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  • 2020
  • 2019
    • Foxconn Played Walker and Republican Leadership
    • Taylor Refutes GOP’s Censorship of Black History Honorees
    • Sen. Taylor Supports Increased Funding for Local Health Centers
    • Sen. Taylor Wants Real Commitment to Fighting Homelessness
    • Senator Taylor Celebrates DNC Announcement
    • Senator Taylor Proudly Supports Her Second Wave of Expungement Reform in Wisconsin
    • Senator Taylor Acknowledges Clean Communities Week
    • Senator Taylor Address Racist Images Involving UW-Oshkosh Students
    • Senator Taylor Celebrates Arbor Day with Secretary Frostman
    • Statement on “Lunch Shaming” Bill
    • 2018 Farm Bill Requires Wisconsin Updated Hemp Regulation
    • Taylor Sexual Contact by Law Enforcement Officer Bill Receives Diverse Support
    • Senator Taylor Pushes Juvenile Corrections Reform
    • Senator Taylor Reflects on Juneteenth Day
    • Senator Taylor Votes on Budget in Madison
    • Dem. Legislators Introduce Unlock the Vote Package
    • Legislators to Hold Press Conference on Child Victim’s Act
    • Senator Lena Taylor, Rep. Chris Taylor, and Rep. Melissa Sargent Reintroduce Child Victims Act
    • Realities of Anti-Shackling Bill Evoke Emotion
    • Bill Outlawing Sexual Contact While In Custody Moves Forward
    • Celebrating the Life of Quanita ‘Tay’ Jackson
    • Sen. Taylor and Mothers Against Gun Violence Partner to Educate during National Life Insurance Month
    • Senator Taylor Calls for Support of AB 30
    • Statement on Passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings
    • Sen. Taylor Calls for Focus on Violence Prevention
    • GOP Refuses to Take Action on Gun Violence
  • 2018
    • Walker a Day Late and Dollar Short on Juvenile Corrections
    • Flynn Departure Creates New Opportunities
    • Taylor Congratulates Wisconsin Hero Barb Bigalke For Her Suicide Awareness Work
    • House Speaker Ryan’s Unfortunate and Unhelpful Career Hits Rock Bottom
    • Walker Renews Call to Gut Services
    • Senate Unanimously Passes Three Taylor Bills
    • Statement on State of the State Address
    • Sen. Taylor, Bipartisan Legislators, Introduce Bill to Fund Suicide Prevention Text Hotline
    • Walker’s Out-of-State Ad Campaign Fails to Prioritize Training, Access for Wisconsin Residents
    • Welfare Reform a Morally Cruel Campaign Distraction
    • Jail's Negligent Healthcare Contractor Needs a Dose of Its Own Medicine
    • Walker's Road to Nowhere
    • The Intersection of Guns and Race
    • Reforms Can't Come Quick Enough
    • School Safety or Election Protection
    • Taylor Calls Action Crooked as a Bag of Snakes
    • Taylor Concerned About Republican Overreach
    • Vice President Pence and Governor Walker Blind to the Reality of Life in Milwaukee
    • Statement On Wells Fargo Police Report
    • Taylor Statement on Plastic in Water Findings
    • Taylor Responds to Employee Claim
    • The Manipulation of the Truth, the Public, and Body Cams
    • Statement of Support and Invitation to I-PAMA Dedications
    • Statement on Death of MPD Officer Charles Irvine Jr.
