Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Separated at Birth? – Signed into Law
I posted this last night on twitter, but decided I needed to do a real side-by-side for effect. Maybe not, but there is a pretty strong resemblance. Oh, btw, Gov. Haslam has decided to make SB0025 his first bill signed into law, continuing a list of firsts his administration has fumbled.
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#MCS Following the Media – 2/10/11
The Beginning of the End of the 30% Doctrine Yesterday finally happened. I say that because what happened yesterday wasn’t particularly surprising. Many of us have been waiting on it for over a week. Now that it has happened, there’s just one more set of cards to put on the table…the voters. After the vote…
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SB0025 to Governor, City Council Approves Surrender – #MCS
This morning, as expected, the State House passed SB0025 which now goes to the Governor. There are three actions the Governor can take. He can: sign it, veto it, or refuse to sign it but allow it to become law after 10 days. Previous press reports have said that he would consult with Mayors Wharton…
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#MCS Following the Media – 2/9/11
This morning the State House is scheduled to meet at 9am to consider passage of SB0025/HB0051. Based on reports from Nashville, road conditions are pretty bad which could deter some members from making it by that time. Still, based on my understanding of House rules, once enough staff arrives and they get a quorum they…
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#MCS Following the Media – 2/8/11
It’s the quiet before the storm part two. Thursday morning the State House is scheduled to take up their version of the Norris bill, which as far as I can tell, hasn’t been amended one bit. I’m not even sure that any offers have been made to amend the bill, though I realize that the…
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Norris’ Incorrect Assertion #MCS
Last night there were a lot of assertions given by Sen. Norris to rationalize the effective disenfranchisement of Memphis residents in the transition process. Most of those assertions either slightly misrepresented reality, or were patently false. One of those assertions was that the Memphis City Council challenged the maintenance of effort law because they couldn’t…