Senate Bill Targeting Activists Falls Short

The Brokaw Bill may win over constituents, but it uses a lousy example to make its case.

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Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin (photo credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg).

A Democratic senator has enlisted the support of a Republican colleague to revive a bill placing activist hedge funds in congressional crosshairs, but the effort remains misguided when taking a closer look at the paper mill closure that prompted it.

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