    • Senator Taylor Supports WE GOT THIS
    • Senator Taylor Responds to SCOTUS Decision on Gerrymandering
    • Walker's Silence on Trump's Immigration Policy is Deafening
    • Senator Taylor Questions Well-being of Immigrant Children
    • Senator Taylor Responds to Lenient Sentence Given to Serial Rapist
    • Senator Taylor Questions "America First" and the Incitement of Violence
    • Senator Taylor Questions Walker's Lack of Action
    • Senator Taylor Fears for Worst after SCOTUS Nomination
    • Senator Taylor Offers Condolences for Fallen Firefighter
    • Senator Taylor Responds to Milwaukee Brewer Josh Hader’s Offensive Tweets
    • Republican Rep. Blames Low Voter Turnout on Low Minority Intelligence
    • Statement on Death of Milwaukee Police Officer
    • Sen. Taylor announces Senate District 4 National Night Out
    • Senator Taylor Reschedules National Night Out
    • Scott Walker, Wisconsin’s Incarceration Governor
    • Senator Taylor Responds to Governor’s Exorbitant Use of Taxpayer Money
    • Senator Taylor Cancels National Night Out 2018
    • Senator Taylor Joins Countless Americans in Praising Senator McCain
    • Senator Taylor Responds to Walker’s Twitter Rant, “We Need Leadership, Not a Twitter Fight.”
    • Senator Taylor Congratulates Kimberly Sweets for First Place at Edible Art Show
    • Community Meeting on Juvenile Justice Reform
    • 2019 Senate Scholars Program
    • Senator Taylor Supports Delay of Kavanaugh Final Confirmation
    • Senator Taylor to Attend Greendale Student Press Conference Today Regarding Racial Slurs Used at School
    • Senator Taylor Says Trump to Blame for Bomb Scares
    • Senator Taylor Recognizes Life and Legacy of President Bush
    • Senator Taylor Believes GOP Are Taking Career Ending Votes
  • 2017
    • Statement on State of the State Address
    • Taylor blasts MOU targeting Sherman Park funding
    • Statement on Governor Walker’s welfare reform
    • Senator Taylor repeats call for special session on Lincoln Hills
    • Governor Walker sends irresponsible budget to legislature
    • Mandatory reporting bill small step in a long journey
    • Testimony begins on legislation to get out the lead
    • Wisconsin Democrats stand united against ACA repeal
    • Senate declares April 2017 Health and Wellness Month
    • Sen. Taylor Celebrates Sheriff David Clarke’s Decision to Giddy Up and Leave
    • Senator Taylor will join AKA Playground Mobilization and Community Impact Day
    • Sen. Taylor Seeks to Invest in UW System and American Dream
    • Sen. Taylor stands with 91% of Wisconsinites and against GOP repeal of training and permits for conceal carry gun owners
    • Sen. Taylor Continues to Support Forestry and Agriculture
    • Sen. Taylor Reject's Gov. Walker's Attack on Parole
    • Safety First, Correcting Corrections by Limiting Overtime
    • Reinvesting in Justice
    • Sheriff Clarke Should Withdraw from Public Service
    • Milwaukee's Urban Orchards Continue to Grow
    • Sen. Taylor Provides a Plan to Rebuild the Relationships between Law Enforcement and the Communities in Which They Serve
    • Milwaukee Democrats Introduce Juvenile Justice Bill of Rights Act
    • Action Alert! Dye Water Testing
    • Sen. Taylor to GOP "Get it Together!"
