Records show extent of Taylor aide’s work

The former chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor did more than tend to her boss’s political future on state time, new records obtained by The Dispatch show. Laura Johnson says she spent the better part of a day, with help from the governor’s office, addressing a “public-relations issue” involving a construction company run by Taylor’s husband, Don. She was given the task of booking Taylor’s political appearances and lining up speakers to tell positive stories