Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Calls for A Fair Deal, Requires A Fair Assessment of Resources In Jordan Peele’s hit movie “Us”, many hip-hop music fans were reminded of … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The Constitution Is Fine, It’s the Leadership That is the Problem If you are like many residents, you have begun to realize there are … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Did you know that there were two Emancipation Proclamations? Okay, technically one was called the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It’s … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The system of “Shared Revenue” in this state has been around for a long time. It was started in 1911, when a Ford Model T Town Car cost $1,200 … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Recently, I congratulated TeKema Balentine for winning the coveted title of Ms. Black USA. TaKema is a native of Madison, Wisconsin and … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Due to the size and layout of Milwaukee, it is possible to rarely see homeless individuals sleeping on city streets overnight. Although the … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the United States we’ve been taught that the color red can mean danger. A flashing red light signals a need to stop. Most of us sense … [Read more...]

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “How can it be that successful, distinguished people—take [former New York State Gov.] Eliot Spitzer, who I think was a true civil servant when … [Read more...]