Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the things that make our country great, and just as importantly the things that don’t. Although I’ve had doubts about the direction we’re going in, and past decisions we’ve made, I’ve always looked back on certain moments in our country’s […]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES
Education Chief DeVos: Failing to Make the Grade
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Before she was even sworn in as Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos emerged as one of the most controversial members of the Trump Administration. Her confirmation required a historic tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence after every Senate Democrat and two Senate Republicans voted against her. In […]
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Trump’s Mutterings are Stark Contrast to Lincoln’s Eloquence
By Jesse Jackson Last week, President Trump, in a rambling stump speech in Montana, bizarrely compared his oratory to that of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, arguing (incorrectly) that Lincoln was “ridiculed” for the speech. “He was excoriated by the fake news. …Fifty years after his death, they said it may have been the greatest speech […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks about “Becoming Kareem” at Marcus Theater
By Ethan Duran Last Friday night, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrived at the Marcus Theater of the Performing Arts to speak to over 100 Milwaukee residents in his interview about “Becoming Kareem”, which is based on the NYTimes Best-Selling Book, according to a press release. Abdul-Jabbar sat down with Bill Michaels on stage and talked […]
Boston City Council Member Ayanna Pressley Becomes the Latest New Young Candidate to Win Big
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Last week, a stunning political victory came out of Florida with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s unforeseen win in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. This week, a political surprise arrived out of Boston. At-large Boston City Council member, Ayanna Pressley, 44, has stunned political prognosticators and defeated longtime Congressman Mike Capuano […]
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Commentary: There is A Black Wave Sweeping Across the State of Florida
By Roger Caldwell NNPA Newswire Contributor Many political experts and pundits will admit that their polls were wrong, when they discuss which Democratic candidate would win the Florida governor’s primary election. When a candidate like Jeff Greene comes into a campaign and spends $34 million, and Philip Levine spends $28 million, you must begin to […]
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Has Foxconn Changed its Business Stripes?
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young On its face, it looks like an extraordinary generous gift and would be the largest investment from a research partner in the University of Wisconsin’s history. Foxconn Technology Group has pledged up to $100 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including funding to help establish a new […]
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When Talking About Suicide Awareness, Hope Matters
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Young people around the country sharpened their pencils and strapped their backpacks on for the start of another exciting school year. As I joined others in greeting students at Maple Tree Elementary School this week, the significance of the day was not lost on any of us. I […]
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We Are Witnessing History
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor In the 242 years of this country’s history, we have only seen four African-Americans hold the seat of Governor. Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. He won election to the Louisiana State Senate in 1868 and became the […]
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Automatic Voter Registration: It’s a No-brainer
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Automatic (or automated) voter registration can be seen as new, or it can be seen as an updated version of processes put in place by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). That law, also known as “motor voter,” pioneered a new way of registering to […]
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