Tag: Jim Kyle
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Slow your roll…
With the election of State Senator Jim Kyle (D-Memphis) to the Chancery Court here in Shelby County, there will have to be a process to fill his State Senate seat. On the face of it, this all sounds simple enough, but State Law has complicated the issue, as it is known to do, and that’s…
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cRAAM Session
Yesterday was a pretty huge day, and I’m not talking about the massive CNN fail regarding an arrest in the Boston bombing case. Nope, I’m talking about right here in Tennessee. Here’s what Senator Jim Kyle had to say about the Ram-it-through budget session yesterday. Gramatical errors in the heat of battle, and on twitter…
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Sen. Kyle Defends The “UnDo Can’t Do” Bill – #SB2762
One of the more onerous bills that passed out of last year’s session was HB0600 dubbed the “Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act”. Sponsored by Glen Casada (R) of Franklin, the bill sought to remove the ability of a local government to set certain ground rules in contracts. That’s shorthand for enacting non-discrimination ordinances. Here’s…
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Jobs Tour Kicks Off – #TNJobsTour
DEMOCRATS KICK OFF JOBS TOUR IN MEMPHIS, CONTINUE IN WEST TENNESSEE TUESDAY Elected officials meet with business owners, innovative leaders MEMPHIS – House and Senate Democrats kicked off their statewide jobs tour Monday with events in Memphis and Brownsville addressing education, infrastructure and job training. “We heard about how Tennessee is a great environment for…
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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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Jim Kyle at Drinking Liberally
Over the past 8 months, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and talk to nearly every Democratic candidate for Governor. This weekend, I hope that I will be able to complete that list. So far, I like all of them, though some more than others. Each brings something different to the table. Kim McMillan’s experience…