Some Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee want to expand absentee voting this year. In a letter to Gov. Bill Lee and Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Senate Democrats claimed this will help protect voters from coronavirus.
Tennessee Democratic Party Kicks Memphis Rep. John DeBerry Off Primary Ballot
State Rep. John DeBerry, D-Memphis, has been in office for 26 years, 12 of those as a committee chairman and all of them as a Democrat. But that could quickly change.
Move Aside, Iowa: Bill Seeks To Make Tennessee The First Presidential Contest In 2024
A new bill by two Democrats would make Tennesseans to be the first in the nation to cast a ballot in a presidential contest in 2024. The sponsors of the bill (HB2511/SB2815) claim that Tennessee is better qualified to be a so-called early state.
Tennessee Democrats Call On Gov. Lee To Pour $1.5B More Into Public Schools
Democrats in the Tennessee General Assembly are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to increase the state’s spending on public schools. They claim an increase in the school funding formula is the first step to improving literacy rates.
Will Tennessee’s School Voucher Money Count As Income? Federal Law Says At Least Some Would Be.
Is it income or is it not? That’s the question many are asking about Tennessee’s new school voucher initiative after the state’s Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn provided conflicting statements last week.
Tennessee Democrats Elect Nashville Senator As Minority Leader
Nashville Democrat Jeff Yarbro has been elected to be the new Senate minority leader. At the Senate Democratic Caucus leadership elections Tuesday afternoon, Yarbro said that, although the caucus is made up of only five people, they represent about 40 percent of the state’s residents.
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