Category: State Politics
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Bill Haslam’s Death Panel
Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam
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Medicaid Expansion: Is there a downside?
Since the SCOTUS ruled on Obamacare and Medicaid Expansion last summer, the number one question in the minds of people on both sides of the debate has been, What will Tennessee do?. While the Governor said no to a state run exchange he has weighing his options on Medicaid expansion for months now. I thought…
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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…
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Finney and Powell shaking up the Executive Committee? #TNDP
Over the weekend, the Shelby County Democratic Party held its bi-annual caucus…the first step in electing new leadership for the party. It was organized and orderly. Different folks supported different candidates, but everyone understood it wasn’t personal…just part of the process. In a couple of weeks we’ll get together again to elect Executive Committee members…
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More on the Memphis Voter ID Challenge
From WMCTV. Action News 5 – Memphis, Tennessee
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Bridge Building
There’s been a lot of talk about the whole Mark Clayton imbroglio. I’m not going to talk about that right now. From my perspective that whole thing is a distraction. Do I want him on the ticket? No. Will I vote for him? No. Were we ever going to beat Bob Corker? No. End of…