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Hannah Rosenthal: Steinem’s death a call to action
I have watched as so many of the gains we celebrated evaporate due to the bigotry and stupidity of so many of our leaders.

David Schultz: Media must stop covering polls it knows are unreliable
The pool of voters willing to talk to a stranger about their politics skews older, more institutionally trusting, and less representative with every cycle.

James E. Causey: Maybe I need to complain a little less about orange barrels
Milwaukee’s orange barrels and traffic calming projects can frustrate drivers, but early data shows some street redesigns are reducing speeding and crashes.

Scott Walker: Hasan Piker followers don’t remember 9/11
Political candidates, remove his dangerous foothold among people too young to recall atrocity.

Tom Still: Wisconsin industry, researchers, tech firms play a role in U.S. defense
If the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium and its partners are successful, Wisconsin will lever its resources in a way that attracts more defense spending that aligns with commercial and research priorities.

Bruce Thompson: How gerrymandered are Wisconsin’s congressional districts?
The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?

Brian Fraley: Why Milwaukee needs to produce these public records ASAP
Election transparency should not be treated as a partisan demand. It is part of competent election administration.

Jill Underly: What Wisconsin students need today to thrive tomorrow
As students step into the classroom this week — whether as a kindergartner celebrating their first day of school or a senior celebrating their last first day of school — Wisconsin public schools are ready to welcome them and provide the strong foundations they need for success.

Richard Kyte: Flock cameras erode trust in local government
Ninety-three cities and counties have moved to end their contracts with Flock in the past 30 days, bringing the total number of rescinded contracts to well over 200 in the past year.

Svapna Sabnis: Don’t forget history as Wisconsin measles outbreak spreads
Contact state lawmakers and ask them to support strong, science-based vaccine policies. Our children, elderly, and community members are counting on all of us to take measles seriously.

Simran Arora: Before we lead, we need to listen
Leadership isn’t about having every answer. It’s about listening to the people you represent, understanding their challenges, and working together to find a way forward.

Paul Ryan and Les Ford: Americans are getting caught in the safety net
The 1996 welfare reform helped move people from dependency to work. We need to do that again.

Dylan Wilder: House Democrats embrace socialism
Two House Resolutions put Congressmen on record regarding their stance on socialism. In less than a year, a party that was split on the issue became unanimous.

Masood Akhtar: Two attacks on America; two very different responses
America has experienced many moments of tragedy, but two dates stand apart: Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 6, 2021.

Bill Barth: Return money to the taxpayers
Try again. Put more money into public schools. Send more aid to cities to reduce property taxes. Temporarily lower gas taxes, or income taxes, or send rebate checks to taxpayers. Fix more potholes. And keep some to build the rainy-day fund.

Mark Belling: Crowley gives laptops to Milwaukee jail inmates who intimidate witnesses
Wisconsin voters, in picking their governor in two months, will decide if they want to elect a leftist so addled that he signed legislation using public money to give laptops and tablets to jail inmates who then used them to intimidate witnesses and view pornography.

Bill Lueders: Let the public copy court records
Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them.

Jordan Sinz: Innovation in service of students
As students return to school this fall, educators across Wisconsin are focused on a familiar mission: providing every student with the best possible opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Mitchell A. Sobieski: Wisconsin’s brain drain shows how a rural state can produce talent yet struggle to keep it
Wisconsin’s latest brain drain numbers point to a problem that is less dramatic than a population collapse but more durable than a temporary labor-market fluctuation.

Stephen Pluháček and Heidi Bostic: We are having the wrong conversations about AI
Not only are the bodies and the souls of these AI workers being harmed, so is the Earth from which the materials needed to power AI are being extracted.

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.