Author: Andrew Holmbeck
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Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s independent redistricting commission, dealing a blow to republicans
Advocates for redistricting reform scored a crucial victory today when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission. Passed by the voters in 2000, in an effort to remove […]
Supreme Court on the right side of history
Prior to the start of oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, The Tennessean Editorial Board opined that Tennessee’s embrace of liberty should extend to same-sex marriage. Citing the Tennessee […]
Stop the Sneak Attack on Net Nuetrality
On June 12, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet Order mandating the strongest Net Neutrality protections in history finally went into effect. It was a tremendous victory for the […]
TNDP CHAIR MARY MANCINI STATEMENT ON KING v. BURWELL
Nashville, Tenn. (June 25, 2015) — Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling on King v.Burwell regarding the Affordable Care Act: “We […]
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Neoliberalism poisons everything: How free market mania threatens education — and democracy
From Salon: Among lefties today, there may be no more toxic and discrediting a label than “neoliberal.” To be called a neoliberal is, generally, to be associated with the worst […]
Sign the petition to Senate Democrats: Stand strong, stop Fast Track for TPP
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Angry Tennessee Republican lawmakers strike back at Hamilton County, other school systems
NASHVILLE — Angry Tennessee Republican lawmakers are using the might of state government to strike back at school boards in Hamilton and six other area counties for suing the state […]
TN Republicans vote to undermine pay and benefits
From Tennessee House Democrats: “Tonight the Republicans in the House laid bare their true values, voting to dramatically undermine salaried workers in a multiplicity of ways. Three bills stand out. […]
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