracy
If Democrats are going to mount a serious challenge to the fascist takeover of our country by Trump and his minions, it’s hard to see how ceding the moral high ground and running roughshod over the principle that the will of the majority of voters should prevail is going to help.

Bill Kaplan: Don’t avert your eyes or lose hope
Americans will never accept tyranny for long. America is a great nation and “we shall overcome.”

Richard Moore: The common cure for tyranny: Topple the unelected
Unless we reestablish democratic accountability, unelected officials will continue to make de facto laws, shielded from both removal and review. That’s not what the Founders intended and it’s not what democracy requires.

Gregory Humphrey: Role of citizen very important in 2025
The danger of apathy is real. When citizens stop believing in the fairness of the system, they stop participating in it. When law is seen as a weapon rather than a shield, civic life becomes a battleground of fear and resentment.

Jerry Hanson: Our democracy is gone
In just seven months the Republican majority in Congress gave away the Democracy that has served Americans for nearly 250 years.

Jeff Smith: Big Beautiful Bill will mean pain for Wisconsinites
While it’s being celebrated in some corners of Washington, here in Wisconsin, it spells trouble for everyday working families.

Gregg Hoffmann: Ill-informed politics hurts energy transition
If he is serious about running for governor, Tiffany needs to demonstrate he knows how to navigate the Wisconsin system for making decisions like the power plant transitions. He can start by not prematurely blaming regulators for a problem that they have little power over.

Dave Zweifel: A ray of hope for public broadcasting
Retired University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism professor Jack Mitchell doesn’t see the Corporation for Public Broadcasting closing as a death knell for public broadcasting.

Jessica McBride: Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s most ridiculous moments during his Downtown violence presser
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson held a press conference on downtown violence on Aug. 8, but it was filled with ridiculous moments – and a lot of vagueness and blame-shifting.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ weigh in on Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the status of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race between challenger Eric Hovde and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Aug. 2
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the presidential race in Wisconsin, a judge dismissing a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot envelopes, the 8th CD race and more.