    • Action Alert: High Impact Paving Project
    • Action Alert: Spoofed Wisconsin Consumer Protection Hotline Number
    • The Dangers of the Senate Health Care Vote
    • Sen. Taylor Announces Senate District 4 National Night Out
    • Sen. Taylor, Rep. Subeck Introduce Bill to Restrict Shackling of Incarcerated Pregnant Women
    • Trump Administration Playing Politics with Teen Lives
    • Senator Taylor Demands Action for Victims of Sex Trafficking
    • GOP Plan Puts Education Last, Fails to Remediate Walker’s Historic Cuts
    • Sen. Taylor Applauds Sheriff Clarke's Resignation
    • Foxconn Amendment Shortcuts Environmental Protections, Due Process
    • Senate Pushes Foxconn Through, Ignores Environmental Protections and Deal’s Lack of Access
    • Sen.Taylor on Budget Passage: “It’s Shameful”
    • Governor Walker’s Vetoes Make Bad Budget Worse, Misses Opportunities
    • Office of Sen. Taylor to Join Suicide Awareness Event
    • Walker and Forty-Fifth President Sweeten Deal for Foxconn
    • HBCU College Fair Coming to Milwaukee
    • Walker Out of Bounds on NFL Protests: Violence is Violence
    • Bill to Limit Shackling of Women in Labor Gets Public Hearing
    • Parole Troubles Continue as GOP Judiciary Members Confirm Gabler
    • WEDC Audit Poses New Concerns on Foxconn Deal
    • Sen. Taylor to Attend, Speak at Walk for Truth and Justice
    • Senate Passes Therapeutic Diets Legislation
    • GOP Moves to Open Pandora’s Box
    • Election Results Sent Loud Message
    • Assembly to Vote on Nine Taylor Bills
    • Walker Accepts $3 Billion Liability, Rejects Accountability
    • Four Taylor Bills Become Law
    • Sen. Taylor to Host Tree Trimming Celebration
    • Three Taylor Bills Become Law
    • House Republicans Advance Tax Plan, Continue Nationwide Push to Benefit Wealthy on the Backs of the Working Class
    • Senator Taylor's second request for Lincoln Hills special session
  • 2016
    • In signing civil service destruction bill, Walker “bans the box”
    • Sen. Taylor calls Litscher “secretary of cruel and unusual punishment”
    • Mobile black history museum to make 3-day tour of Wisconsin this weekend
    • Statement on Sen. Harris Dodd announcement
    • Statement on passing of former Rep. Tamara Grigsby
    • Governor signs Senator Taylor’s Victim Notification of Revocation bill into law
    • Statement about abuse of Milwaukee student
    • Sen. Taylor attends Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial
    • Taylor applauds Milwaukee Bucks labor agreement
    • Sen. Taylor responds to violent rhetoric from colleague
    • Sen. Taylor questions Milwaukee’s lead testing practice
    • Statement on the Withdrawal of Planned Changes to Family Care and IRIS
    • Statement on Orlando shooting
    • Taylor proposes funds to help with Lincoln Hills crisis
    • Sen. Lena Taylor named Conservation Champion
    • Sen. Lena Taylor on State of the State address: Walker should apologize for neglecting Wisconsin
    • Author of Ban the Box applauds its inclusion in legislation
    • Sen. Taylor appointed to recidivism reduction committee
    • Statement on Wisconsin's Compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act
    • Sen. Taylor to host Senate District 4 National Night Out Aug. 2
    • Sen. Lena Taylor Hosts Youth Council Summit
    • Sen. Lena Taylor named 2016 Sierra Club Environmental Champion
    • Taylor applauds election law ruling
    • Lena Taylor to receive Lifetime Service Award
    • Direct Supply to create 800 jobs in Milwaukee
    • Milwaukee radio host Eric Von dies Thursday
    • Sen. Taylor to host “Coffee with the Senator” Oct. 20
    • Sen. Taylor to join 90-year-old walking across America to make Juneteenth a national holiday
    • Statement on passing of Sen. Rick Gudex
    • Statement on federal court ruling against Republican gerrymandering
    • Lena Taylor: “No one is above the law, even those sworn to protect and serve”
