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Bill Kaplan: Politics of empathy: Baldwin, Cooke and Harris
Baldwin led in passing and improving the ACA. Cooke and Harris strongly support the ACA. All three want to expand and improve Medicare. Trump, devoid of empathy, doesn’t get it and never will. Nor do Cooke and Baldwin’s GOP opponents, Derrick Van Orden and Eric Hovde.

Dave Zweifel: Hovde tries to capitalize on disaster relief lies
That a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin could stoop so low begs the question: Could this really be the kind of a nation we’ve become?

Michelle Bryant: When will we embrace the idea of female leadership?
The reluctance of some men to support a female president stems from deep-seated societal norms and biases that continue to pervade American political culture.

Jerry Hanson: It’s a simple choice on November 5th
Your vote can return America to a nation where everyone has the opportunity to have enough.

Chris Ford: Republicans want to repeal laws that make medicine cheaper and cover Americans
For years Republicans have waged fight after fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which would dismantle protections for pre-existing conditions.

Chuck Melvin: In case you forgot. Jan. 6 assault on Congress was Trump attack on democracy.
Weeks away from the next election, and a sizable portion of the country has chosen to forget, ignore or in some cases celebrate Jan. 6, 2021.

Ben Dowell: Many veterans want democracy, not Trump
Veterans in Wisconsin, who make up 7% of the state’s population, are a powerful force at the polls. We seek a commander in chief with sound judgment and genuine ethical principles. Trump has neither, and his support is fading among us. Go check the latest polls. We all know that he’s never been a warrior — just a performer.

Dave Cieslewicz: Some election certainty
Predicting the outcome is a fools errand. But I think we can be pretty certain what the parameters are for the election as a whole — what the best case scenarios look like for each party in Wisconsin and nationally. Here’s what I think those look like.

Denia Garcia: How do we rebuild trust? One simple answer is to ask people what they think.
Main Street Agenda one way to use community engagement to build stronger ties.

Steven Walters: Questions for Wisconsin’s legislative candidates at your door
Chances are that you might find a candidate for state Assembly or Senate at your door in the next three weeks. Here are some things you might want to ask them.

Mark Lisheron: Government overregulation stymies broadband buildout in rural Wisconsin
Pricey federal plan produces no results yet; observers down on prospects.

Scott Gordon: Wisconsin prison officials furtively changed a library book donation policy while dodging questions
The state’s Department of Corrections scrambles to get its story straight, and book donors don’t know how to proceed.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ take an early look at agency requests for Wisconsin’s next budget
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the next biennial state budget and take a first look at agency requests for spending Wisconsin’s robust surplus. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Derrick Van Orden: In Congress, I’ll fight far left policies that put us in peril
I joined the U.S. Navy at 18 and had the honor to serve our great nation for 26 years, retiring as a Navy SEAL Senior Chief with multiple combat tours and deployments.

Rebecca Cooke: I understand your struggles, I waitress while running for Congress
I was born and raised on a west central Wisconsin dairy farm where I learned to work hard and help my neighbors.

Ruth Conniff: Democrats’ problem with working class voters in Wisconsin
One of the most important questions candidates must answer is who is looking out for working class Midwesterners. Many Democrats have taken a pass on that issue in recent years. Unless they make it very clear that has changed, it will come back to bite them.

Dave Cieslewicz: Local issues in the shadows
The Nov. 5 ballot includes a quiet Dane County executive race and referendums as well as the presidential race

Rob Hutton: Our communities deserve public safety
We can and must ensure that Wisconsin citizens feel safe and those who intentionally victimize others are held accountable. Even in a divided political environment, surely we can all find agreement on that.

Nic Kelly: Wisconsin DPI deceives the public on test scores
Milwaukee and Racine data – the fairer comparison – shows private choice students outperform public school students in 32 of 36 grade-level comparisons.

Patrick McIlheran: Hot demand for houses runs into Dane County’s Land of No
Many things can stymie development, but there are pathways to yes.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ talk Universities of Wisconsin campus closures, layoffs & cuts
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up campus closures, layoffs and cuts at outstate Universities of Wisconsin campuses. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 3
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit against legislative Republicans over blocking Universities of Wisconsin pay raises, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ move to send articles of impeachment against the state’s top elections official to a committee, upcoming action in the state Legislature and more.