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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary results
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary, its late-stage twists and turns, and the general election dynamics for November. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.

Tom Still: True healthcare debate in Wisconsin would help people, economy
“Price transparency” is a phrase used by politicians right and left to oversimplify real problems with healthcare costs, access and delivery in the United States. This fall’s campaigns for state and federal offices should move beyond that social media meme to a debate that respects the public’s ability to comprehend.

Christian Schneider: Tony Evers, Electoral gangster
A Democratic Midwestern governor moves quickly to save his party from socialism.

Scott Walker: Democrats pick classic tax-and-spend leftist David Crowley for Wisconsin governor
A tax-and-spend liberal from Milwaukee, where the schools are some of the worst in the nation — that is the person Democrats have nominated for governor in Wisconsin.

Lee Rasch: Election integrity about much more than how ballots are counted
Our democracy depends on candidates who compete honestly, election officials who administer the law fairly and voters who take the time to become informed before casting their ballots.

Ankita Bharadwaj: Wisconsin’s primary was a warning for Democrats
Democrats need to understand something that political institutions are often slow to accept: fear politics may have worked for them for decades, but the overwhelming support for a candidate like Francesca Hong should tell them that it is not working for them anymore.

Michelle Bryant: When a badge becomes a shield for violence
A lawsuit should not be the only mechanism that forces us to ask difficult questions. The public should not have to wonder whether an officer will be treated differently simply because they wear a badge.

Jared Walczak: Wisconsin should stop treating data centers worse than other taxpaying industries
Sales tax exemption isn’t a subsidy but a common shield against increasing consumers’ prices with hidden levies.

Duey Stroebel: Follow HUD’s lead: How deregulation is making homes affordable again
Through prudent deregulation, innovation and improving our agency’s day-to-day work processes, HUD is expanding opportunity and reducing costs for American homebuyers.

Stephanie Kay: Summer shouldn’t cost this much
Working families understand that prices rise from time to time. They don’t expect every problem to be solved overnight. But they do expect leaders to stop making life more expensive.

Emma Rose Widmar: Medicaid is my lifeline. New federal rule could take it away
Steil voted for the Republican tax law that already cut Medicaid by the largest amount in our nation’s history. Now this administration is writing the fine print on how those cuts get carried out.

Jerry Hanson: Why is Trump using taxpayer money for his ballroom?
Before shovels were in the ground, Trump declared the White House would not be impacted by the building of his ballroom. After destroying the East Wing of the White House, Trump assured citizens that no taxpayer money would be used to build his ballroom.

Charles Franklin: A look at 2026 primary polling in Wisconsin
Campaigns matter, and a chaotic last month in the Wisconsin Democratic primary is a prime example.

James Causey: David Crowley won the primary. Now he has to win over Democrats.
Crowley’s razor-thin primary win was just over 3,000 votes, setting up the biggest challenge yet: unifying Democrats before November.

Ruth Conniff: What does Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor mean for progressive politics?
Forging real unity after a bruising election

Brian Fraley: WisDems’ influence and muscle on full display in David Crowley’s primary victory
Nearly 800,000 Wisconsin voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for governor. That may be the most consequential number to come out of an election decided by less than half a percentage point.

Dan Shafer: Comeback Crowley: Milwaukee County Executive wins Wisconsin’s Democratic primary in a stunner
It was a discombobulating Election Night to cap a discombobulating primary, but with the votes now counted, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is going to be the Democratic nominee.

Jessica McBride: Winners and losers from Wisconsin primary election night
We all know the top line results: Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated socialist Francesca Hong to win the Democratic primary for governor in an upset, and he will face Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in the general election. There were a lot of other interesting races on the ballot too on Aug. 11.

Jonathan Martin: Democrats got lucky in Wisconsin. They should learn from it.
A wild primary for governor offers a warning for a party already looking toward 2028.

Helen Lewis: AOC knows a lemon when she sees one
Francesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ examine the battle for control of the Wisconsin Legislature
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review the upcoming races to control the Wisconsin Legislature and the issues that favor each party. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 18
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Tom Tiffany’s plane crash, the U.S. Supreme Court halting President Trump’s mail-in balloting restrictions, oral arguments before the state Supreme Court in two cases challenging the state’s congressional lines and more.