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Archive - December 2025
Grouse Hollow Journal for December 31, 2025
by Greg Koelker So how many of you are going to stay up and watch the giant crystal ball drop in Times Square and kiss and toast in the new year tonight? Most of you of a certain age are not raising their hands I bet...
The politics before the elections: How 2025 sets the stage for a new year
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner December 31, 2025 A popular two-term governor decides to retire, and triggers a flood of prospective replacements. Democrats vow to flip the Republican-majority Legislature. A state...
Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
Dec. 31, 2025 By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move...
Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Dec. 31, 2025 By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6. riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in...
Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration
Dec. 31, 2025 By JOSH FUNK and DIDI TANG Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this...
The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump’s tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so
Dec. 31, 2025 By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year. President...
US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown
Dec. 31, 2025 By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U...
Mississippi Valley Conservancy expands Boscobel Bluffs State Natural Area to 475 Acres
Dec. 30, 2025 LA CROSSE, Wis. — The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has expanded the Boscobel Bluffs State Natural Area with the acquisition of Bald Bluff which is an 86-acre property adjacent to the existing nature...
VIDEO: Extreme Midwest cold follows storm that barreled across Great Lakes and Northeast
Dec. 30, 2025 By HOLLY RAMER and JULIE WALKER Associated Press Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest. Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and...
