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Jerry Hanson: Steil does not deserve to return to Congress
Steil’s voting record shows he works for Donald Trump, not the people he is supposed to represent, nor the people of Wisconsin.

Simran Arora: Keeping the American Dream alive in Wisconsin
Wisconsin should be a place where people can build something, raise their families and have a fair opportunity to succeed.

Amy Curtis: As Wisconsin Democrats try to end school choice, Milwaukee Public Schools are among worst in US
Milwaukee Public Schools are ranked fourth worst in the nation, just after Detroit, Baltimore, and Jackson.

Steven Goodman: We didn’t get internet by waiting for everyone to get onboard
The internet didn’t get built safely because either chorus won the argument. It got built safely because the engineers who built it also built the guardrails, in parallel.

Mike McCabe: The deadliest poison’s antidote
There has never been a moment in my lifetime when joy was more powerful and important than it is now, for our society is being poisoned. Choosing joy is not escapism, nor is it suffering with a smile, it is a conscious reaching for an antidote to the toxins.

Spencer Black: Tom Tiffany would be an environmental disaster for Wisconsin
There has likely never been a major party candidate for governor who poses a greater danger to our state’s environment than Tiffany.

Mark Belling: Vote yes on all three statewide referendum questions
Bottom line: Vote yes three times. And, if a school referendum shows up after that, vote no.

Shannon Ross: Milwaukee County jail tablet debate misses real issue
A high-profile security breach sparked outrage over jail tablets in Milwaukee County, but Shannon Ross argues the backlash ignores their role in supporting communication, education and successful reentry.

Natalie Eilbert: Wisconsin wait-listed thousands of disabled job seekers
If people with disabilities in Wisconsin are stuck on a waitlist for employment services come January — and thousands still will be — they risk losing the Medicaid assistance that keeps them afloat.

James E. Causey: Trump media ban a diversion from high gas and grocery prices
CNN and Fox News rarely agree, but Trump’s decision to ban reporters from the White House brought competing networks together in defense of press freedom and the public’s right to know.

Dave Zweifel: Dems may win in November, but will the GOP let them serve?
Retired conservative federal Judge Michael Luttig is just one of the many who are warning Americans that their form of government is imperiled. It’s no longer a hyperbolic claim. The MAGA crowd has a well-thought-out plan.

Dan Shafer: Wisconsin’s fork in the road
After 16 years of GOP control, Democrats have a shot at winning a majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature. This would be a monumental shift, but it’s far from a given — especially in the Assembly.

Michael Lucas: BECI 765: Laws governing transmission lines
When land usage and cost factors are considered, I speculate that rather than the BECI line having a 99% chance of approval by the WI PSC, its chance of being approved is somewhere between 80 and 90%. The deciding factor in the PSC’s decision of whether to approve the BECI line will rest on the quality of the cost-benefit analyses provided by the applicant and intervenors.

Dave Cieslewicz: Here’s how to use $3 billion
The State of Wisconsin has a projected $3 billion surplus. Here’s the YSDA plan for it.

Dan Knodl: Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program: Conservation requires accountability
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has existed for decades. If Wisconsin taxpayers are going to be asked to support it for decades more, they deserve more than assurances that the program is working. We should be able to show them.

Rebecca Bernstein: Local clinics brace for federal benefit cuts for refugees
Consider donating to community health centers, free clinics, and food pantries which are our community’s safety net.

John Nichols: Wisconsinites shouldn’t have to pay for Trump’s war
The argument that Americans should not have to suffer economically because Trump launched a war of whim has become increasingly common among Democrats on the campaign trail — and even some Republicans.

Gregory Humphrey: From Nixon’s press blacklist to Trump’s media bans, the old lessons still apply
The press is not there to soothe. It is there to verify. To challenge. To publish what is true, not what is comfortable. Leaders may not enjoy that. They are not required to. But before they get to elected office, we should require that they be mature enough to accept the facts.

Steven Walters: Pressing health care issues should be fodder for Wisconsin candidates
Immunizations and high hospital costs among them

Michelle Bryant: Before we build faster, we must listen better
AI may be transforming our economy, but in our haste, we must listen better. Communities are asked to accept the future, but they deserve a meaningful role in deciding what that future looks like.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the blue wave that flipped Wisconsin’s Legislature
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the political blue wave that swept Wisconsin Democrats into control of the state Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 6
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the factors behind the blue wave in Wisconsin as Democrats win a trifecta and flip the 1st and 3rd CDs, the priorities of Gov.-elect David Crowley and the incoming Dem legislative majority, the wrangling for legislative leadership posts and more.