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You Don’t Just “Move On” From Systemic Racism
Legislatively Speaking Recently, I congratulated TeKema Balentine for winning the coveted title of Ms. Black USA. TaKema is a native of Madison, Wisconsin and represented our state in the national…
Housing Navigators Could Help Homelessness
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…
Red Flag for America
Legislatively Speaking 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 internal…
Compete, Don’t Cheat
Legislatively Speaking “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 he started out his…
Unlock the Vote: A Call for Inclusion and Equity
Legislatively Speaking In 2016, roughly six million Americans or one in every forty adults were disenfranchised due to a felony conviction. According to a recent study from Justice Lab at…
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…
1st Amendment or Equal Pay Should Not Be the Choice
Legislatively Speaking Column written along with Sen. Taylor’s intern Lauren Sorenson On July 7, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team contributed to their already long list of accomplishments by winning their…
America’s Real Legacy
Legislatively Speaking “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I…
One State Budget, Two Tylenol
Legislatively Speaking This month, the Wisconsin State Legislature took up the state budget. Ironically, June is also “Migraine and Headache Awareness Month”. While sitting in the Senate Chambers debating the…
The Time Is Always Right to Discuss Reparations
Legislatively Speaking 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 Subcommittee on the…