Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor A few weeks ago, I was at an event with Vice President Kamala Harris. In her remarks, she mentioned federal funding to help replace lead lateral service lines across the country. Milwaukee continues to grapple with this threat to our residents’ health. Like other communities, we have lead-contaminated […]
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AI May Be the Future, But for Blacks It Continues Problems of the Past
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It’s hard to miss all the stories discussing Artificial Intelligence or AI, as it’s called for short. Seemingly, the hottest new thing, the reality is that AI has been around for quite some time. In 1936, a mathematician, computer scientist, and theoretical biologist, by the name of Alan […]
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Student Loan Debt Solutions Still Exist
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor For those hoping to see the Biden/Harris administration’s student loan forgiveness initiatives survive legal challenges, you are likely feeling pretty anxious right now. Private for-profit colleges and trade schools, in Texas, are the latest to challenge new administration rules that would forgive the loans of those defrauded by […]
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Change Is Slow, But It’s Coming
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Last week, President Biden signed an Executive Order to implement historic, bipartisan military justice reforms that significantly strengthen how the military handles sexual assault cases. The Executive Order transfers key decision-making authorities from commanders to specialized, independent military prosecutors in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, murder, and […]
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It’s Getting Hot in Here! Ok, Everywhere!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor You would have had to have been under a rock to have missed all the news stories about unprecedented heat waves. Domestic and international life-threatening temperatures have consumed communities. Many climate scientists believe that July has been the hottest the Earth has experienced in 120,000 years! Let that […]
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We Own Our History
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In my twenty years in office, I had never visited the White House. As a regular visitor to Washington, DC, I’m often there for business. The trips are short and sweet, with little time for tourism. All that changed recently and my only regret is that I didn’t […]
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When Do We Admit Biden’s Doing A Great Job?
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Recently, on the floor of the Senate, my republican colleagues spoke robustly about the “one-time” surplus of money that we had in the state coffers. During the recent budget debates, they lined up, to talk about how their districts would receive additional aid. The only thing they couldn’t […]
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor These days, I can barely catch my breath. One far reaching legislative decision or policy proposal after another has been introduced/passed. Whether at the state or federal level, many of these initiatives have far reaching consequences, with harmful implications. One outsized note is the recent decisions by the […]
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The “Colorblind Constitution” Ruse
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Be Careful What You Ask For Reeling from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, on the use of affirmative action in college admission decisions, I have thought hard about which angle I wanted to discuss this landmark ruling. As scholars debate whether the 1978 Regents of the University of […]
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Disinvestment Worked Then, And It Can Work Now
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor As an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), I try to keep up with what’s happening on campus. I will never forget that this is where I cut my teeth on issues both local and global. I learned about advocacy methods, negotiations, and sharpened my ability to […]
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