By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Early voting has started in Milwaukee, and I couldn’t be more excited that folks from across the city are using their votes to make their voices heard and stand up for what they believe in. Last week on the north side, I was joined by Mandela Barnes, who is running […]
Fight for $15: Not As Simple As We Thought
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Recently, employees of Amazon.com learned that the company would be raising the starting wage to $15 an hour. Joining the ranks of other companies like Walmart (increased their starting pay to $10 an hour) Costco (average pay is $22.50 an hour), Amazon.com was under immense pressure to provide […]
Trump’s New Trade Deal gets a Few Things Right While Falling Short
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Donald Trump on Monday announced a new NAFTA draft treaty, renamed for showtime as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Canada, ignoring Trump’s insults and gibes, threats and posturing, joined Mexico in making a deal. The new pact contains some much-needed reforms—and falls glaringly short in critical areas. Auto workers and truckers get […]
The Time is Now to Get Off the Sidelines and Into a Rewarding Career
Guest Column by Secretary Ray Allen Department of Workforce Development Wisconsin’s economy continues to stack success on top of success, providing family-supporting employment opportunities across the state. From Superior to Racine, Wisconsin workers are reaping the benefits that a great economy provides its citizens. This success didn’t happen by accident; policies designed to attract and […]
We Can Do Better Than This
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Treatment of principles in Kavanaugh Hearings is Unconscionable Last year, in large part as a result of the #MeToo movement, the focus of how allegations of sexual misconduct are dealt with inside legislative bodies, at primarily the federal and state levels of government gained a lot of attention. […]
Scurrilous Accusation
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Scott Walker and his band of minions are apparently feeling the political heat. According to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, Democratic challenger Tony Evers has experienced a slight rise in his poll numbers that puts him 5 points ahead of his Republican opponent—incumbent Governor Scott […]
Make No Mistake, This Is Wrong
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Senate Judiciary Committee Unfair to Blasey Ford If you are like most folks, you are watching the Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination process play out. You may be struggling with recent information that has been introduced into the fray regarding allegations of a sexual assault that has been […]
No Shame in the GOP’s Game
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young The Senate is called on by the Constitution to provide “advice and consent” regarding presidential nominations of “judges of the Supreme Court.” This is an explicit charge that outlines a clear duty. Yet, hundreds of thousands of pages of relevant records of Brett Kavanaugh’s service to former […]
What this Election Means for Wisconsinites’ Health Care
By U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Last month, Vice President Mike Pence visited Wisconsin. Moments after landing in Milwaukee, he was asked about my new legislation to protect the over 2 million Wisconsinites who have pre-existing conditions. In his response, with just a few words, Vice President Pence outlined what this U.S. Senate election is really […]
Health, Housing, and the Fight for Basic Human Rights
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the things that make our country great, and just as importantly the things that don’t. Although I’ve had doubts about the direction we’re going in, and past decisions we’ve made, I’ve always looked back on certain moments in our country’s […]
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