Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The state of Wisconsin needs impartial redistricting. We also need people who fully understand the process and nuance of map drawing to be engaged. After all, redistricting was created to ensure that our state legislature and congressional districts reflect the diversity of our population in Wisconsin. Federal law, […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Will Medicaid Expansion Finally Happen in Wisconsin?
By Alex Lasry As Congress continues to debate its ‘Human Infrastructure Plan’ in Washington, a proposal that is being championed by Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin is quickly gaining momentum. Baldwin is proposing to have the federal government step in and provide Medicaid coverage in the 12 states that have so far declined the Medicaid expansion […]
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Why I Led the Way to Reintroduce the Repeal of the Personal Property Tax
By State Rep. Robyn Vining I understand that in politics we will disagree, and that the call on us is to find areas of agreement, come together, and solve problems. One of these problems, which has bipartisan agreement that it is a problem, is the personal property tax. I led the way, along with State […]
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Representative LaKeshia Myers Issue Statement Regarding Wisconsin Legislature’s Passage of Critical Race Theory Bills
MADISON– Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding AB 411 and AB 414. Myers stated, “The bills passed by the legislature today, should be called the ‘White Supremacy Preservation Package of 2021’, because that is what they represent. Both AB411 and AB414 are bills in search of problems. The authors claim the bills […]
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Haiti and American History: There’s More to the Story
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Scenes of thousands of Haitians immigrants, seeking asylum in the United States and camped out near the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, have jolted and exacerbated the continued fault line of race in this country. Images of white U.S. Federal Border Patrol Agents on horseback, using the […]
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Haiti: Paying the Price of Freedom Since 1804
By LaKeshia N. Myers James Brown once said, “You’ve got to pay the cost to be the boss”—truer words have never been spoken, especially when one considers the plight of Haiti. A small Caribbean nation bordering the Dominican Republic; separated by the Dajabon River and hundreds of years of history, Haiti fought for its independence […]
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Republicans are Trying to Force a Government Shutdown
By Alex Lasry The federal government is once again hurtling toward a debt crisis and government shutdown, thanks to the refusal of Senate Republicans, like Ron Johnson, to fund our government and pay for the bills that both parties have created over the last few decades. A government shutdown affects every American. It leads to […]
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Guns At School Are Okay, But Not A Mask
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the middle of my committee meeting this week, the absurdity of the mask mandate was on full display. Funny thing is that the word “mask” or “mandate” were never uttered. The issue was not a part of the bills being discussed in the Senate Committee on Judiciary […]
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It’s Time to End The Assault on Voting Rights
By Alex Lasry The assault on voting rights across America continues with Texas becoming the latest state to pass new restrictive voting laws since the 2020 election. Nineteen states have now enacted 31 new laws that make it harder to vote in those states. This new wave of restrictive voting laws is the most aggressive […]
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We Hold These Truths: Well Not Exactly
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor An 1861 Lynching Haunts Us Today In 1861 or 2021, the word “lynching’ evokes the same stomach churning and nauseated response. Most often associated with a horrible fate experienced by Black people, at the hands of white mobs, l recently realized how little I understood about this word […]
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