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Michelle Bryant: When dark folks don’t get the same light
Whether in Gary, Alabama, or anywhere in between, Black citizens deserve the same light, the same resolution, and the same attention as everybody else.

Gregory Wesley: Generational wealth transfer could transform Milwaukee region
While the scale of this moment nearly defies imagination, those who approach it with generosity – in whatever form suits their situation – can help ensure it becomes more than a financial transaction. Together, we can build a movement whose benefits are transformational for our region and state.

Dave Zweifel: Madison’s Amtrak aspirations get a boost
Duffy stunned the Amtrak board last week by announcing his DOT would be investing $5.3 billion in the passenger rail system’s Midwest network.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the Van Orden-Cooke rematch in Wisconsin’s 3rd CD
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the rematch in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District between Dem Rebecca Cooke and Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Ruth Conniff: Data centers are a big political issue; what should Wisconsin do about them?
What specific policies should Wisconsinites demand from their political leaders on data centers?

Annette Olson: Central count
Wisconsin’s citizen voters must be assured that their votes count. Central Count continues to be the core problem behind Wisconsin’s chronic election night delays, technical failures, and eroded public confidence.

Bruce Murphy: Fake polls, real polls muddled Wisconsin governor’s race
None of them were very accurate. Yet more pollsters keep popping up.

Tonia Thornhill: Wisconsin commutation debate raises questions about second chances
Wisconsin has an opportunity to address both a massive taxpayer burden and one of the state’s most difficult ethical questions.

Patrick McIlheran: How a development tool can increase property taxes
Development-spurring TIF has consequences in Wisconsin’s taxpayer-protecting levy limits, but there’s a way around the tradeoff.

Elias Callen: Corey Ruiz’s shooting demonstrates need for police alternatives
His death was a consequence of a single agency in charge of every crisis. As a society we must ask ourselves: Why are the police often our only resource?

H. Carl Mueller: Build your family’s legacy by investing in democracy
By receiving financial support through a named family legacy fund, independent journalists and policy makers can be free to report on the important issues of the day and help sustain our democracy.

Scott Walker: Tax cuts, not hikes, raise the tide for all
President Ronald Reagan made history 45 years ago when he signed the largest tax cuts ever at his beloved California Rancho del Cielo.

Dave Zweifel: End the willful neglect of national parks
Our national parks preserve the most stunning natural and historic places for everyone, rich or poor, forever. We can’t allow an uncaring, childlike wannabe dictator ruin what generations of Americans have built.

Jamie Stiehm: IndyCar race at the National Mall: just one more outrage
Drivers of racecars will speed around the Smithsonian buildings. No pedestrians are allowed to wander these grand places of history, culture and art that belong to the American people for free. Tickets went on sale.

Tom Still: Not all data center sites are wrong: Wisconsin Rapids is one example
The former Verso plant is symbolic of how the words “data center” have become politically radioactive in Wisconsin – even when that industrial-zoned site is undergoing a brownfield cleanup that would scare away most developers.

Gregory Humphrey: Three Black governors in 250 years, will progress break open in midterms?
The number of Black nominees is unprecedented. Maryland, Wisconsin, Georgia, Florida, Nevada, South Carolina, Minnesota, and Michigan will be watched in the 76 days to the elections.

Anthony Pahnke: Crowley campaign should build on efforts in rural Wisconsin
Past gubernatorial races in Wisconsin show that candidates cannot ignore rural voters.

Frank Manzo: Here’s how Trump’s tariffs have damaged Wisconsin’s economy
In Wisconsin, the data showed that the sweeping tariffs imposed in 2025 raised costs for the average household by $1,100 over the year, cost 3,900 manufacturing jobs, and shrunk annual economic output by $2 billion.

Michael Lucas: Econ 101: Socialism, Part III:
A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings.

Bruce Thompson: Learning our lesson from COVID-19
Rather than blaming Fauci, Rand Paul and Ron Johnson should consider the impact of vaccine resistance.

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.