For those on the right side of the political aisle, 2024 was a mixed bag.

Many Wisconsinites want the same things – quality education for our children, safe neighborhoods, responsible spending of our tax dollars, affordable healthcare and accountability in government.

Beware a barrage of constitutional amendments posed by parties.

It doesn’t appear that our Republican-controlled Legislature is about to stop using the University of Wisconsin as its whipping boy in 2025.

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A source close to the toy industry has leaked a copy of Santa’s perks list for Wisconsin politicians, business leaders and other newsmakers. Here’s what the good boys and girls in Madison and Washington will reportedly find in their stocking this Christmas.

The holiday season can be a trigger for those who suffer from depression and suicidal ideation.

In a time when many families are facing economic struggles, the decision to put holiday classics behind a paywall feels particularly disheartening.

I can only imagine that the name came from someone’s kooky uncle who thought he was being funny one Christmas and called it that in the attempt to play into his nervous nephew’s apprehension over ingesting raw meat paste on a cracker.

Looking back, I’m incredibly proud of what I was able to deliver for the 87th District. I supported several efforts to reduce the tax burden on Wisconsinites while also increasing our investments in our priorities like K-12 education and veterans services.

Rebecca Cooke is the future. She ran an impressive, spirited campaign as the Democratic challenger to 3rd CD GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and is seriously considering running in 2026.

I am proud of what we have accomplished together for the families and businesses in south central Wisconsin over the past 20 years of my state service.

Number of those identifying as two or more races more than doubles; ‘At the grassroots level, people care less and less about race.’

Use the state’s $4 billion surplus to supplant debt on public building projects. Instead of borrowing $4 billion to pay for roads and buildings, pay in cash.

Hanging over balconies and leaning against marble pillars, teens held up handmade signs that said; “Enough!” “You write your policies on a carpet of our dead bodies,” and “Graduations not funerals.”

Although he’s going to be doing a podcast now, and WISN 1130 has a strong farm team, Mark Belling leaving live radio feels like the end of an era. He is irreplaceable. Wisconsin would look much different if he had never picked up a mic.

Wikler is now one of five major candidates campaigning to lead the Democratic National Committee. He’s been the subject of positive interviews with everyone from comedian Jon Stewart to a who’s-who of national print pundits. I spoke with Wikler recently about that campaign and about Wisconsin.

It’s reassuring to know we’ve got such competent leaders, unlike leaders in other communities who exhibited indecisiveness when the chips were down. The pity is, of course, that they had to answer such a call in the first place.