Tag: Glen Casada
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What 2019 Holds for Memphis and Beyond…
What does 2019 hold for Memphis and Shelby County? Here’s s a look at some of the big things that are on the table this year.
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Roland’s Folly – Part Infinity
Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland says the County has a legal problem. See, back in 2007 and 2009 the County Commission passed two ordinances that established a prevailing wage and a living wage for workers who work for County contractors. The idea behind the ordinances is simple: If the County is going to pay a…
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Is HB0600 The Worst Bill of 2011 Session?
Possibly. For those of you who weren’t following along HB0600 was drafted just days after the introduction of Nashville’s CAN DO ordinance, an ordinance that requires vendors who contract into business with the city to follow rules against GLBT workplace discrimination. The point of HB0600 is to roll back any such local ordinances and make…
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“More money is more free speech” – Really?
Somewhere, Glen Casada is either snickering, or really dumbfounded that anyone would question that statement. More money is more free speech. That has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve heard from the failed candidate for speaker this year…and considering all he’s said, there’s some pretty stiff competition out there. It doesn’t take a…
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Calling a Horse a Horse
So yesterday I wrote this post about this bill that basically says to a class of people “not only will the state of Tennessee not protect you, we won’t allow our Counties and Cities to extend any kind of protection to you”. There are a lot of problems with the bill. One I addressed here…
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Target Selection – 64>8
Monday night, the Tennessee State House overwhelmingly voted to restrict a local government’s right to determine the terms of contracts, or that is the ultimate effect. In reality, the bill was proposed by a guy who was offended that an entity who contracts with a government can’t discriminate at will, something the Federal Government has…