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Charlane Oliver

Black leaders call out hypocrisy and racism after vote to expel Jones and Pearson from Tennessee House

By Alexis Marshall

April 10, 2023

Last week, two young Black Democrats were expelled from the state legislature for breaking decorum rules while protesting for gun control on the house floor. Black leaders across Tennessee — and beyond — are calling out the expulsions as racist. 

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Bernice King, Charlane Oliver, Covenant School, Gloria Johnson, Jesse Chism, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Kamala Harris, London Lamar, Tennessee Three, Tequila Johnson, The Equity Alliance

The battle between state Republicans and Nashville is coming to a head

By Blaise Gainey

February 15, 2023

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Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly seem to have it out for Davidson County this session. They’ve introduced several bills that would hand over power of local boards to the state, make it harder for Nashville to pay for their convention center, and slice the size of the Metro Council in half.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Cameron Sexton, Charlane Oliver, Delishia Porterfield, Harold Love Jr., legislature, Metro Sports Authority, Nashville Metro Council, Tanaka Vercher, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Vincent Dixie, William Lamberth

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