Baldwin rails against ‘bought and paid for’ opponents
OSHKOSH, Wis. - Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says powerful special interests are spending millions of dollars trying to defeat her "because they want a bought and paid for senator."
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More women than ever run for Senate, but hurdles remain
Women running for office are due to hit another threshold with a record number of candidates for the U.S. Senate, but actually winning those seats and changing the face of the chamber are a different matter. Many of the women jumping into Senate races face uphill campaigns.
Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin Is Seeking Reelection
Baldwin, 56, is also gearing up for a reelection campaign that some are calling "Going into the 2018 cycle, I think for many, many reasons there's more interest [in the midterms]...[And] so many issues impacting young people are getting really strong public view," Baldwin tells "[When I was starting out] so many people were sayinga 'young people don't vote.' " Well, I couldn't get elected to office if young people didn't vote."
Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials
Illinois is worried that elaborate new barriers to stop Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan will bog down cargo shipping in its busy canals. The health of the Great Lakes is far more important to all of the Midwest and Canada than the parochial economic interests of shipping companies in greater Chicago.
The Latest: Schimel calls opponent a ‘liberal activist’
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says his Democratic opponent is a "liberal activist" who would advance the Hillary Clinton agenda. Schimel faces Democrat Josh Kaul in November.
Sen. Baldwin Asks Trump to Withdraw Judicial Nomination Over His Marriage Comments
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has long targeted federal judicial nominee Gordon Giampietro. President Trump nominated Giampietro to serve in Wisconsin's Eastern District.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks about late mother’s opioid addiction
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who is running for re-election this year in Wisconsin, opened up Tuesday about her mother's mental illness and prescription drug addiction, in a moment of candor Baldwin hoped would empower others with similar experiences to come forward. "This epidemic hits close to home for me and for so many others," Baldwin said, sitting across the table from a Milwaukee woman who also told her story of her father's struggles with addiction.
US Sen. Baldwin talks about late mother’s opioid addiction
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left, tells for the first time publicly the story of her mother's mental illness and addiction to prescription narcotics during a conversation with Morgan Thomas, of Milwaukee, as she runs for re-election, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Milwaukee. Thomas's father struggles with addiction and Baldwin had never previously told the story of her mother's problems which led to her being raised by her grandparents.
Democrats see Wisconsin as proving ground for party revival
Margo Miller thanked her hosts, covered herself in a blue plastic poncho and headed back into the driving sleet Saturday morning, with more doors to knock on in this rural subdivision but with another new volunteer's name on her clipboard.
Your Views: Funding childhood initiatives is a bipartisan issue
As a soon-to-be graduate with a degree in social work, the importance of advocacy and being politically involved, both locally and nationally, is becoming abundantly clear to me. I was given an opportunity to let my voice be heard, and it was an experience I'll always be thankful for.
Republican Governors Association books $5M for Walker ads
The Republican Governors Association said Monday it has booked $5.1 million in television ad buys for the fall in Wisconsin as Gov. Scott Walker warned on conservative talk radio that winning re-election will be more difficult than when he overcame a recall effort in 2012. News of the large ad buy comes after the Democratic Governors Association said last month it was spending $20 million in Wisconsin and three other battleground states that have Republican governors - Michigan, Nevada and Ohio.
POLITICSWisconsina s Cage-Match Supreme Court ElectionA November tune-up. Ed Kilgore
Center-left candidate Rebecca Dallet and conservative Michael Screnock will face off next week in a technically nonpartisan election for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat. Scott Walker's fight with his state's judiciary over his efforts to avoid two state legislative special elections - which he has now abandoned - hasn't been the only Wisconsin news involving judges or elections.
Tammy Baldwin talks with police, others at roundtable on drugs in La Crosse
Just when police in the La Crosse area thought they had almost eliminated meth as a major drug problem, it has made a comeback. That's what La Crosse County chief deputy Jeff Wolf told Sen. Tammy Baldwin and others at a drug roundtable held in La Crosse on Monday.
Walker reaches to center in volatile Wisconsin
Not long ago, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the voice of a conservative revolution in the heartland, a Republican at the vanguard and a possible future president. Today, he's the voice of concern, warning his party - at home and nationally - that change is coming again.
GOP crusader Walker reaches to center in volatile Wisconsin
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Baldwin searches for right path to keep key Senate seat Source: AP
Sen. Tammy Baldwin was back home in Wisconsin, talking about guns, health care and other issues before a politically minded luncheon crowd, when one of her Republican challengers rose to confront her. Why, state Sen. Leah Vukmir wondered, had Baldwin voted against the GOP tax overhaul that cut taxes for the middle class? Without a hint of irritation at the ambush, Baldwin quickly flipped the question, pointing out middle-class relief would be temporary and blaming the tax changes for a northeastern Wisconsin paper company laying off 600 workers.
Baldwin searches for right path to keep key Senate seat
In this Feb. 22, 2018 file photo, Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, standing, asks a question of Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin during a luncheon on in Madison, Wis. Vukmir is one of two Republicans running in the primary for a chance to take on Baldwin in the fall.
Poll: Democratic incumbents trail in five Senate races
Last year at this time, many Republicans were optimistic about the opportunity to pick up enough Senate seats in 2018 to approach, or maybe even reach, a filibuster-proof majority - i.e. 60 seats. After all, ten seats held by Democrats in states carried by President Trump would be in play.
Heavy snow and slippery roads cause slide-offs
The snow fell quickly around southern Wisconsin and it caused several accidents and slide-offs for people trying to get home during rush hour. "It's like a blizzard out here," said tow truck driver Mark Mecum.
Kirsten Gillibrand Pledges To Stop Accepting Donations From Corporate PACs
Dozens of Russians Are Believed Killed in U.S.-Led Syria Attack - MOSCOW - Four Russian nationals, and perhaps dozens more, were killed in fighting between pro-government forces in eastern Syria and members of the United States-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, according to Russian and Syrian officials. Rising star in Michigan Republican Party blasts Trump and resigns - BAY CITY, MI - Expressing disappointment over President Donald Trump and vowing to no longer be affiliated with any political party, the chairman of the Bay County Republican Party has stepped down from his post.