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Cheron Copeland: Lessons from Milwaukee’s flooding
One year ago the city was deluged with a 1000-year flood. Local officials need to learn from this.

Dave Zweifel: Tom Tiffany can’t hide his extremism
No matter what his clever television ads try to make him, Tom Tiffany is the most extreme right-wing member of Congress, and he’s beholden to only one man: Donald Trump.

Mark Belling: Tiffany can beat Crowley
There’s a reason Milwaukee Democrats never get elected governor.

James Wigderson: Tiffany resets the stakes
A vote for Tiffany this November is a vote for electoral chaos and a constitutional crisis, with Wisconsin as ground zero for the fight for the country’s soul.

Clarence Nicholas: The governorship of a man of African Descent and its influence on Wisconsin’s institutions: Housing, healthcare, employment, education, and social justice
A governor of African descent would bring a perspective informed by historical experiences often overlooked within policymaking institutions. More importantly, such a governor could prioritize policies designed to reduce disparities that have persisted for generations.

Bill Barth: Campaign ’26: Hope in the Heartland
I’m actually somewhat encouraged. Hong’s defeat — late though it came — suggests lots of Wisconsin Democrats stood up for more mainstream views. Likewise, the pulse in rural America is turning against the worst impulses of the Right because it’s causing real pain.

Spencer Black: Unite behind Crowley, but learn from Hong
Crowley’s victory was very narrow and Democrats have much to learn from Hong’s campaign.

Simran Arora: Making Wisconsin more affordable for working families
Strong schools give our children opportunities. Strong communities give families stability. An affordable Wisconsin gives them the freedom to build their future.

James E. Causey: Fights show we didn’t listen after Sherman Park uprising
Ten years after MKE was warned that adults were failing Black youth, another outbreak of violence raises the question: Did we ever really listen? Accountability doesn’t begin and end with the child.

Bruce Murphy: Ron Johnson continues his war on vaccines
He’s run 5 Senate committee hearings in the last year spreading crackpot theories and disinformation.

Rolf Lindgren: ‘Racist rock’ now gone for five years from Madison
In 1925, the rock appeared in a newspaper article that contained an offensive racial slur.

Bob Wahlin: China’s playbook is designed to manipulate American markets
The Chinese government heavily subsidizes its companies, allowing them to flood the US with artificially priced products. Stopping China’s playbook is key to Wisconsin manufacturing job growth.

Reg Wydeven: USDOJ suit claims Uber drivers discriminate against disabled riders
Last fall, the Justice Department filed a $125 million lawsuit against Uber, alleging that the ride-sharing company discriminates against passengers with disabilities.

Bruce Murphy: How Republicans helped elect Crowley
They spent millions to help Hong win Democratic primary for governor, then began attacking her.

John Nichols: Francesca Hong stirred up a movement
While Hong and many of her supporters will work this fall to elect Crowley, the movement they have cooked up has every potential to extend beyond this election year.

Jessica McBride: ‘Data Center’ David Crowley fumbles key issue after his establishment coronation
Crowley had a chance to differentiate himself from Tiffany on an issue that is a fiery one and crosses political lines besides, but he punted

John Torinus: Crowley building team of rivals
David Crowley is showing major league political smarts as the Democratic nominee for the Wisconsin governorship. He has signaled a double-barreled campaign.

Jay Blankenship: There is urgent need to help Milwaukee nonprofits survive
Nonprofit organizations are failing and will need change to succeed in helping the people they serve.

Paul Fanlund: Democrats have a chance to unite Wisconsin behind Crowley
Hong and Crowley largely support the same progressive agenda that would increase public school funding, advance environmental protection, and rebuild a strong and compassionate safety net, among other aspirations. And Crowley, more than Evers, should have a better chance of success with the likelihood of a more supportive Legislature.

Steven Walters: What Wisconsin primary fight means for eight Democrats
Now that the Aug. 11 Wisconsin primary is over, what is in the future for the Democratic gubernatorial candidates?

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.