Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 2016, roughly six million Americans or one in every forty adults were disenfranchised due to a felony conviction. According to a recent … [Read more...]
The Real Impact of Hosting the DNC
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This week, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Tom Perez made the rounds in Wisconsin. From facility tours to meeting with … [Read more...]
America’s Real Legacy
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, … [Read more...]
One State Budget, Two Tylenol
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This month, the Wisconsin State Legislature took up the state budget. Ironically, June is also “Migraine and Headache Awareness Month”. While … [Read more...]
The Time Is Always Right to Discuss Reparations
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor On the same day we celebrated Juneteenth Day in Milwaukee this year, a congressional hearing on H.R. 40 was being hosted by the House Judiciary … [Read more...]
A Foreigner In Our House
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Okay, I admit I shouldn’t have been surprised but it still landed like a ton of bricks. When ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos asked … [Read more...]
Hemp History Week: An Education for All
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor CBD, cannabis, marijuana, and hemp represent words that are new and unfamiliar, yet old at the same time. This week gives us an opportunity to … [Read more...]
“Lunch Shaming” Should Not Be A School Memory
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Looking back on childhood memories of school, there were likely good and bad days. Today, there are youth who will reminisce on their K-12 … [Read more...]
Education Has Changed, Funding Hasn’t Kept Pace
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It should come as no surprise to anyone that Governor Tony Evers would place a priority on K-12 education funding. Afterall, as the former … [Read more...]
Pro-Choice and Pro-Life
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In watching national coverage of Alabama legislators discussing the recent passage of a nearly complete ban on abortion, I was struck by the … [Read more...]
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