    • Senator Taylor's first request for Lincoln Hills special session
  • 2015
    • Abele made right choice in Demond Means
    • Taylor Right, 48-Hour Waiting Period Was Meant To “Cool Off”
    • Taylor applauds Assembly passage of Bucks Arena deal
    • GOP LEGISLATURE CARRIES GOVERNOR’S BANNER
    • GOP PUSH PARTISAN, POLITICAL LEGISLATION
    • GOP RUSH TO ELIMINATE WAITING PERIOD FOR FIREARM PURCHASE
    • GOP Remains on Wrong Side of Right to Work
    • GOP Takes Additional Step to Amend State Constitution
    • GOP Senators Rush to Pass “Right to Work” Bill
    • Gov. Walker & GOP wrong on economy
    • Governor Walker and Republicans put Milwaukee drunken driving intervention grants in jeopardy
    • Governor Walker signs Bucks Arena Bill
    • Julian Bond, influential civil rights leader, passes away
    • Justice Reform Launches in Wisconsin
    • Milwaukee Missing in Governor’s Comeback
    • Nearly one month after Walker vetoed grant to Milwaukee energy consortium, Obama makes grant announcement
    • Today in JFC: More prison beds instead of public school funds
    • Officer-involved shootings could be reduced with better police training on mental illness
    • Statement on “Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program”
    • Republicans fire Gov. Walker from jobs board
    • Statement on Senate passage of Bucks arena deal
    • Senator Taylor Baffled by Walker Continued Assault on SeniorCare
    • Statement on abortion ban heading to Senate
    • Statement about US Sen. Johnson idiot inner city kids remark
    • Statement on Bucks arena deal
    • Statement on budget committee changes to the state open records laws
    • Statement on death of Ald. Joe Dudzik
    • Statement on committee passage of state budget
    • Statement on heated child abuse and neglect debate
    • Statement on pending budget committee vote on funds for independent investigations of officer-involved shootings
    • Statement on long-term care budget vote
    • Taylor Motion Reduces Police Militarization
    • TAYLOR TO HOST BUDGET LISTENING SESSIONS IN MILWAUKEE
    • URGENT: Bus driver work stoppage information
    • Walker Administration Budget Decisions Shift Consequences to Taxpayers
    • WALKER’S BUDGET A BOUNCED CHECK
    • WALKER BUDGET WRONG FOR WISCONSIN
    • Walker Budget Falls Short on Addressing a State in Crisis
    • Sen. Lena Taylor announces “Ban the Box” legislation
    • Statement on Walker campaign suspension
    • Sen. Lena Taylor: Walker using police shootings for political gain
    • Statement on call for creation of Office of African American Affairs
    • Obama right on ban the box
    • Budget committee Democrats introduce Truth in Corrections Budget Act
  • 2014
    • A CRY FOR ACCOUNTABILTY AND REDRESS
    • ASSEMBLY PASSES AGGRESSIVE STRIP SEARCH BILL
    • FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT STRIKES DOWN WISCONSIN BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
    • GOP CONTINUE ATTACK ON THE RIGHT TO VOTE
    • FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN VOTER ID LAW
    • GOP PROTECTS NEGLIGENT DOCTORS FROM LIABILTY
    • Milwaukee to Invest in Green Infrastructure
    • Senate Democrats Announce Committee Assignments
    • Senator Taylor Returns to Joint Finance Committee
    • STATEMENT ON VOTER ID DECISION
    • Statement on the Striking Down of Wisconsin’s Transparent Campaign Finance Law
    • Staying Focused on the Road for a Safer Wisconsin
    • Taylor Bill Provides More Accessibility for ATVs and UTVs
    • Taylor Creates Review Process for Law Enforcement Involved Deaths
    • Taylor Challenged GOP Strip Search Bill
    • Taylor Leads Bipartisan Effort to Save Domestic Violence Victims
    • TAYLOR SECURES 90K FOR WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
    • TAYLOR SUPPORTS CONGRESSWOMAN MOORE’S STAND FOR A LIVING WAGE & WORKER’S RIGHTS
    • TIGHT JEANS DO NOT CAUSE RAPE
