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Opinion: Brent Taylor accuses Otis Sanford of 'shag carpet' hypocrisy

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:00:10 -0600

Otis Sanford “accuses Republicans of selective fury while practicing it himself: outraged at Trump’s pardons for nonviolent individuals but mute about Biden’s pardons for violent criminals.”

Opinion: Why state legislators decided to wait on MSCS oversight board

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:14 -0500

“Our decision to wait reflects our belief that effective reform must be evidence-based. Without the audit’s insights, we risk implementing solutions that are either too heavy-handed or insufficiently robust.”

Opinion: Sen. Taylor calls DA's bail decisions 'disheartening'

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Tue, 3 Dec 2024 11:20:05 -0600

State Sen. Taylor to DA Mulroy: “Stop trying to be a social justice warrior, aggressively prosecute the laws as written and passed by the General Assembly, and do your job!”

Guest Column: Victims need more rights in domestic-violence cases

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:24:23 -0500

“Domestic violence remains an issue affecting more individuals than most realize with one in four women and one in seven men experiencing severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetimes.”

Opinion: Sewers are a 'new opportunity for growth'

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:00:07 -0500

“Economic growth will be driven to Fayette, Haywood, Tipton, Lauderdale and Madison counties. Why? Because as it stands growth cannot occur in Shelby County without sewer.”

Guest Column: Tennessee is successful when Memphis leads

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:49:02 -0500

“Without question, Memphis is a great city. Now, one of the world’s richest men wants to join us. We welcome and celebrate his investment, but aren’t surprised.”

Brent Taylor: 'To address growing crime, we need transparency'

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:26:44 -0600

“Memphians should feel safe and secure in their homes, churches and businesses, and they should have confidence the public prosecutors they elect are doing their jobs. One of the ways we begin to restore confidence is through transparency.”

Opinion: New legislation will reduce violent crime in Memphis

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Sun, 7 May 2023 04:00:11 -0500

State Senator Brent Taylor discusses increasing penalties for certain violent crimes and proposed legislation that seeks to stem the rise in juvenile crime.

Opinion: New voting system ensures local elections' integrity

btaylor.bfs@att.net (Brent Taylor) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:00:04 -0500

‘One of the greatest assets of ballot-marking devices is that ambiguous or indeterminate marks frequently made by voters when marking ballots by hand are completely eliminated,’ says Brent Taylor.