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Budget Committee

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sen. Taylor Tapped As Co-chair on Legislature's Powerful Budget Committee

Following the shift of power to Democrats in the Senate, Sen. Lena Taylor, who will soon represent Shorewood and parts of Milwaukee, will help guide the powerful Joint Committee on Finance.

Following the shift of control in the state Senate to Democrats, Sen. Lena Taylor of Milwaukee has been appointed as co-chair of the Legislature's powerful Joint Committee on Finance, the senator announced Tuesday. Taylor, who will represent Shorewood and parts of Milwaukee after redistricting takes effect this fall, was appointed before the Senate was to meet for the first time with Democrats in the majority following the recall victory of Sen. John Lehman of Racine. “I am grateful for the honor to be named as the co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance,” Taylor said in a statement Tuesday. “More than ever, Wisconsin needs a finance committee that is focused on job creation, economic development, infrastructure investment, and …

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