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David Blaska: America wasn’t tired of Donald Trump; it is sick of him
We don’t blame Donald Trump for the washout in Tuesday’s mid-term elections as much as we blame his enablers.

James Wigderson: January 6 congressmen big losers
Tiffany, Van Orden lose

Gregory Humphrey: The politics of resentment in rural towns and the midterm elections
The rural-urban divide that played out in these midterms was often described as a conflict between different economic interests or political preferences. But the deeper conflict may concern what it means to belong as an American.

Gregg Hoffmann: Election results could be good for e-movement
Environment should not be a partisan issue, but it often becomes so. The results of Tuesday’s election did bring more clout to the party that historically has favored the environment. But it’s up to us to make sure the new majority Democrats make it a priority in the coming months.

Bill Barth: Get serious about paying for schools
State aid that isn’t keeping up with costs is fueling the trend for districts across Wisconsin to place ballot initiatives asking local voters to voluntarily increase their property taxes to close gaps in operational funding.

Van Mobley: Eliminate foreign liquor tax loophole
Wisconsin’s members of Congress should take a hard look at Section 5010 and the competitive disadvantage it can create for producers here at home. It’s time to clean up the federal tax code, and that means sweeping away clutter like the foreign liquor loophole.

Richard Moore: DNR rogue rulemaking underscores need for legislative oversight
Five years after lawmakers proposed peer review, the DNR shows why it’s needed.

Eric Wilcots: UW’s Nobel laureate started his research with a question
We must continue to value curiosity and give researchers the resources necessary to pursue the answers, wherever they may lead.

Steven Walters: Politics also competed with Brewers in 1982
There was an election for a new governor, proposed constitutional amendments.

James Wigderson: It’s a Blue Bayou election: A Wisconsin election preview
The Republicans in Wisconsin can feel something is wrong with the electorate. You can see the panic.

John Nichols: Why Kamala Harris campaigned so enthusiastically for Crowley
In the closing days of a campaign where candidates on both sides of the partisan divide are talking about affordability, Harris recognized Crowley’s authenticity.

David Blaska: Battling for a political party’s soul
Pilloried for calling out her party’s anti-Semitic hate.

John Torinus: Cut all Americans into a new Grand Bargain
The principles founders established need to be updated and refashioned to accommodate changes in how today’s world operates and to meet the economic and social realities looming for the next century.

Cristina Johnson: Navy veterans face lasting health risks from asbestos exposure
Policymakers should account for military exposure histories in discussions about long-term lung health and screening.

Patrick McIlheran: Steps for lawmakers to allow nuclear renaissance
Wisconsin should continue to unwind old error of ruling out abundant power

Natalie EIlbert: Even Madison’s overflow homeless shelter now has a waitlist
Today in Madison, the number of people experiencing homelessness has become so vast, there’s been a scramble to find a men’s overflow shelter in Dane County, one that could address capacity issues currently faced by the new men’s shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive.

David Blaska: ‘No response’ insults persuadable voters
We continue to be dumbfounded: from Tom Tiffany on down, Republicans again this election cycle are blowing off that seemingly quotidian chore: answering candidate questionnaires. How hard can it be?

Dave Zweifel: Tiffany’s assault on democracy should be reason enough
What really should disqualify Tiffany from becoming Wisconsin’s governor is his willingness to throw out the results of an election, disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of his fellow citizens to assuage a convicted felon who serves as president.

Dan Shafer: Inside the policy wonk success story in David Crowley’s piece of the Brewers stadium deal
Here’s how the Crowley administration got creative with the deal to keep the Brewers in Milwaukee.

Ruth Conniff: Brewers’ World Series win reminds us what Wisconsin can be
The positivity had an effect on our state’s sour and fractious politics. It lightened voters’ mood and made them less angry, and gave everyone a breather in the heat of a contentious election

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.