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Bruce Murphy: Tom Tiffany loves Trump
His love fest with the president now haunts his run for governor.

James Wigderson: Could the Brewers help Crowley?
An era of good feelings for Milwaukee.

Jessica McBride: Mandela Barnes slams Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s ‘extreme bias,’ calls out ‘shady’ Dem establishment & says Tony Evers ‘froze up’
Former Lt. Gov. and Democratic governor candidate Mandela Barnes, in an entertaining Part Time Opinions podcast appearance, unleashed some serious truth telling.

Scott Walker: How Republicans can salvage the 2026 midterms
Voters are upset. Even though median household income is up and poverty levels are down, consumer confidence fell in September to the lowest level since 2014.

Ruth Conniff: If Wisconsin is in great financial shape, why can’t we afford to fund our schools?
Schools are struggling because, for the third year in a row, the state budget put no new money into general school aid, the Department of Public Instruction pointed out in an Oct. 15 press release. That’s after more than 15 years during which per-pupil spending in Wisconsin schools has failed to keep pace with inflation.

Colleston Morgan: The case for fewer, better, and stronger MPS schools
MPS has 36 schools that are less than half full, by its own counts. Another 48 are between 50% and 90% full.

Gregory Humphrey: Sirens for dead school kids from gun violence, but then what?
When children keep dying in schools, the answer cannot be that every gun control proposal is unacceptable and every reform is a bridge too far. Leadership demands more than saying ‘no.’ It demands offering solutions.

Robert VerBruggen: Why can’t metro Madison build enough houses for its high demand?
Governments start taking steps to allow more construction, but policies at many levels add up to make land scarce and costly.

R.J. Johnson: The big diesel con
Putin gets sanctions relief. Americans get the illusion of cheaper fuel.

Dave Zweifel: The results of RFK Jr.’s leadership: measles and death
Every time I see a story about the latest anti-vax action by Health Secretary Kennedy, who despite all the evidence to the contrary still claims children’s shots cause autism, I recall the late 1950s when millions of parents rushed their children to get the Salk vaccine to prevent them from getting polio.

Tom Still: Trump’s diesel deal with Russia will barely move dial in Wisconsin
Even if President Trump’s deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports stands up in a skeptical Congress, it’s only a few gallons of relief in a huge tank.

Ruben Anthony: Vote no on the third proposed constitutional amendment
The amendment creates the impression that Wisconsin lacks protections against discrimination and that voters are being asked to create them. That is simply not true. Discrimination is already illegal under federal and Wisconsin law.

Michael Lucas: On the ballot: 80 school district referenda
72 Wisconsin school districts are asking voters to approve a combined $802 million in new debt, $40 million in recurring funding, and $776 million in nonrecurring funding. The final bill of goods? $1.6 billion.

Dan Shafer: David Crowley talks childhood, path to politics, Milwaukee County record, and governor priorities at Marquette ‘Get to Know’ event
The Milwaukee County Executive spent an hour discussing his personal background, record in office, and priorities if he were to win the election in a conversation at Marquette with Derek Mosley.

Rolf Lindgren: How to reduce the number of abortions without losing votes (in blue areas)
If you’re a conservative who lives in a blue state or county, you face a terrible dilemma regarding abortion: stand on principle and probably lose, or use strategy and still possibly lose.

Sara Finger: Support nonprofits today through Wisconsin Roots Rising
Today we’re joining forces for Wisconsin Roots Rising, a 24-hour statewide day of giving that brings together community-driven organizations and programs from both of our networks in a single coordinated campaign.

James E. Causey: Trump sharing fake Denzel Washington post a shrewd strategy
President Trump shared a fake endorsement from Denzel Washington on social media, raising questions about misinformation and the president’s willingness to spread it.

Kenneth Zagacki and Richard Cherwitz: What a nihilist presidency means for American foreign policy
What does it mean for an American president to frame U.S. foreign policy in nihilistic terms?

Christopher Walton: Give us a reason to come home
The measure of this new political era cannot simply be the number of progressive policies passed in Madison. It must also be whether those policies create a Wisconsin where our children can build successful lives without having to leave home to do it.

Bill Barth: Try regular order, not amendments
Legislating through amending Wisconsin’s supreme law should raise skepticism. It means politicians are unwilling to use regular order and seek compromise by working together to find broad solutions. Remember that when you vote.

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.