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Austin Vandertie: I farm. I vote. Here’s why you should, too.
Your vote helps shape the future for your family, your community and our state and nation. No matter how hectic life gets, we cannot afford to let others make our choices for us at the ballot box.

LaKeshia Myers: My dream for us: to live life more abundantly
When I speak of living abundantly, I do not speak solely of material wealth or personal comfort. I speak of equity. I speak of justice. I speak of a world where every child, regardless of the color of their skin, can exhale freely without first calculating the cost of their own existence.

Sue Opper: Justice delayed is justice denied — but technology is changing that
Advancements in investigative and analytical technology are transforming how quickly law enforcement and prosecutors can build strong, evidence-based cases.

Richard Moore: A lump of coal for Christmas? If we’re lucky
Trump’s coal power investments, including modernization of Wisconsin’s Columbia Energy Center, deliver reliable, affordable baseload electricity, thousands of jobs, and grid stability against unreliable renewables.

James Wigderson: The price of Trump’s peace
Ignore the spin by Trump’s MAGA supporters. This war with Iran is a failure.

Bill Kaplan: For governor, forward not backward
Wisconsin has a far better option than Tiffany: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez.

Dave Cieslewicz: Dems’ straw poll gives us some signs
The bottom line as of post-convention time: Rodriguez may have reestablished herself as the frontrunner, but don’t count out Hong. And in November do not count out Tiffany.

John Nichols: Fox frets about Hong’s popular ideas
The problem for Fox and Republicans like Steil is that many of these policies are quite popular in Wisconsin.

John Torinus: Guv wannabees: ‘It’s health care costs, stupid!’
In the face of consolidations in the pursuit of market power and higher prices, leading to decades of unrelenting price hyper-inflation, our political leaders have to step back and entertain a fundamental structural upheaval. What would Teddy Roosevelt, the legendary trust-buster, do?

Jessica McBride: The wildly blue Wisconsin county and it’s not Milwaukee or Dane
Menominee County’s unusual Democrat tilt

James E. Causey: Black Americans mark Juneteenth amid rollback of freedoms
This Juneteenth, celebrate. But also remember those who made the sacrifices that made the celebration possible. Remember that the struggle for freedom did not end in 1865; it continues in 2026.

Rebecca Draeger: Milwaukee Public Schools’ budget problem is far from over
If MPS is serious about getting its finances under control, it will have to do much more than ask for more money.

Arthur I. Cyr: Xi Jinping trying to balance relations with the two Koreas
While patterns are complex, China’s investment in South Korea grows, while North Korea remains a costly dependent of Beijing.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ preview the 2026 WisDems state convention
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, preview the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s state convention two months before the primary election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Follow WisPolitics-State Affairs coverage of

Gregory Humphrey: The Tom Tiffany tangle
The geographic gravity may seem to favor Tiffany in the 7th Congressional District, with its sprawling acreage and culturally conservative voting base. But to actually win, he must pull significant numbers from the Milwaukee–Madison corridor. The area that will decide his fate in November.

Dan Shafer: New poll shows top three emerging in Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin
Plus: In an “informed” vote poll where candidate biographies are shared, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez leads the field with 33%.

Jessica McBride: Mandela Barnes Doesn’t know what a musky looks like, fishing bobbers, and the rural vote
Advice for Democrats. Stop posting about fish, talking about fish, and holding fish on camera if you don’t really know anything about fish and never fish. Gov. Tony Evers notoriously posed for the cameras once holding a fish so tightly that he looked like he was squishing its middle like a tube of Crest toothpaste.

Brian Fraley: Defending the fiscal bedrock: Why repeal of Act 10 would be disastrous
Dismantling this law would not be a simple policy tweak; it would be an absolute fiscal disaster for property taxpayers, public services, and the long-term stability of our communities.

Tom Still: Wisconsin remains on track to become a fusion energy hub
Wisconsin has a foundation to compete globally.

Mark Lisheron: Food co-op seen as viable, more likely option than government-funded grocery store in Milwaukee
Co-ops take time but are sustainable and avoid government pitfalls.

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.