NASHVILLE (TN TRIBUNE) – The 112th Tennessee General Assembly appropriated a historic one-time additional contribution of $250 million to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) State and Higher Education plan. The largest single contribution in the […]
WASHINGTON – Last night Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) released the following statement after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will opt Tennesseans out of expanded unemployment benefits: “Why would Gov. Lee take $300 a week from unemployed Tennesseans? […]
Dear State Senator Brian Kelsey, You don’t know me, but since you are pretending that you know my work, I feel like I should respond. I am a Critical Race Theory scholar, a steadfast educator, […]
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)—Tuesday afternoon, Bill Lee made the reckless and irresponsible decision to cut unemployment benefits. Prior to COVID-19, Lee had the chance to pass laws to protect our economy and refused to meet […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 11, 2021) – Members of the Metropolitan Minority Caucus issued the following statement in opposition to the 4 Good Government’s proposal to make revisions to our City Charter. The Nashville Davidson County Minority Caucus […]
Letter follows Hagerty’s encouragement to Amb. Tai to negotiate a reduction WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN) and 14 other colleagues in sending a […]
With the passage of the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 death in Tennessee, we can reflect on the prevailing message about the pandemic at the time being “we are all in this together.” But […]
May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health, and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All. Right now, individuals in crisis are […]
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) vowed following House Republicans’ Wednesday vote to remove her as GOP conference chairwoman to do everything she can to keep former President Trump from returning to power. Sources inside a closed-door session Wednesday morning said lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to […]
NASHVILLE—Democratic Caucus leaders in State Legislature condemned the decision today by Gov. Bill Lee to end all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs in Tennessee, effective July 3. Sen. Raumesh Akbari, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic […]
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