Stories tagged: "Tammy Baldwin"

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Politics Postcards Targeting Sen. Tammy Baldwin Urge Her to Stop Fighting for Lower Drug Prices

A group billing itself as a conservative alternative to the AARP is fighting against more affordable medications.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow July 24, 2023 1:50 pm CDT
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Infrastructure Wisconsin Getting $1 Billion for High-Speed Internet Expansion from Biden’s Infrastructure Law

Senator Baldwin and Congressman Pocan helped push the FCC to update its coverage map so that Wisconsin gets what’s needed to bring affordable high-speed service to all.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow June 27, 2023 10:10 am CDT
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Politics Sen. Tammy Baldwin Running for a Third Term in 2024

Wisconsin’s Democratic senator cites her record of fighting for women’s healthcare rights and working families in her announcement.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 12, 2023 10:12 am CDT
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LGBTQ Tammy Baldwin Gets Republicans to Back a Marriage Equality Bill, Making Final Approval Likely

All 50 Senate Democrats were joined by 12 Republicans in voting ‘yes’ on a procedural vote and advance a bill to protect same-sex marriages. Ron Johnson was not one of them.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow November 17, 2022 10:52 am CST
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Politics The Most Bipartisan Members of Congress: Where Wisconsin’s Senators Rank

It takes compromise for bills to pass in Washington and for change to happen in Wisconsin. How often do Wisconsin’s Senators actually work with the other side?

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey October 3, 2022 1:08 pm CDT

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Law and Policy Ron Johnson’s 180 on Same-Sex Marriage Bill: From ‘No Reason to Oppose’ to ‘I Would Not Support It’

The Republican senator also told a local group he’s working on an amendment that could gut the law being proposed by Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow September 7, 2022 2:56 pm CDT
Analysis President Joe Biden meets with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Analysis Biden, Democrats Secured More Than 20,000 Wisconsin Pensions Last Year as Republicans Voted No

A plan that stabilized and saved the pensions of millions of Americans passed with no support from Wisconsin Republicans.

Joe Zepecki Joe Zepecki July 11, 2022 10:57 am CDT