REPORT: TN Ranks Near Bottom In Women Reps
A study from the Center For American Women shows Tennessee is well below the average for female representation in our state legislature, ranking in the bottom 10 states. 28% of […]
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LAMBERTH: “Private Prisons Good, No De-Criminalizing Marijuana”
In an interview with The Tennessean’s “Grand Divisions” podcast about Criminal Justice reform, Tennessee Republican House Majority Leader William Lamberth was asked about the possibility of decriminalizing marijuana here in […]
TN ED REPORT: Education Subcommittee A-OK With Sex Offender Chair
Rep. David Byrd, who you’ll recall admitted on tape to sexually molesting girls he coached in Wayne County and was asked to step down by his own party before running […]
Proud MAGA Hat-Wearing Crybaby Gets Facts Wrong
In the Tennesseean today, a guy named Ryan Moore who doesn’t even live in Tennessee – but who claims to work at a Tennessee-based nonprofit – wrote a woe-is-me op-ed […]
STUDY: 68,000 Rural Parents & Kids Lose Coverage Under TN GOP Plan
Instead of accepting the billions of dollars we lose each year and simply expanding Medicaid like many other “red” states already have – and they don’t regret it – Tennessee […]
No Cameras? What Are Casada & The GOP Hiding?
Today we learned from the Tennessean that Glen Casada and the TN House GOP are changing the rules in House committee meetings – and the House floor itself – to ban […]
Yet Another Rural Hospital Closes – Clay County
As Tennessee continues to reject billions each year, yet another rural hospital shuts its doors, this time in the Clay County/Celina area. “the closing will cost 146 full & part-time […]
Homelessness in Williamson County – Does Anyone Care?
Today Amelia Knisey of The Tennessean has an important story about homelessness in Williamson County. Homelessness is on the rise in the richest county in the state, and the people […]
ADL: Extreme Right-Wingers Do The Killing Here
The latest Report from the Anti-Defamation league tells us that “In 2018, domestic extremists killed at least 50 people in the U.S., a sharp increase… and EVERY ONE had ties […]
PASTOR: Just Say NO To Vouchers
Governor Bill Lee is getting ready to make vouchers a priority. Everyone is buckling down for the fight, which is why Wilson County just passed a referendum making it clear […]