By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Every ten years, legislative and congressional district boundaries are redrawn to account for population shifts reflected in the U.S. Census. Although those redrawn lines can give one party tremendous advantage over the other, the process has become a widely accepted and, in most cases, honorable undertaking. In our great state [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor The legislative session is over and we haven’t step out of the economic depression, and thousands of people are still waiting for better job opportunities. It is so sad that Republican and Democrat did not work together to create more jobs in the state. More job legislations need to be [...]

Voter suppression law thrown out Senator Lena C. Taylor (DMilwaukee) applauded the historic decision rendered in Wisconsin’s Circuit Court system yesterday to permanently block the Voter Suppression (Voter ID) law from being enforced. Judge Richard Niess acted in a case field by the League of Women Voters that alleged the law violated the right to [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Surprising no one, a Republican State Senator has brought the War on Women home to Wisconsin. Senator Glen Grothman (R-West Bend) has presented Senate Bill 507 before the legislature. This bill is designed “emphasize non-marital parenthood as a contributing factor in child abuse and neglect.” In short, Senator Grothman would [...]

Students, educators highlight accomplishments of programs to promote high school success At an event at Bradley Tech High School in Milwaukee last week, AT&T presented a $90,000 grant to the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to support programs to improve student achievement. This was the fourth installment in a $360,000 “High School Success” grant awarded in [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor As they dig ore from open pits in Northern Wisconsin, and process these rocks into marketable minerals, the chemical process releases toxins into the atmosphere. The workers at these mines and the rural residents surrounding these mines will breathe the same types of toxic contaminants that urban Blacks breathe from [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Every February, as we travel to the shopping mall or take a stroll through our neighborhoods, we see people of all types of backgrounds, religions, races, and ethnicities, free to celebrate our individual cultures and to form bonds with people of different ones. But such rosy images have not always [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Contrary to popular belief, African-Americas are and have been groundbreaking, innovative and miraculous scientists, researchers and doctors. This is evidence that we have the intellectual ability to create and do things that can revolutionize society. It is important that we teach our children to have the strength and courage to [...]

By Senator, Lena C. Taylor African Americans have always had a strong connection to the arts. When our ancestors were enslaved, laws prevented them from very much of anything, but nothing prevented them from expressing themselves through song. Essentially, music became a lifeline and a way to escape the brutality of daily life. From there, [...]

Senator Lena C. Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Women of Faith-Milwaukee will be hosting “Healthy Women, Healthy Living,” a women’s health event, to educate women on a number of topics related to their health. It will feature healthcare professionals discussing the following issues: obesity and its effects on the body; a serious conversation about HIV/AIDS prevention and [...]