    • TAYLOR WELCOMES TURKISH LEGISLATIVE FELLOW
    • Taylor Protects Citizens' Privacy
  • 2013
    • 10,000 BOOKS DONATED TO THE CHILDREN OF MILWAUKEE
    • Women, Peace, and Security in Action: Advancing Women’s Global Leadership
    • OPEN MEETINGS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CIRCULATED
    • PUBLIC HEARING ON ELECTION LAWS TOMORROW
    • SCOTUS Strikes Down Key Voting Rights Act Section
    • STATEMENT ON LOGISTICARE RFP
    • STATEMENT ON JUSTICE SYSTEM BUDGET PLANS
    • STATEMENT ON WALKER MEDICAID PLANS
    • TAYLOR BILL ADDS PUBLIC HEARINGS, VOTES ON SEQUESTER
    • TAYLOR BILLS PASS SENATE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
    • TAYLOR CALLS FOR COST ANALYSIS ON CRIMINAL BILLS
    • TAYLOR OFFICE PICKED FOR LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE TO ARMENIA
    • TAYLOR UNVEILS INDEPENDENT PARDON COUNCIL ACT
    • TOBA KRAMER MEDICAL HARDSHIP EXEMPTION ACT INTRODUCED
  • 2012
    • 57% Black Male Unemployment in Milwaukee; Senate Spends Day Doing Nothing
    • Budget committee Democrats call on WEDC head to testify about agency’s mounting troubles
    • LEGISLATORS CALL FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAUTHORIZATION
    • Legislators Tackle Firearm Surrender After Brookfield Shooting
    • LEGISLATORS DEMAND RETURN OF FORECLOSURE FUNDS
    • NO JOB CREATION GUARANTEE IN MINING PERMIT BILL
    • POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION TO ATTEND HEARING AT NAACP
    • PROSECUTOR RETENTION LAW CLEARS LEGISLATURE
    • RAY HARMON JOINS TAYLOR OFFICE AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
    • Republican Finance Choices Lead to Job Losses, Higher Welfare Enrollment
    • REPUBLICANS BLOCK VOTE ON RESPONSIBLE MINING BILL IN SENATE
    • Republicans Support Van Hollen, Walker in Foreclosure Funds Highjacking
    • Senate Approves Expedited Foreclosure Bill, Bill Battles Blight, Abandonment
    • STATE OF DENIAL; SPEECH IGNORES FACTS, JOHN DOE; WISCONSIN NEEDS NEW PATH
    • Senators Miller and Taylor Announce Bipartisan Appointment
    • STATEMENT ON JOINT FINANCE APPOINTMENTS
    • STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF PAM GALLOWAY
    • STATEMENT ON REDISTRICTING
    • Taylor Appointed Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance
    • TAYLOR ANNOUNCES HEARING ON POLICE BRUTALITY
    • TAYLOR CALLS FOR AUDIT OF PUBLIC BONDS BY WHEDA
    • TAYLOR CALLS FOR END TO REPUBLICAN RAID OF FORECLOSURE FUNDS
    • Taylor Leads Dems in Call to Prioritize Milwaukee
    • Taylor Moves Forward on Veterans Preference Points; Supports Mac Weddle
    • TAYLOR SELECTED AS 2012 HENRY TOLL FELLOW
    • BUDGET SURPLUS? THEN RETURN RAIDED FORECLOSURE FUNDS
    • VOTER SUPPRESSION LAW THROWN OUT
    • Walker and Republicans Budget Falls Short, Does Not Grow Economy
    • WISCONSIN LOSES 13,000 JOBS; LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO GET TO WORK
  • 2011
    • Taylor Appointed Chair of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District Committee
    • Walker Team on Commerce Plan We Dont Know
    • Senate Rejects Fiscal Estimates on Crime Bills
    • Walker Breaks His #1 Brownbag Rule: Don’t Spend What You Don’t Have
    • Special Session on Deficit Spending Continues, No Jobs Yet
    • Statement on the Appointment of Marvin Pratt as Interim County Executive
    • State of the State – Wisconsin Needs Leadership Concerned For People
    • Senate Tears Down Wisconsin Constitutional Values to Play Politics
    • Special Session Is Now An Assault on Working People
    • Statement: We’ve Given You the Time to Negotiate
    • Black and Latino Caucus Blasts Senate GOP repeal of Traffic Stop Data Collection
    • STATEMENT ON PROTESTS, THREATS, & PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS
    • Statement on Senate Vote
    • Walker Budget Falls Short of Responsibility, Job Creation, and Truth
