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State of the State Word Soup

On January 31, 2012 By

Here’s a word cloud generated from the text of Gov. Bill Haslam’s State of the State address.

Last night, Haslam focused heavily on plans that will change state employee rules (an initiative that has never registered on a public poll that we’re aware of) and more untested and unproven reforms to public education, including [...]

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Rep. Roe Plays ‘Santa Claus’ with Stimulus Money He Opposed

On January 10, 2012 By

Rep. Phil Roe was happy to hand out a $1.3 million stimulus check in East Tennessee, but if he had gotten his way, there would have been no investment in local jobs.

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The Tennessee Democratic Party is calling 1st District Congressman Phil Roe R-Johnson City a “hypocrite” for presenting stimulus funds [...]

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Chairman Forrester Issues Statement on Reopening of GM’s Spring Hill Plant

On November 21, 2011 By

Republicans Opposed Lifeline to Auto Industry
NASHVILLE – In response to General Motors’ announcement Monday at Spring Hill attended by Governor Bill Haslam, Sen. Bob Corker and Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester released the following statement:

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Democrats Announce First Phase of Job Creation Legislation

On October 6, 2011 By

 

Plan includes $15 million investment in state technology centers

NASHVILLE – Tennessee House and Senate Democrats announced the first phase of their job creation plan Thursday, which includes calling for $15 million for new equipment and program expansion [...]

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TNDP: Strengthen Our Fiscal House By Putting Tennesseans Back to Work

On September 14, 2011 By

NASHVILLE — State Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester urged Tennessee’s top Republicans to consider a jobs plan to keep the state’s fiscal house in order.

“The surest way to strengthen our state’s fiscal house is to put 300,000 Tennesseans back to work. If Ron Ramsey and Governor Bill Haslam put half the effort [...]

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House, Senate Dems announce statewide jobs tour Sept. 19-24

On September 13, 2011 By

Tennessee’s House and Senate Democratic Caucuses announced Wednesday that their members will embark on a six-day tour across the state Sept. 19-24 to talk to business owners, local officials and the public about how to best grow jobs in Tennessee. 

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TNDP Chair: GOP Lawmakers ‘Out of Touch with Reality’

On September 9, 2011 By

1-in-10 hunting for jobs—Republican lawmaker says Tennessee ‘too easy’ on job seekers NASHVILLE — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester called out Republican lawmakers Thursday for being “out of touch with reality” on growing the state economy and assisting Tennessee’s 300,000 job seekers. “We don’t have a shortage of work ethic in Tennessee, we have [...]

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Republican Plan for the Economy: Higher Unemployment for Tennessee

On September 7, 2011 By

New analysis shows extreme plan endorsed by Sen. Corker, GOP presidential front runners would cost Tennessee 184,569 jobs

NASHVILLE—In advance of tonight’s GOP presidential debate in California, the Tennessee Democratic Party released a new estimate of the number of jobs which would be lost in [...]

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Democrats Slam State GOP’s Fundraiser with Mitch Daniels

On July 13, 2011 By

TNDP Chair: Daniels’ record an ‘excellent blueprint’ for harming schools, working class

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester issued the following statement criticizing Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ visit to Tennessee to participate in a state GOP fundraiser to be held later this week:

Tennessee Republicans have a surplus of [...]

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GOP Rep. Sanderson Praises government-run economy, communist-run government

On July 12, 2011 By

OUT OF TOUCH WITH CONSTITUENTS: Rep. Bill Sanderson is touring a country that has benefited most from jobs being shipped overseas on the same day Goodyear abruptly shutdown its Obion County manufacturing facility in his district

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