Tag: Lowe Finney

  • This Week in Bad Ideas – 3/21/13 #TNLEG #ShelbyCo

    When people think of the “silly season”, they typically think of political campaign time. These days, campaigning is a 24/7/365 affair. Think I’m wrong? Consider this photo of County Commissioner Steve Basar, taken by Commissioner Chris Thomas, who I ran against in the 2012 August election…at his first fundraiser of the season…last night (3/20/13). Any…

  • 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…

  • Flood or No Flood, The World Keeps Turning

    This may sound a bit callous or cold, but it is a harsh reality: The world doesn’t stop just because we’re staring down the barrel of a disaster. Lots of things are going on across the state and the nation, and even though it’s hard to keep up with everything with all the flood information,…

  • Sure, I’ll Jump In…

    So last night was both disappointing and eventful. First, I would like to echo the sentiments of Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Lowe Finney, about the Adrienne Pakis-Gillon campaign. She worked her butt off without much visible support from the establishment powers outside of Shelby Co. and deserves kudos for running a clean campaign against…