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Category: State Politics

  • 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…

  • Call to Action – State Education Committees #MCS – Updated

    Update: It was brought to my attention that SB0025 will be before the Senate Finance Committee at 3pm today. I’ve added the email information for members of that committee also. The Education Committee of the State Senate is meeting today to consider SB0025 sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris and SB0015 sponsored by Sen. Brian Kelsey…

  • 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…

  • HD-98 Turnout – Updated

    Edited to add: Apparently the CA got the number wrong. The Election Commission reports that 268 people have voted in the election. Still, that’s way too few. The Commercial Appeal is reporting that only 166 people have voted in the HD-98 special election to replace Ulysses Jones, who passed away late last year. 166 people.…

  • Thoughts on the Beginning of the Haslam Years

    Saturday, former Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam was sworn in as the 49th Governor of the State of Tennessee. I didn’t watch the inauguration, but I did read the incoming Governor’s remarks. Tennessee, like most states, is facing a great many challenges. Some of which are due to the current economic climate made worse by a…

  • The “Agreement” and Other Sundries

    So, yesterday was a hot one. I’ll get to all that in a minute, but first I want to deal with some of the sundries. First of all, I’ve been working my fingers off trying to keep the information and media page up to date. There are so many stories, and so many repeat stories…