Tag: State Legislature
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Say you want a revolution….
As of this writing, which began at 4am, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has won the New Hampshire Democratic primary by nearly 22%. That’s a pretty big accomplishment for a campaign that was declared ‘too radical’ just a few months ago. And while I know that New Hampshire isn’t exactly ‘reflective of American diversity’ as so…
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Norris’ Incorrect Assertion #MCS
Last night there were a lot of assertions given by Sen. Norris to rationalize the effective disenfranchisement of Memphis residents in the transition process. Most of those assertions either slightly misrepresented reality, or were patently false. One of those assertions was that the Memphis City Council challenged the maintenance of effort law because they couldn’t…
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HD-98 Results
Congratulations to Antonio Parkinson on his Democratic Primary win in the HD-98 election. This was a very low turnout election. The Commercial Appeal reports just 629 of the 30,000+ registered voters turned out to vote. The general election is on March 8th, the same day as the scheduled Memphis City Schools charter surrender vote. No…