Jessie Opoien

“Hey you. What if I told you I’m back?” — @taylorswift13 — me On Dec. 23, I had a liver transplant — a gift for which I’m eternally grateful. Today, I’m back to work. Back in the Capitol with the @journalsentinel. Alive, thank God. Sources, friends… let’s catch up.

🌴I've heard a lot of lawmakers and candidates talking recently about keeping retirees in Wisconsin. I took an in-depth look at what drives seniors to other states and how an expanded tax cut will impact them - and younger Wisconsinites. jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

UWM project mapping Milwaukee racial covenants hits snag after Trump agency cuts funding jsonline.com/story/news/edu… via ⁦@KellyMeyerhofer⁩

U.S. Department of Justice seeks Wisconsin voter registration data and information on fraud jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @MollyBeck

Overhaul of nation's air traffic control system has started, Sean Duffy says jsonline.com/story/money/bu… via @rbarrettJS

A father is charged with executing his 4-year-old son. He had a history of domestic abuse allegations jsonline.com/story/news/cri… via ⁦@aluthern⁩

Many times a DAY!

"We are going to make that happen and if it doesn't happen...the president will fire me." Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at EAA in Oshkosh today on modernizing air traffic control, the $12.5 billion Congress allocated and the $19 billion more he says is needed:

Hope has Buc-ee's news you* can use *anyone wondering if the DeForest Buc-ee's is ever going to happen

Entering the Buc-ee's beat⛽️ jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

Ozzy played a solo show in Madison in 1982 at the Dane County Coliseum where fans were encouraged to "dress for the occasion."

Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, his family says news.sky.com/story/ozzy-osb…

Congressman Tom Tiffany teases a run for Wisconsin governor but says he hasn't made up his mind jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via ⁦@lawrencegandrea⁩

Rep. Derrick Van Orden talking on the radio today about Tulsi Gabbard's memo on 2016 election says: “So if Barack Obama is guilty of these things, he needs to be arrested just like they arrested President Trump. I’m sorry to say it, but these people set the precedent."

Wisconsin state budget invests $5 million to preserve Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate (via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

"I think we have a great chance of getting it." GOP candidate for gov Bill Berrien on a possible endorsement from President Trump, his support of Trump now despite previously criticizing his handling of the pandemic and initially backing Nikki Haley in '24 primary:

A wrong-way drunk driver caused a crash that killed one teen and sent another to the hospital via Medflight with life-threatening injuries. Then, another intoxicated driver crashed into a squad car parked on the shoulder. Five people injured in total. jsonline.com/story/news/202…

"THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will end in May 2026 at the close of the 2025-26 broadcast season," CBS says.

Also at this event, Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein told reporters she expects Gov. Evers to announce “within the next week and a half” whether he will run for a third term

What's next after the Madison ballot investigation? WEC could order specific procedures in the city clerk's office, though there were questions at today's meeting about whether to suggest them as best practices for all clerks. jsonline.com/story/news/pol…