Progressive Politics from Memphis
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On the Whalum Decision…lots of questions
Ed. Note:Corrected issue of appointment to fill Reginald Porter’s seat. The morning’s announcement of a decision in the contested election results of School Board Dist. 4 brings up a lot of issues just weeks before the School Board is set to shift from 23 members to 7. The first issue is the now upcoming election.…
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Who will it be?
With a little over 15 months to the November 2014 general election, the discussion has turned to statewide races. University of Memphis College Democrats President Charles Uffelman took to this site last week and suggested House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh, who had at one time mentioned the prospect. Earlier this week he declined the offer.…
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U of M College Democrats address Gov. Haslam leadership crisis
The following is an editorial penned by the University of Memphis College Democrats. It is published here in its entirety. — BATTLING BILL’S BOONDOGGLE(S) Tennesseans face a leadership crisis due to the self-serving mismanagement of our state by Governor Bill Haslam. So far, during his more than three years in office, Governor Haslam has abused…
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Face hates nose…AKA the continuing saga of the #membudget
Noses are funny. Often the most noticed facial feature…next to the eyes, noses are also one of the most complained about things people have on their face. My nose, is what I affectionately call a “3 finger nose”…meaning, from my face to the tip is three fingers long. You can see it below. Noses, such…
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What did I mean by ‘value’?
At the end of my last post I talked about value. Specifically I said: In the mean time, the Council needs to think long and hard about their ideas of revenue, expenditures, long-term liabilities, rate and most importantly, value. …phrases used in this and previous budget negotiations are empty political rhetoric unless they include specific…