- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Floor speeches
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: April 30, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
REMEMBERING DANIEL “DAN” BICE
Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life and work of Mr. Daniel “Dan” Bice, a powerful force in Wisconsin journalism and politics who worked as a political reporter and columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for 33 years. For Dan, no one was too powerful or off-limits from his reporting, and Wisconsinites are better for the coverage and his pursuit of the truth. Our community mourns his loss, and his contributions will be remembered for generations to come.
English at Bryan College before receiving a master's degree in social science from the University of Chicago. After spending time as a journalist in Florida and West Virginia, Dan took a job at the Milwaukee Sentinel, where he would go on to spend 33 years conducting award-winning journalism and political reporting.
merged to become The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dan teamed up with Cary Pivak, another reporter at the paper, to head a new watchdog column where the pair earned the nickname “The Spice Boys.” Their work for the column earned it the prestigious National Headliner award for its “first-rate reporting with an attitude.”
for his efforts to uncover stories on both sides of the political aisle. His column “No Quarter” has been published since 2007 and is known for its investigative watchdog reporting on scandals, political figures, and campaigns.
politics. His work will undoubtedly leave an empty space in Wisconsin's political environment and in our hearts. I have no doubt that his undying dedication to the truth will continue to inspire new generations of journalists for years to come. I share my deepest condolences with his family, friends, and colleagues at the Journal Sentinel.