The latest job numbers are in and it’s not good for Tennesseans. The numbers show that Tennessee’s unemployment rate has jumped to 8 percent. Tennessee was one of only three states that saw an increase in the unemployment rate in April.
This discouraging economic news comes on the heels of the announcement that [...]
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Turns out State Rep. Andy Holt, the sponsor of anti-whistleblower “ag gag” legislation, is breaking the rules at his own farm.
The City Paper found that Holt was in violation of multiple rules and hasn’t had a valid permit for his Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation since 2009.
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Tennessee Republicans are showing just how severely conservative they are. This week, Republicans voted to punish poor families when their children perform poorly in school by reducing food assistance.
Under the ‘Starve the Children’ bill approved by a 10-8 vote in the state House Committee on Health, poor families would be hit [...]
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Impact of March 1st Cuts on Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security: Tennessee
Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts—called the sequester—will take effect that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs, and cut vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women [...]
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Roy Herron published his first column as Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party in the Feb. 22nd edition of The Tennessean. In the article, Herron lays out his reasons for being a Democrat. You can read the full article here:
Why I’m a Democrat
by Roy Herron
“How can [...]
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Sen. Jim Kyle (D-Memphis) is challenging the growing culture of corruption in the state legislature by pressuring the Republicans who control Nashville to adopt greater transparency rules for the state Senate.
If Republican politicians are going to waste our time on extreme legislation that doesn’t create jobs or draft new handouts for wealthy special interests, [...]
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