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Tammy Baldwin Enters Wisconsin Race For Senator Herb Kohl’s Seat

OIA Staff — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:10:36 +0000

Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday declared her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Herb Kohl, becoming the first openly gay Senate candidate with a viable shot at winning a seat. The 49-year-old Baldwin made her announcement in an email to supporters that included a videotaped message. She is the [...]

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Tammy Baldwin favored in Senate primary

OIA Staff — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:50:28 +0000

A new poll out today from Public Policy Polling finds U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin the “early favorite” among Democrats who are most likely to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin. (The poll did not include former Sen. Russ Feingold, who many say is unlikely to launch a bid [...]

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Judge Upholds Wisconsin’s Domestic Partnership Registry

OIA Staff — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:44:21 +0000

A judge ruled Monday that Wisconsin’s domestic partnership registry does not violate the state’s constitutional amendment that prohibits marriage for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples. Signed into law by former Gov. Jim Doyle (D) in 2009, Wisconsin’s domestic partnership registry provides limited, but important, protections for gay and lesbian couples, including the ability [...]

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Tammy Baldwin ‘Very Likely’ To Seek Senate Seat

OIA Staff — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:16:32 +0000

Openly gay Wisconsin Representative Tammy Baldwin says she is considering a run to succeed Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl, who announced on Friday he would not seek a fifth term in 2012. According to the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund blog Gay Politics, sources close to Baldwin say she is “very likely” to run for the [...]

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Wisconsin High Court To Decide Future Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban

OIA Staff — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:08:40 +0000

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is expected to decide tomorrow whether that state’s the 2006 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions should be struck down. The Justices are scheduled to hear a suit brought by Dr. William McConkey, a professor at UW-Oshkosh, that says the bans on same-sex marriage and civil unions should have [...]

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Wisconsin Court: Gay parents do not have equal rights

OIA Staff — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:04:12 +0000

A Wisconsin appeals court says gay parents do not have full parental rights when it comes to their adopted children. The court ruled Thursday against a woman who was seeking guardianship of two adopted children for whom she acted as a stay at home mother for years… [ more via chicagotribune.com ] Read the full [...]

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Wisconsin’s Teen Facebook Predator Gets 15 Years For Blackmail and Sexual Favors

OIA Staff — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:07:24 +0000

Tony Stancl, a Wisconsin teen accused of luring male classmates into performing sexual favors for him by pretending to be a girl, messaging them on Facebook, getting them to expose themselves via text message pics, and then blackmailing them with the X-rated photos. There were at least 30 victims. Stancl is now 19 and was sentenced [...]

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Wisconsin State Supreme Court won’t take case on domestic partnerships

OIA Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:05:19 +0000

The state Supreme Court refused to take a case asking the court to strike down the state’s new domestic partnership law for same-sex couples. The law took effect in August, allowing gay couples to register with counties so they could get about 40 of the 150 rights afforded married couples, such as hospital visitation rights. [...]

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Wis. AG will not defend gay partnership law

OIA Staff — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:10:32 +0000

Wisconsin’s attorney general said Friday he will not defend a new law that grants same-sex couples spousal benefits such as hospital visitation and inheritance, saying lawmakers went against voters’ decision not to extend such privileges. [ Topix ] Read the full article @ Wis. AG will not defend gay partnership law Read more articles @ [...]

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