    • WALKER’S PROMISE BREAKING BUDGET RAISES TAXES, CUTS MORE JOBS
    • Bishop’s Creek TID Bill Now Law
    • Bad News Budget Day 3: $1.7 Billion Cut From Kids and Classrooms
    • Education and Health Care in the Budget: A Milwaukee Town Hall
    • Citizens across Wisconsin Win Award for Defending Workers’ Rights, Fair Pay
    • Senator Taylor to host Know Your Rights Clinic at Greater New Birth Church in Milwaukee
    • BAD CHOICES CONTINUE IN REPUBLICAN’S BROKEN PROMISES BUDGET
    • Republicans Budget Choices = Higher Milwaukee Property Taxes
    • SENATE REPUBLICANS MOVE WISCONSIN TOWARDS $2.5 BILLION IN PRISON BUILDING & CORRECTIONS COSTS
    • REPUBLICANS REJECT LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO SENIOR CARE
    • ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF WOMEN FOR POLITICAL POINTS
    • DISMANTLING THE VOICE AND VOTE OF THE PEOPLE
    • VOTER SUPPRESSION BILL, AN EXPENSIVE DISENFRANCHISEMENT
    • GOP CLEARS BAD CHOICES, BROKEN PROMISES BUDGET
    • STATEMENT ON LFB ANALYSIS OF BUDGET
    • SENATE REPUBLICANS ADOPT A BUDGET OF LIES AND MISPLACED PRIORITIES
    • Republicans Issue New (BAD) Rules for Wisconsin
    • Republican Inaction Stops Unemployment Benefits For Milwaukee
    • Taylor Bill Requires DOT to Inform Citizens of Free ID for Voting
    • Free Water by the Barrel, Reduce Risk of Flooding
    • REPUBLICANS OPPOSE MILWAUKEE HEARING ON EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
    • SENATE APPROVES ELECTED MILWAUKEE COUNTY COMPTROLLER, BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR HISTORIC ACT
    • Public Hearing of SB-207 in Room 411 South Monday, October 23 at 11:35 a.m.
    • STATEMENT ON DMV EMPLOYEE MEMO
    • Churches Offering Rides to Get Voter ID Cards
    • STATEMENT ON JCRAR HEARING
    • OVERWHELMING ASSEMBLY BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR COUNTY COMPTROLLER BILL
    • TAYLOR REINTRODUCES TWO BILLS FOR REENTRY EMPLOYMENT, REJECTS DISCRIMINATION IN GOP PROPOSED LAWS
    • LEGISLATIVE ALERT: Information on Conceal Carry Law for Businesses
    • LEGISLATIVE ALERT: New Weapon Law in Wisconsin
    • MILWAUKEE DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED MEDICAID CUTS
    • Statement on False Voter Fraud Allegations
    • Taylor Unveils Plan Creating Capitol Council, Strips Walkers Power Over Capitol
    • Join Senator Taylor in Supporting the Red Kettle Campaign!
    • Bill Gates Announces 2012 Gates Millennium Scholarship Program
    • Jauch and Taylor Begin Petitions to Save Sexual Assault Victim Services Funding
    • Little Jeannetta Robinson Toy Giveaway
  • 2010
    • Domestic Violence Homicide Rate Spurs Committee Action
    • Taylor Celebrates Milwaukee to Madison High Speed Rail Approval
    • TAYLOR APPOINTS NEW JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CLERK
    • Sex Offender E-Disclosure Act Becomes Law
    • Child Care Summit to Highlight YoungStar & Changes to Child Care Laws
    • Legislature to Honor the Contributions of African-Americans
    • Taylor Praises Senate for Initiating Change on Key Issues
    • Assembly Passes Bill to Provide Critical Information to Parents in Family Court Cases
    • Legislature Honors the Contributions of African-Americans
    • Talgo Train Manufacturing to Come to Tower Automotive Site
    • Response to the Race for the Top Announcement
    • Legislative Alert: Senator Taylor Encourages Young Women to Enter $3,000 College Scholarship Essay Contest
    • Legislative Alert: Job Corps Scholarships for free Technical/Vocational Career Programs
    • Taylor applauds final approval of Becky Young Community Justice Funds
    • Statement on OWI Funding and District Attorney Resources
    • Finance Committee approves job creation through investment in UW-Milwaukee
    • STATEMENT ON INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON AB 590
    • Race to the Top Applicant Reviews Concerning, but not Unexpected
    • EDUCATION REFORM NOW!!!
