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- DOT budget mishap
- Gov. Walker's Irresponsible Budget
- Black History Month Events and More!
- Gov. Walker Afraid of You!
- A Grand Finale to Black History Month
- #BeBoldForChange
- A Disastrous Obamacare Replacement
- ALERT: Public hearings to be held this month!
- Let's Talk about the Budget
- Your Voice, Your Government
- Does Walker want kids to spend less time in school?
- Action Alert: Town Hall on Monday, April 24
- Trump Not Scared of Protesters this Time
- Republicans trying to push even WORSE health care bill
- Horrible Healthcare Plan Passed
- No King Walker
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- Keeping Guns Out of the Wrong Hands
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- Republicans vote to take funds from Planned Parenthood
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- Walker refuses his pardon duty
- Walker signs ban the box
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- Protecting our babies in the community
- New legislation to help nonviolent criminals find work
- Bringing our babies back to Milwaukee
- Coach Jeter firing about more than just sports
- Walker has change of heart
- Congressman alludes to voter suppression
- Last Email Until November
- Juvenile corrections challenges continue
- Assembly Democrats question withholding of infection information
- Milwaukee Public Schools Educator named "Music Teacher of the Year"
- Walker borrows $100M to pay for tax breaks
- Payday Lenders are Predatory Lenders
- #WearOrange
- Juneteenth Day
- 2016 Conservation Champion
- RIP GAB
- Prison spending surpasses education
- Fight for Wisconsin Workers lives on
- Victory against Voter ID
- Walking the Walk Against Walker
- Sherman Park Uprising
- The Milwaukee Initiative Announced
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- Walker signs Bucks arena financing bill
- The economics of cannabis
- Job postings & exciting events this weekend
- Gov. Walker blames President Obama for murdered police officers
- Legislative Update by Senator Taylor
- Black Lens returns to Milwaukee Film Festival
- Wisconsin's black unemployment rate four times higher than white unemployment rate
- The box is so last decade
- Youth literacy, justice reform and more
- The babies
- See you Saturday?
- Budget committee to vote on Milwaukee gun crime prosecutors
- President Obama calls to "Ban the Box"
- Milwaukee Summer Reading Project funding bill moves forward
- Walker rejects Syrian refugees one week before Thanksgiving
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- My Visit To Lincoln Hills
- A Ray of Hope for Job Seekers With a Criminal Record
- Bills on the Move
- Walker Turns Back on Pardon Duty
- Senate Session Speeding to an End
- DoC: Department of Cruelty?
- Republicans Leave Major Priorities Undone
- Meet Our New DOC Secretary
- Reducing Recidivism
- Work Left Undone
- Jeter Firing About More Than Just Sports
- I'm Not Even Close to Being Done
- Get the Lead Out, Milwaukee!
- Republican Voter Suppression Exposed
- Returning the Power: Giving Victims a Voice
- Juvenile Correction Saga Continues
- Walker Blames Voter ID Opponents for His Own Mess
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Transfer Juveniles Out of DOC Now!
- Payday Lenders Are Predatory Lenders
- Governor Walker Gets Wisconsin Sued Again
- Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
- Tough Love for Kids at Lincoln Hills
- It's Time for Wisconsin to Ban Slavery
- We Need to Overhaul Gun Laws
- GAB's obituary
- The Fight for Wisconsin’s Workers
- Talk is cheap when it comes to our kids
- Doing the work
- Bringing hope to Milwaukee
- Staff taught abusive tactics at Lincoln Hills
- Creating pipelines and pathways to opportunity
- There’s something in the water
- Tearing our city down won’t build it back up
- Building trust
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- To err is human
- “Growing” juvenile corrections crisis
- 2015
- Walker Budget Stops Integration in Education
- Protecting Right to Vote Remains Critical
- Invest in people, not prisons
- Mother’s Day: Program cuts in schools
- We must do more on mental illness
- Republicans prioritize drug testing and prison funding over education
- Selling Out Workers
- The Bucks mean big bucks, but at what cost?
- Absentee Governor fails at budgeting… again.
- What do Republicans have against Milwaukee?
- Scott Walker’s flip flop on the Confederate flag
- Investing in America’s Greatness
- Why Republicans called it a “crap budget”
- Reading between Walker’s lines
- Are Our Prisons Safe?
- On anniversary of voting rights act, more work to be done
- Should City Workers Live in Milwaukee?
- Walker backward on women’s issues
- Education is the Key
- Word is Bond…Julian Bond Was the Real Deal
- The case against mandatory minimum sentences for violent felons
- Scott Walker and the Racial Divide
- Suicide Prevention and Childhood Obesity Regulations
- What’s next for Walker and Wisconsin?
- Boxes Are So Last Decade
- Senator Taylor and the State of the Justice System
- Rigging the balance of power
- Strip search bill before the Legislature
- With Liberty and Justice for All
- Stripping Away Our Dignity
- The System is Rigged
- Milwaukee Summer Reading Project could soon see huge state support
- Giving Thanks and Giving Back
- CBD bill back before Legislature
- Creating Change with Laws
- 3 of my justice bills introduced
- Celebrating Freedom on Juneteenth Day
- 2014
- Legislativamente Hablar
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- November Election
- Importance of Your Vote
- LGBT Column
- The Right to Work for Less
- Women and Business
- 2013
- A New Year's Commitment
- Informing Citizens about Health Care
- Real Mining
- Senate Scholar Program Opens New Doors for Students
- A bill so good – they don’t want you to talk about it.
