Progressive Politics from Memphis
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TN Jobs Tour Day 5 – #TNJobsTour
DEMOCRATS EXPLORE EMERGING FIELDS IN KNOXVILLE ON DAY 5 OF JOBS TOUR Stop covers wide range of businesses; tour to finish Saturday KNOXVILLE – Tennessee House and Senate Democrats spent all of Friday in Knoxville speaking to business owners throughout the city as their statewide jobs tour explored emerging career fields. “All of the companies…
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TN Jobs Tour Day 4 – #TNJobsTour
DEMOCRATS DISCUSS CLEAN ENERGY ON DAY 4 OF JOBS TOUR Officials visit McMinnville nursery, Chattanooga State and area businesses CHATTANOOGA – House and Senate Democrats discussed agricultural and clean energy sectors as they continued their statewide jobs tour Thursday with stops in McMinnville and Chattanooga. Officials began the morning at the TSU Nursery Research Facility…
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TN Jobs Tour Day 3 – #TNJobsTour
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS HOLD ROUNDTABLE, TOUR NISSAN PLANT ON DAY 3 OF JOBS TOUR Officials discuss technical jobs training and education SMYRNA – House and Senate Democrats continued their statewide jobs tour Wednesday with stops in Columbia and Smyrna, as officials discussed technical jobs training and the expansion of one of Middle Tennessee’s largest employers. “Today’s…
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The Fear of Knowing
Tuesday, the Memphis CIty Council took up an issue that would require a supermajority to raise property taxes in the City of Memphis. The measure, which was supported by Councilman Kemp Conrad, operates under the premise that spending by the City government is either out of control, or could be at one point out of…
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Jobs Tour Day 2 – #TNJobsTour
DEMOCRATS VISIT WEST TENN. SMALL BUSINESSES ON DAY 2 OF JOBS TOUR Owners discuss potential for growth in tough economy DRESDEN – House and Senate Democrats continued their statewide jobs tour Tuesday with stops at small businesses in Jackson, Martin and Dresden, to hear owners speak on state contracts and challenges in an extended recession.…
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Take Him Up on His Offer – #VoterID #RonRamsey
You can’t say we didn’t warn you. Democrats for years have been warning against the problems of pushing a mandate, like Voter ID, without funding the voter education, and infrastructure required to deal with the increased demand at the states Driver’s license centers. Despite this, and efforts in the House and Senate to both block…