From the Tennessean Tennessee U.S. Congress election: Meet Gloria Johnson, candidate for Senate by David Plazas 11 questions for the candidates Why are you running for this office? I’m running because it’s time to shift power back to where it belongs: with working families who want common sense solutions to the issues they face every […]
*A message from the TNDP* Hello Tennessee Democratic Leaders, Today, Donald Trump selected JD Vance as his Vice Presidential running mate. Under the beard JD Vance may be trying to hide who he truly is. Here are a few talking points from the DNC and Biden Campaign that we should be amplifying across our state […]
Target Your Legislators to Do Something About Gun Violence Following the school shooting in Nashville last March, parents organized for action to reduce gun violence, the number one killer of children. The Tennessee General Assembly is expected to enter a special session to focus on firearm safety laws beginning on August 21, 2023. If you […]
On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at the Covenant Elementary School in Nashville. The shooter, who was being treated for an emotional disorder, obtained 7 weapons legally from 5 retailers. Although the parents of the shooter were concerned about the weapons, they had no legal way to intervene. Tennessee needs a law that […]
Late Friday, a federal judge overturned a new Tennessee law prohibiting drag performances in public spaces, ruling it unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled the Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) violates the separation-of-powers principle and chills speech protected through the First Amendment. In March, Friends of George’s, a Memphis theater company that raises funds for […]
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by Laura Clawson A Tennessee woman is the latest example of how, as long as states are allowed to ban abortion, we have to expect horror stories about the results of those bans. Her state’s ban forced Mayron Hollis into carrying a dangerous pregnancy until it turned into such an immediate threat to her health […]
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Last Thursday was a shameful day in the Volunteer State. Just days after six people — three of them only nine years old — were murdered in an elementary school, three Democratic lawmakers joined a group of protesters demanding their legislature act. Rather than listen and engage, the Republican supermajority in the Tennessee House of […]
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WATCH: To better understand Democratic frustrations surrounding how business is conducted in Tennessee's GOP supermajority House, watch this segment from our award-winning Revealed investigation – long before #TheTennesseeThree made national news. (Please like and share.) 1/2 pic.twitter.com/DOw3LVOznT — Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) April 8, 2023 […]
NASHVILLE — Local officials voted Monday to reinstate one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican state lawmakers for leading a gun-control protest on the House floor after a fatal school shooting. The vote by the Nashville Metro Council to give Rep. Justin Jones, 27, his job back comes just a few days […]
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