    • Taylor Reports Senate Approval of 4 Milwaukee Initiatives
    • TAYLOR PASSES MAJOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES
    • STATEMENT ON STATE SUPERINTENDENT POWERS BILL
    • Taylor Praises Senate for Initiating Change on Key Issues
    • Statement on Child Victims Act
    • Governor approves major criminal justice bills, signs into law three Taylor bills
    • Governor Signs into Law Taylor’s School Closing Notification Bill
    • Governor Signs Bills for Milwaukee Job Creation, Families, & Charities
    • Taylor to Chair Special Committee on Criminal Justice Funding & Strategies
    • Governor Signs Taylor Bills Allowing Electronic Voting for Cooperatives, Protecting Established Shooting Ranges
    • MAJOR OVERHAUL OF MUNICIPAL COURTS BECOMES LAW
    • Insurance Law Changes Approved, Bills on Crime Alerts & E-Warrants Signed
    • Taylor applauds release of MPD Use of Force Report
    • Taylor Confronts Racial Profiling in the City of Milwaukee
    • Taylor Wins Funding For Implementation of Traffic Stop Data Collection Laws
    • Jobs Program Funded for Silver Spring Neighborhood Center approved
    • Taylor Honored with Scales of Justice Award from State Bar of Wisconsin
    • Special Criminal Justice Funding Committee Begins Work
    • Statement on the OJA Justice Gateway Letter Report
    • STATEMENT ON JOHN DOE LAW INTERPRETATION IN APPEALS COURT
    • Taylor Named Legislative Champion In Fight Against Domestic Violence
    • FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES $913,000 FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
    • TAYLOR NAMED NATIONAL LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR
    • School Funding Reform Includes Major Wins for Milwaukee
    • Taylor Named Ranking Member of the Joint Committee on Finance
    • FUNDS RELEASED FOR TIMMERMAN AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
    • STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN SALES TAX INCREASE
    • Finance Committee Approves Funding for Vital Programs
    • Taylor Joins Calls for Plan from Walker On High Speed Rail Contract Obligations
  • 2009
    • Taylor Says Change is Necessary in Corrections
    • Statement on Wisconsin Office of Recovery & Reinvestment
    • Taylor responds to DOC Building Projections
    • Taylor Stands with Voters
    • Taylor Statement on Walker’s Stimulus Rejection
    • Mortgage Mediation Plan Unveiling
    • Senators Taylor and Plale comment on the Release of the School Choice Demonstration Project Longitudinal Study Results
    • Taylor Wins Approval of Milwaukee County RTA, $134 million for Milwaukee
    • Inaugural Meeting of the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties
    • Senator Taylor Appointed to Serve on Council of State Governments Justice Center Board of Directors
    • TAYLOR CONVENES DAY-LONG COMMITTEE ACTION ON DRUNK DRIVING
    • Taylor Praises Passage of Appellate Procedure Reform Legislation
    • Senate Budget Cuts Corrections Recidivism & Saves Taxpayers $2.5 Billion over 10 Years
    • Major wins for Milwaukee in Senate budget, including $67 million in property tax relief
    • Appellate Reform Measures Become Law
    • Democracy Restoration Act Introduced
    • Mortgage Mediation Act Unveiled
    • LEGISLATIVE ALERT - Ivy League Education Opportunities
    • Senator Taylor Urges Caution Against Scams
    • Taylor Joins CSG Justice Center, Brings Bipartisan Group of Leaders Together to Discuss Direction of Cutting-Edge Criminal Justice Policies
    • Senator Taylor Celebrates Success of First Clinic, Plans for Next on Saturday, August 29th
    • Listening Session with US Senator Russ Feingold
    • Taylor Champions Minority Business Growth & Development Act
    • Milwaukee Leaders Announce Broad Reforms to Milwaukee Public Schools
    • Stop Defending a System that Perpetuates the Achievement Gap
    • The Numbers Don't Lie
