Tag: Lena Taylor
Public Hearing on Rep Sanfelippo’s County Board Reform Bill AB 85 Set for April 10th…
NEVER MIND THAT THIS BILL IS AIMED SQUARELY AT AND WILL AFFECT ONLY MILWAUKEE COUNTY…the public hearing will be held in the capitol in Madison and nowhere near any Milwaukee County constituent! SHAME! Wednesday April 10th, 2013 10 AM Room 225 Northwest!
VIDEO: Lena Taylor explains her support for Republican efforts to downsize Milwaukee County Board
Watch as Democratic State Senator Lena Taylor explains to constituents that she signed on as a co-sponsor of impending Republican-authored legislation to downsize the Milwaukee County Board because she thinks it’s a “happy medium.” H/T to Cognitive Dissidence.
That Don’t Belong There!!
I guess that I shouldn’t be surprised…but after all of the rhetoric about transparency and leaving the pork and nonsense out of bills where they don’t belong…politicians still try to bury special interest perks or non-budget stuff in inappropriate places. One of the most egregious recent sitings is Governor Walker’s…
Don’t be surprised if Lena Taylor breaks ranks with Democrats
According to a report by Steve Schultze of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Democratic State Sen. Lena Taylor (pictured, right) has agreed to cosponsor Republican State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo’s revised bill to shrink both the size of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and the Board’s pay/overall budget. Sanfelippo’s revised bill…
Whither MKE Cnty: Sanfelippo reneges.
I have received a number of emails concerning State Representatve and former professional part time county supervisor Joe Sanfelippo’s reversal on allowing the county board to reform themselves. He has lined up a number of new co-sponsors including Milwaukee’s State Senator Lena Taylor and State Rep Dale Kooyenga (R –…
My thoughts on tonight’s election results
So the results are in, and it looks like tonight was a great night for progressives here in the Milwaukee area. Mandela Barnes beat incumbent Democrat Jason Fields for Assembly seat 11 Evan Goyke won in an 8 person field for open Assembly seat 18 Danny Riemer beat incumbent Democrat…
Lena Taylor & Scott Walker have a lot in common
Apparently Democratic State Sen. Lena Taylor and Republican Gov. Scott Walker have more in common than their mutual love of concealed carry and the Castle Doctrine; they’re both involved with the American Federation for Children, a right-wing school choice group that counts among its lobbyists disgraced former Republican Assembly Speaker…
What’s wrong with this picture?
On July 31, Democratic State Sen. Lena Taylor posted this photo to her Facebook page. As noted in the photo, that’s Sen. Taylor posing with Trayvon Martin’s Mother at the Rainbow Push Coalition Conference in Chicago, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know who Trayvon Martin is….
Pasch reelection campaign announces first wave of endorsements
On Friday Democratic State Rep. Sandy Pasch announced the first wave of endorsements of her re-election campaign in Wisconsin’s new 10th Assembly District. Here’s a list of those endorsements: State Senator Chris Larson State Representative Tamara Grigsby State Representative Jon Richards State Representative Christine Sinicki State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa Milwaukee…
Tom Barrett Drops the Ball!
Today Tom Barrett, flanked by Senator Jon Erpenbach and Senator Taylor gave a press conference at the Capitol. H/T @wtdynews WTDY News @wtdynews Barrett cuts press conference short after he’s grilled on MKE city employee concessions & Rahm Emanuel fundraiser. http://twitpic.com/9bqdr4 Do we really want a governor scared to…
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