- Independent Pardon Council
- Black History Month
- Strengthening BadgerCare, not on Walker’s List
- International Women’s Day Calls For International Action
- “The right of the People…against unreasonable searches and seizures”
- The Wisconsin Voting Rights Act!
- State Under Audit for Sex Offender Placement
- Food Stamp Changes Proposed That Will Affect You
- Celebrate EARTH Day!
- Denim Day 2013: Tight Jeans Do Not Cause Rape
- Children Ask the World of Us
- Supporting our Veterans in the Budget
- Memorial Day – Remembering those that have fallen
- Garbage Dumping Day at the Capitol
- Sausage Making
- Not Silenced, Women Matter
- Independence Day
- Women's Progress
- The Need for Impartial Redistricting
- The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act
- Enroll for Obamacare
- Women at the Tables of Power Leads to More Sustainable Peace
- Improving Our Mental Health System
- Higher Ed, Lower Debt
- The International Violence Against Women Act
- Republicans Tell Independent Voters- “We Don’t Want You”
- Raced-Based Mascots - Institutionalizing Racism
- Computer Science is the Future
- Moving Forward with Obamacare
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Coming Together to Make a Difference
- Celebrating the Life of Nelson Mandela
- The Women's Peace and Security Act
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- My City, My Biz Small Business Expo
- 2012
- TheGrio.com Column
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- A New Year, A New Commitment
- January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- A Right Delayed Is A Right Denied
- Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
- A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is a like tree without roots.
- Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.
- Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
- Baseball Season
- February Is Black History Month
- HIV-AIDS: A Growing Epidemic Among Women
- Where's the Beef?
- End of Session Review
- April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Legislatively Speaking
- Child Abuse Prevention
- Job Loss
- Childhood Education
- Mother's Day
- The Right to Work
- Black Child Development Week
- What Walker Has Meant for Milwaukee
- Conservation Matters
- Juneteenth
- Our Path Forward
- Music Appreciation Day
- Obamacare (and Walker)
- We Need Jobs Now
- Bursting the Bubble
- Voting Rights Matter
- Heroism and Inspiration
- Constitutions and Roadmaps
- Time to Get Real
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- The Meaning of Courage
- What to Know When Voting
- Thank You!
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- Happy Holidays!
- I'm Still Fighting for You
- Kwanzaa: Unity for All
- 2011
- Thoughts on a New Year
- The Vote...the Most Powerful Instrument
- Reflect on the Past, Celebrate the Future
- Milwaukee Community Journal Legacy Award
- What Wisconsin Needs Now---Is Jobs
- An Unnecessary Roadblock
- You Can Fool Some People, Some of the Time
- Without Your Health, Life is not Life
- With Liberty, Justice, and Equal Education for All
- Governor Walker to Hold Special Jobs Session
- Constant Repetition Carries Conviction
- A Chance for the Men and Women Who Wear the Uniform
- A Vital (but Undervalued) Part of the Milwaukee Infrastructure
- Veterans Day 2011
- A Return to Inequity
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Why We Need to Be Concerned About Lung Cancer in Milwaukee
- A Celebration for Our People, by Our People
- A New Definition of Family
- A Boondoggie Indeed.
- The Holidays Bring So Much More...
- Redefining the HIV/AIDS Discussion
- YoungStar
- 2010
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- 2008
- Poverty Awareness
- Estabrook Cleanup
- Cervical Cancer
- Teen Pregnancy
- Be a Problem Solver
- Weathering the Coming Storm
- Celebrating Black History Month
- Voter Disenfranchisement
- Poverty
- Great Lakes Compact
- Higher Ed
- WIN Plan
- LITE House
- 1 in 100 Incarcerated
- The State of Corrections
- Budget Repair
- MPS
- Revisiting MPS Busing
- Racial Disparities
- Corrections
- Keeping Notaries Public Honest
- The Budget Repair Bill
- Free Fishing Weekend
- Funding Education
- Be the Change
- Juvenile Corrections Audit
- AIDS
- Energy Efficiency
- Faith-Based Initiatives
- African World Festival: Joy and Pain
- When It Rains
- Employment Efficiency
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- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Working Students
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- Universal Care
- Community OUtreach Events
- Budget Shortfall
- Jeannetta Robinson
- Good Governance
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- New Year, New People, New Power
- The Mortgage Mediation Act
- The Child Welfare Crisis Needs Leadership & Vision
- The Grinch doesn't have a thing on this holiday season!
- Wasted in Wisconsin
- 2007
- Budget Process
- Help Wanted
- Remembering Those Who Fought for Us
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Help Us Save SeniorCare
- Wisconsin Women Lead the Way
- An Apple A Day Isn't Enough
- We've Had Enough Death
- You Too Can Be a Hero
- Cervical Cancer
- Education: An Investment in Our Community's Future
- Joint Finance Committee
- Juneteenth Day
- The State Budget
- Beat the Heat
- Republican Budget
- Fulfilling the Promise of Health Care
- Freedom for All
- Cervical Cancer Update
- Police Pay
- Assembly Budget Punishes Milwaukee
- Milwaukee on the Move
- What Labor Day Really Means
- Talking About Poverty
- Shining a Light on Justice in Wisconsin
- Enough Partisan Tantrums!
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Bryant Running Things with Taylor
- Agents for Change
- Beyond Bus Tickets
- Thanksgiving 2007
- Heating BIlls
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Taking a Stand Against AIDS
- Treatment Alternatives
- 2006
- 2005
- Lena in the Press
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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
- Testimonies
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