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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Dogs and Ponies and Fundraisers, Oh My!

    Yesterday, the State Government put out a release about the Governor’s budget tour. Here’s a sample: Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced that portions of the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget hearings will take place outside of Nashville so that citizens in East and West Tennessee have an opportunity to attend. Hearings will be held in…

  • Speaking of Redistricting…

    Yesterday I wrote about statewide redistricting. Just minutes after I published that post I remembered that the County Commission was taking the issue up for discussion. So I jumped in on the stream and gave it a listen. By the time I got there, the discussion was winding down, but based on what I was…

  • Making this Sausage is More Like Hide the Salami

    And Voters Will Be the Ones Getting Screwed Regular readers of this blog know that redistricting is an issue I’m very interested in. In fact, I’ve written pretty extensively about the issue as it took place here in Memphis. That process was completed just two days before the filing deadline, and moved several potential candidates…

  • Implied Consent and Curry Todd

    I was pretty certain I had written all I needed to write about Curry Todd here and here. Alas, the hits just keep on hitting, so, here goes. It was just 14 days ago that Rep. Todd found himself on the wrong end of a vehicle, creating a stumbling and staggering display for Officers of…

  • The Plight of the Masters of the Universe

    So the financial crisis has been raging really since early 2007, even though the real fallout didn’t start appearing until 2008. In this global crisis there have been millions of Americans impacted. Unemployment nationwide began rising in March of 2007, eventually peaking at 10.1% near the end of 2009, and has been largely stuck near…

  • Upcoming Town Halls on #VoterID

    There are a couple of upcoming Town Hall meetings on the new voter ID law. For those of you outside of Shelby County, you can find your Town Hall here. — State Elecion Coordinator Mark Goins Town Hall Meeting Date: Wednesday October 26, 2011 at 6:00PM. Location: Memphis City Schools Board of Education Cafeteria located…