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Dave Cieslewicz: Is lame duck deal lame?
It looks like three guys on their way out wanted to exercise one last use of power. It was not egregious by any means. But it sure wasn’t visionary either.

Mark Belling: Wisconsin’s bickering GOP leaders can learn from a CA outsider
LA mayor candidate’s viral campaign shows the way to fight leftists

Rolf Lindgren: Lara Logan speaks from the heart
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. On Saturday, May 2, conservative superstar Lara Logan spoke at the Republican Party of Dane County Lincoln Day Dinner in Madison,

Rebecca Draeger: The crisis in Wisconsin public schools
While Wisconsinites are already struggling with inflation and higher costs of living, more than $1 billion in new school district taxes appeared on Wisconsin’s ballot this April.

Eva Maciejewski: Activists trespassing on Ridglan Farms were not ‘peaceful’
This type of ideologically motivated violence should not be trivialized. Any and all animal research facilities may become the next targets of radicalized animal rights activists.

Michael Freeman: We tried rescuing the dogs from Ridglan Farms for a reason
On April 18, I stood outside Ridglan Farms in Dane County with roughly 1,000 other people from Wisconsin and all over the country.

Dave Zweifel: The world is souring on Trump’s America
Even the Wall Street Journal’s reliably conservative editorial pages are sounding an alarm.

Spencer Black: First it was the Big Lie; now it’s the Big Cheat
It’s not just the Republican Supreme Court that’s conspiring with Republicans to cheat.

Bruce Murphy: Tiffany, Republicans look terrible on gas prices
As Duffy, Tiffany and all Republicans know and have used to their advantage, the cost of gas is a powerful issue because it’s so easy to understand and so quickly hurts your pocketbook. And they are clearly on the wrong side of the issue.

James Causey: Energy bills are rising despite Trump’s promise of a 50% cut
Reports show electricity costs continued to rise into 2025, with increases of around 7% in some areas—hardly the dramatic cut Trump promised.

Scott Fitzgerald: Merger blocking action under Democrats ends Spirit Airlines
Had JetBlue been allowed to acquire Spirit, perhaps they would have been able to weather this financial storm. But in this present reality, consumers are left with fewer flights and higher prices.

John Torinus: No strategic plan for UW System?
If you are looking for an insight on why the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, reflect back on how he went about closing eight of 13 two-year colleges across the state.

Mary McCormick: Journalists, Rotarians cooperate to build trust and promote civil dialogue
We must each be accountable for ensuring that our actions are guided by the desire to seek truth, to strive for fairness, to build a better world.

Mark Lisheron: Behind the curtain, Evers administration diverts taxpayer money to fund environmental bureaucracies
The Wisconsin Department of Administration has spent nearly $2 million operating two state offices that have since 2019 been denied funding by the Legislature.

Jodi Habush Sinykin: Wisconsin is facing another child care cliff. We need state investment
Child care is fundamental to our state’s economic vitality and well-being, because without it, our local businesses — including important industries like education, health care and law enforcement — lack the workforce needed to function.

Natalie Eilbert: School cell phone bans alone won’t reverse test score drops
The Madison Metropolitan School District is considering a new cellphone policy that would enact a full-day ban for younger students while allowing more flexibility for high schoolers.

Steven Walters: Wisconsin plays role in national redistricting fights
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upped the stakes.

Michelle Bryant: If you hear the dogs, keep going
Some of the very same states leading the charge to weaken voting rights and diminish Black political engagement are also advancing legislation that criminalizes poverty and homelessness. There is a pattern here and it is difficult to ignore.

Bruce Thompson: The impact of two cases challenging Wisconsin’s Congressional districts
Both judicial panels have essentially kicked the cases back to Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Noel Johnson: Wisconsin shouldn’t get a pass on federal voting rights laws
In 44 other states, you can walk into an election office, eyeball voter registration records and make copies on the spot. Not in Wisconsin. Why? Because in 1993, Congress handed the state a permanent exemption. Thirty-three years later, that carve-out makes as much sense as a car phone — and it is past time to end it.

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.