Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The game of Monopoly is based partly on chance and partly on skill. A Community Chest card could enrich your wallet and landing on a well bank-rolled property could bankrupt you. Yet nothing seemed worse than pulling that “Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go” Chance card. […]
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When the Lawmakers Become the Lawbreakers
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor I’m not sure when I first heard the phrase “When the lawmakers become the lawbreakers,” but it sent a chill down my spine. While not naïve about the failings of man, like most people, I want to believe in public servants. We entrust them to make decisions, policy […]
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AR-15’s and the 2nd Amendment: It’s A Sham
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 assault weapons. This rifle has been the armament of choice in a number of large-scale shootings recently. While ranging in price from $400 – $2000, gunman, as […]
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Black Health: Going Up In Smoke
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor I grew up in a period when smoking was cool and common. Cigarettes were accessible and encouraged. Models were often depicted with the thin tobacco stem, positioned perfectly between two fingers. Factory workers labored openly with a “square” balanced evenly on their lips. No matter the race, socioeconomic […]
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Women’s History: We Persevere
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Women’s History month has been filled with iconic firsts and seismic losses, this year. It has also been a reminder of why HERstory is such an important and necessary component of the American story. Take, for example, the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nation’s highest […]
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Education Reform Requires Local Voices
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor State Republicans Want to Dissolve Milwaukee School District In 2010, I stood on the floor of the Wisconsin State Senate and talked about the governance structure of Milwaukee Public Schools. At that time, MPS was a school district that had been categorized as a District Identified for Improvement […]
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A Woman’s Worth
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor This world has not been easy for women. While we are responsible for bringing forth life, we have to fight constantly for the right to live our own. As we teach our children to speak up for themselves, we simultaneously battle for our own voice to be heard. […]
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We Just Want To Live
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Whether Abroad or At Home, Being Black Is A Problem Shortly after the murder of George Floyd, another video emerged that sent chills through the spines of Black folks. The viral depiction of a young Black boy, Keedron Bryant, belting out the song’s title lyrics “I Just Want […]
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A Hit Dog Will Holler
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Republicans Work to Silence Discussions on Race Frequently, when people want to dodge honest conversations about racism, they trot out a singular quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will […]
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Black History is American History
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Anyone that knows me has heard me utter the name Ezekiel Gillespie. You can’t talk about the history of voting rights in Wisconsin and not discuss this African American legend. Gillespie was born into slavery in 1818, in Canton, Mississippi. At some point, he purchased his freedom from […]
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