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Nashville council votes to reinstate Black Tennessee lawmaker

Apr 10, 2023 | news

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...

Tennessee House speaker who pushed to expel Democrats needs to answer questions about where he lives

Apr 10, 2023 | news, opinion

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...

Tennessee Democrats take full advantage of national spotlight: Key takeaways from expulsion debate

Apr 9, 2023 | news

“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...

Release:Two Years Later: America Rescue Plan Still Delivering – No Thanks to GOP

Mar 12, 2023 | news, TNDP

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...

Surveys show Biden hit the State of the Union out of the park

Feb 11, 2023 | news, opinion

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...