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Ben Wikler: My state was a ‘democracy desert.’ This is how we turned it around.
We can do the same for the entire United States. We can start working now to channel political anxiety into rebuilding the foundations of our democracy so that it offers free and fair elections for all candidates of every party.

Ron Johnson: The story the media — and the government — don’t want you to hear
We will never know the full extent of the harms (or the benefits) of the COVID-19 injections. But we do know that federal health officials were aware that serious harm was being done within months of them granting Emergency Use Authorization. We also know that those same officials turned a blind eye toward the safety signals that were screaming at them, but they refused to warn the public.

Dave Zweifel: Sen. Ron Johnson continues his dumb crusade against vaccines
Johnson’s attacks on vaccines have added fuel to the fire that Trump’s health secretary Robert Kennedy started.

Nino Amato: Let the voters decide, not the pundits
Elections should be determined by citizens evaluating candidates on their merits — not by political insiders or pundits questioning whether a particular gender is overrepresented in a race.

Ben Eisen: Wisconsin should choose the right side of the income tax divide
Majority of states now have top rate below 5 percent

Tom Still: Haglund’s private conservation work is legacy for divided times
Brent M. Haglund, who died June 12 at 78, harnessed the power of people to safeguard the natural world, one victory at a time.

Paul Fanlund: Sherrill, Slotkin, Spanberger coming to Idea Fest in Madison
‘Badass Caucus’ will light up stage at Cap Times Idea Fest

Scott Walker: The Declaration is our ‘why’; the Constitution is our ‘what’
We were founded on the belief in freedom for all.

Bruce Thompson: Why are so many Republican legislators quitting?
The data suggests many still have safe seats. Unless there’s a Democratic blowout.

Will Flanders and Cory Brewer: DPI’s ‘Portrait of a Graduate’ paints a blurred picture
Students cannot communicate effectively if they struggle to read, and they cannot solve problems or think critically without mathematical proficiency and a strong foundation of knowledge.

Brian Fraley: Portrait of deceit: Public records prove DPI misled Wisconsinites about “Portrait of a Graduate” steering committee
The gap between what the Department of Public Instruction and Superintendent Jill Underly told the public and what their own records prove is substantial.

Steve Rankin: Resisting the Group Health coup
We tried democratizing GHC, the board plotted against us

Ruth Conniff: Tammy Baldwin isn’t buying Trump’s Iran deal — neither should we
The provisional agreement to end the war that has cost $30 billion and 13 U.S. lives appears to more or less restore the status quo before the war started.

Bill Berry: Environmental gains have been quashed by Trump
As the current federal administration dismantles environmental gains over the past 50-plus years, it’s almost like history is speeding in reverse, wildly out of control.

Paul Smith: New move to rescind Roadless Rule reflects poorly on Republican party
In 2025, after the Trump administration announced a separate initiative to repeal the Roadless Rule, a public comment period delivered 99% opposition to the proposal

Mike McCabe: No sense bucking natural forces
The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall is a case in point.

Dylan Wilder: The Zohran Mamdani experiment: Why NYC’s government-run grocery stores will fail
City-owned grocery stores in New York—backed by tens of millions in taxpayer dollars per location—threaten private businesses and repeat proven policy failures.

Dan Knodl: States should not be sidelined on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence may be new technology, but the importance of local representation, accountable government, and state authority remains as important as ever.

Barbara Lawton: Kelda Roys is the only candidate who can beat Tom Tiffany
Kelda Roys is the progressive, competent and proven candidate for governor who will win in November.

William G. Andrekopoulos: Healthcare cost are putting an extreme pressure on school districts’ finances.
Until the legislature addresses the healthcare monopolies devouring local school district budgets, any future financial compromise on school aid is an illusion. Without real medical cost control, our school districts will remain underfunded, our children will continue to pay the price, and hospitals and insurance companies will continue to increase profits.

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.