Politics: Pith in the Wind, Nashville Scene

Tennessee's Stiff-Arm Is an Outstretched Hand

Steven Hale — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:43:00 -0500

Hear this, federal government. We will meet you at the border, accept your money, and turn you right back around.

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I Think I Know How the Republicans Could Use Scott DesJarlais

Betsy Phillips — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:38:00 -0500

Over at The Weekly Standard, I was reading about how Marsha Blackburn is going to manage the floor debate on a bill that will…

Bill Haslam and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Steven Hale — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:20:00 -0500

It's as if the political universe has seen fit to test the premise of the current cover story in The City Paper, on Bill Haslam…

Company Getting $330M State Contract Was One of Haslam's 'Major Investments'

Steven Hale — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:47:00 -0500

Over at News Channel 5, Phil Williams has questions about whether our wealthy governor is going to get even wealthier because of a…

Tennessee Isn't Getting Marriage Equality Anytime Soon

Betsy Phillips — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:52:00 -0500

Over at The Advocate, they're talking about which states will implement gay marriage next. They list all the states who don't yet have gay…

Should Jim Tracy Really Be Pulling for Edward Snowden?

Betsy Phillips — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:32:00 -0500

This morning, state Sen. Jim Tracy tweeted:

Edward Snowden needs our thoughts and prayers. Hopefully the truth will now come out!We need to…
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On the College Republican Report: Today's GOP Still Thinks It's 2004

Bruce Barry — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:44:00 -0500

The newest addition to the Republican Party's post-2012 festival of post-mortem-handwringing-and-charting-the-way-forward is one worth spending some time with: a College Republican National Committee [ Read more ]

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Roy Herron to TNDP: BRB

Steven Hale — Wed, 29 May 2013 08:43:00 -0500

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron will be steering the party with his knees for a bit.

In an email sent last night and…

Kane for Senate? Kane for Senate

Steven Hale — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:00 -0500

Kane's 1997 debut

Watch that.

Now chew on this. The rumor mill is turning…

Ron Ramsey, I Am Begging You — Please Debate Pro Wrestler Kane!

Betsy Phillips — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:45:00 -0500

Over at Post Politics, J.R. Lind has the press release that Glenn Jacobs — aka Kane, aka the man who helped The Rock and…

Holleman, Yarbro Confirm Plans to Run for Henry's Senate Seat

Steven Hale — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:56:00 -0500

With Sen. Douglas Henry announcing that this state Senate term will be his last, the Democratic primary race to succeed him is already taking shape.…

Sen. Douglas Henry Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2014

Steven Hale — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:39:00 -0500

When you got sick of the speculation about the 2016 presidential race — which started up about 12 hours after President Barack Obama's re-election —…

Albert Tieche on the Hot Seat at Election Commission

Steven Hale — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:46:00 -0500

Albert Tieche could be out of a job as soon as next week, according to ... Albert Tieche.

The Davidson County Administrator of Elections…

Jim Cooper Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to Ensure the Right to Vote

Betsy Phillips — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:12:00 -0500

According to The City Paper's Andrea Zelinski, Rep. Jim Cooper told the Nashville Bar Association Wednesday that he's crafting a proposed 28th Amendment to…

So, This Happened: State Parties Spar Over State Rep. for Some Reason

Steven Hale — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:52:00 -0500

With the legislature adjourned, in a non-election year, things are a little slow in state politics. There are no bills to fight about, and no…

With Last Week's Gun Vote, Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander Prove They Are the NRA's Bitches

Liz Garrigan — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:44:00 -0500

The relationship between the NRA and Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander is like a bad marriage. The senators and countless other of their congressional…

CP: Jeremy Kane on Leaving LEAD and That Mayoral Chatter

Steven Hale — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:34:00 -0500

For this week's issue of The City Paper, I fired off a few questions to outgoing LEAD Public Schools CEO Jeremy Kane, who will be…

Ramsey Defends Childish Tit-for-Tat with House

Jeff Woods — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:17:00 -0500

As the session ended tonight, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey talked to reporters about his refusal to even let the Senate debate House Speaker Beth Harwell's…

Carrie Underwood Begs Governor to Veto 'Ag Gag' Bill

Jeff Woods — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:32:00 -0500

Carrie Underwood is tweeting her outrage at the legislature's adoption of the "ag gag" bill, which would curtail prosecutions of animal cruelty at factory farms…

House Rejects Raising Campaign Contribution Limits

Jeff Woods — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:23:57 -0500

In this session’s first real defeat for the Republican leadership, the House just refused to raise contribution limits for state political campaigns. The vote was…

Haslam's Big Adventure: White House Trip Leaves Governor Puzzling Over Medicaid

Jeff Woods — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:14:00 -0500

Gov. Bill Haslam is back from the nation’s capital where he went to the White House and met with Valerie Jarrett and the administrator of…

Corker Intervenes to Kill Bill to End Senate Primaries

Jeff Woods — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:33:00 -0500

Sen. Bob Corker has risked outraging right wingers in the Republican Party by personally intervening to kill the bill to do away with Senate primaries…

Haslam Expresses Opinions About a Couple of Things

Jeff Woods — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:09:00 -0500

Maybe Gov. Bill Haslam can't make up his mind about much of anything, but he knows what he thinks about two bills before the legislature:…

With His Maybe on Medicaid, Haslam Insists He's Not on 'Fool's Errand'

Jeff Woods — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:13:00 -0500

In a speech to Nashville Chamber of Commerce this morning, Gov. Bill Haslam took another stab at explaining his Medicaid non-decision: He couldn’t say yes…

Congressman Jim Cooper Now Favors Gay Marriage

Jeff Woods — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:49:00 -0500

Congressman Jim Cooper has a slippery record on gay rights. He co-sponsored the hate crimes law passed in 2009, and he backs employment nondiscrimination laws.…