Progressive Politics from Memphis
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It’s Time to Put in Some Work
Update:Email address links fixed. Sorry for the syntax error. Steffens over at LWC has made his case for wine to be sold in Grocery stores. I couldn’t agree with him more. Today, Red, White, and Food, an organization supporting the effort, put out a list of Senators and Representatives, and their position on the matter.…
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Sunshine in Memphis – Part 2
Yesterday, I talked about the online transparency of the Memphis City government, today I want to touch on the online transparency efforts of the Shelby County government. First of all, the Shelby County Government’s site is a good deal more visually appealing than the Memphis site, but just as cluttered. The front page does, at…
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Transparency Builds a Working Relationship
Of course, the inverse is also true… Today, there’s a story in the Commercial Appeal about a row at yesterday’s School Board Meeting. The chief issue of concern was a change in health insurance carriers for the Memphis City Schools that would leave many teachers looking for new doctors. I have zero direct contact with…
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Sunshine In Memphis – Part 1
As Newscoma noted earlier today, this week is Sunshine week. While I know we all get bombarded with “weeks” that are supposed to symbolize something, or highlight a cause, Sunshine week is really important to me. Sunshine week is about making government as accessible as possible, not only to journalists, but also to regular people.…
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Deep Thought – RE: AIG
If we (IE the Government) really own 80% of AIG, why don’t we stack the Board as well and just fire all these sleazy jerks?
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A Joint Message from “The Steves”
Over the past several days the two of us (Steve Steffens of LeftWingCracker and Steve Ross of Vibinc) have engaged in a public shouting match over the race for the chair of the SCDP. After some careful personal reflection, and an outpouring of concern from friends, we both recognize that we agree on more things…