NASHVILLE — Angry Tennessee Republican lawmakers are using the might of state government to strike back at school boards in Hamilton and six other area counties for suing the state over the adequacy of the Basic Education Program funding formula. The...
From Tennessee House Democrats: “Tonight the Republicans in the House laid bare their true values, voting to dramatically undermine salaried workers in a multiplicity of ways. Three bills stand out. First, Republicans voted to eliminate longevity pay for state...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 7, 2015 Contact: Rep. Antonio Parkinson (901) 570-5810 State Agency Runs Afoul of the Law Today in the House Government Operations Committee, Representative Antonio Parkinson spoke out about the Tennessee Advisory Commission on...
"By now it’s a Republican Party tradition: Every year the party produces a budget that allegedly slashes deficits, but which turns out to contain a trillion-dollar “magic asterisk” — a line that promises huge spending cuts and/or revenue increases, but without...
