Category: State Politics

  • Hate Crimes Legislation – UPDATED

    Update: Finally up for a vote, 2.5 hours later. Bill goes to full committee. In reality, HB0335, introduced by Memphis Rep. Jeanne Richardson (HD-89) is a pretty simple piece of legislation. It takes TCS 40-35-114 (17) and changes the word “gender” to “gender, or gender identity or expression”. That’s it. Something so seemingly innocuous, a…

  • Keep the Living Wage – Updated

    Update: According to the Tennesseean’s In Sesion blog the anti-living wage bill was defeated today by a vote of 3-3, effectively killing the measure for this session. Original post follows… At 1:30 today, the House Subcommittee on Employee Affairs will take up HB 0311 the companion bill to SB 0083 which would end the living…

  • Did the Gov’s Race Just Heat Up or Cool Down?

    So as has been widely reported Harold Ford Jr. is not running for Gov.. What does this mean for TN democratic politics and what does it mean for the race as a whole? Let’s take a look. 3 people have really totally “declared” on the Democratic side; Kim McMillan of Clarksville, Ward Cammack of Nashville,…

  • It’s Time to Put in Some Work

    Update:Email address links fixed. Sorry for the syntax error. Steffens over at LWC has made his case for wine to be sold in Grocery stores. I couldn’t agree with him more. Today, Red, White, and Food, an organization supporting the effort, put out a list of Senators and Representatives, and their position on the matter.…

  • Meeting the Speaker

    My good friend LWC gave a rundown of the busy social calendar that has been Memphis politics over the past couple of days. I’m not usually one for social affairs, or crowds, but the event last night at Playhouse on the Square was really too intriguing to ignore, so, I made the long 4 block…

  • Meeting McMillan

    Last night, the Memphis chapter of Drinking Liberally was graced by the presence of Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, Kim McMillan of Clarksville. 21 months out from the 2010 Gubernatorial election, McMillan is traveling the state, meeting with Democrats and talking about her ideas concerning government, governance, and the future of Tennessee. The meeting was really more…