    • STATEMENT ON THE NATION’S REPORT CARD
    • DOMESTIC, SEXUAL, & GENDER MOTIVATED VIOLENCE LEGISLATION TAKES THE SENATE STAGE
  • 2008
    • Taylor Begins Circulation of Senate Scholars Appropriation
    • Committee Hears Testimony on Child Victims Act
    • Judiciary Committee Signs Off on Four Bills
    • Taylor Introduces Parental Notification Act
    • Taylor Bill to Expand Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission
    • Taylor Introduces the LITE-House Act
    • CCAP Bill Gets Senate Approval
    • Taylor Applauds Senate Passage of Foreclosure Bill
    • Senator Taylor to Escort Governor Doyle to State of the State Address
    • Committee Hears Testimony on Low-Income Housing Bill
    • Committee Recommends Passage on Fire and Police Commission Legislation
    • Taylor Praises Assembly Passage of Compassionate Care Bill
    • Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair to Attend Milwaukee Event
    • 'Making Justice Work Day' at the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing
    • Taylor Circulates Bill to Ensure Quality Teachers
    • Action Alert: Help Milwaukeeans with their tax returns this season
    • Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs Hears Testimony on LITE-House Act
    • Assembly Committee Hears Testimony on E-Disclosure Act
    • Sex Offender E-Disclosure Act Clears Committee
    • Sex Offender E-Disclosure Act Passes Senate
    • Allowing Alternative Penalties for Drug Offenders Would Permit Them to Keep Jobs
    • Taylor Praises Senate Passage of John Doe Bill
    • City of Milwaukee Hiring Proposal Advances in Senate
    • Action Alert: Meeting regarding new cuts to Child Care Subsidies
    • LITE-House Act to cut State Costs, Increase Medicaid Dollars
    • Police Pay to End! Taylor Praises Legislative Compromise
    • Taylor Brings State Budget Fix to Milwaukee
    • Action Alert: High School Counselor Breakfast Series
    • Senator Taylor Urges Awareness During National Public Health Week
    • New Federal Guidelines Correct Racial Disparities in Cocaine Sentences
    • Correcting Racial Disparities in Wisconsin Drug Sentencing is Goal
    • Taylor Calls for Audit of Secured Juvenile Facilities
    • Taylor to Discuss Milwaukee Issues on The Al Sharpton Show
    • Action Alert: Register your Cell Phone for state No Call List
    • Action Alert: Know your Rights on Child Support Issues
    • Action Alert: New EPA Regulations for Painting/Refinishing businesses
    • Senator Taylor Responds to Senator Grothman on Affirmative Action
    • WISCONSIN LEADERS ESTABLISH BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE TO ANALYZE PRISON GROWTH, CRIME AND RECIDIVISM
    • Wisconsin leaders ESTABLISH BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE to ANALYZE prison growth, crime and recidivism
    • Senator Taylor to Host Town Hall Meeting with Department of Children and Families
    • Milwaukee County alternative court program to grow
    • Senator Taylor Thanks Guardian Angels, seeks permanent solution
    • Taylor to Introduce Mortgage Mediation Act
  • 2007
    • Taylor Appointed to Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, Insurance and Job Creation
    • Town Hall Meeting to be Held with Members of Parole Commission
    • Taylor Announces Forum on Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing
    • Taylor Moves for Immediate Tax Relief for MPS Property Tax Payers
    • Doyle Signs Senate Bill 199 into Law
    • Bush Administration Turns Its Back On Wisconsin Seniors
    • Taylor Legislation to Protect Students
    • Taylor Circulates Bill to Aid Businesses, Employees, and Mass Transit
    • Taylor Applauds Assembly Action on Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Bill
    • Senator Taylor Votes $9.3 Million to Counties
    • Taylor Begins Circulation of Sex Offender E-Disclosure Act

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