Herb Kohl

Congress Questions High Cost of Texting

Stevie Converse — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:04:15 -0700

Senators Request GAO Study on Media Consolidation

Stevie Converse — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:25:12 -0700

In a move designed to add teeth to the U.S. Senate’s May 15 vote against the revised media ownership rules ordered by the FCC in December, three lawmakers have requested a study of the issue by the Government Accountability Office.

Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., signed the letter to the GAO requesting the study.

Sens. to GAO: Study Access to Independent Programming

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:20:14 -0700

trio of powerful senators asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the state of independent programming.

Kohl, Feingold Must Oppose Media Consolidation

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:13:44 -0700

On issues of media consolidation and monopoly, Wisconsin Sens. Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold have "gotten it" for a long time.

News Corp. May Join Yahoo Bid with Microsoft

Stevie Converse — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:19:18 -0700

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is in talks with Microsoft about joining in its contested bid for Yahoo, according to people involved in the discussions.