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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A week after Tennessee Republicans expelled two Democrats from the state House for a breach of decorum, wealthy Republicans from around the country will arrive in Tennessee for a Republican National Committee donor retreat. It’s simultaneously a bad look for the party and completely fitting. Republicans jetting in for that should be faced with some […]
“For years, one of your colleagues who was an admitted child molester sat in this chamber: no expulsion,” Jones said during his speech. “One member sits in this chamber who was found guilty of domestic violence: no expulsion. We had a former Speaker sit in this chamber who is now under federal investigation: no expulsion. […]
For Immediate Release March 11, 2023: Contact: Tennessee Democratic Party 319 Plus Park Blvd. Nashville, TN 37217 Office: (615) 327-9779 comms@tndp.org Two Years Later: America Rescue Plan Still Delivering – No Thanks to GOP On the two-year anniversary of President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, Tennesseans are still benefiting from the relief […]
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Two outlets tracking reactions to Tuesday’s State of the Union address show that President Joe Biden’s speech was received well by roughly seven in 10 Americans while also moving public opinion in his direction. In fact, both outlets found that Biden’s appeal to the country moved the greater public, along with independents and soft partisans […]
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On Monday, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol released an executive summary of its final report into the effort to overturn the 2020 election. It’s more than 100 pages. from The New York Times […]
For Immediate Release April 6, 2022: Contact: Brit Bender, Executive Director Tennessee Democratic Party 319 Plus Park Blvd. Nashville, TN 37217 Office: (615) 327-9779 comms@tndp.org Tennessee State Senate Maps Thrown Out: Three-Judge Panel Grants Injunction Against Republican Drawn Maps We have said from the very beginning that the Republican drawn maps in Tennessee weren’t just […]
For Immediate Release April 6, 2022: Contact: Brit Bender, Executive Director Tennessee Democratic Party 319 Plus Park Blvd. Nashville, TN 37217 Office: (615) 327-9779 comms@tndp.org Tennessee Secretary of State Offers Tennessee Democratic Party “Incomplete” Voter File With One Week Until Early Voting One of the Tennessee Democratic Party’s responsibilities is maintaining a voter database designed […]
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The local branch of the NAACP is hosting a “Right to Work is Wrong For Tennessee” Zoom workshop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. The public is invited to listen in and then ask questions about this issue, which will be on the Tuesday, Nov. 8 ballot across Tennessee and the country, according to […]
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