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TONIGHT! Article One, Section Five – A Dance Party TONIGHT! Article One, Section Five – A Dance Party

Friends of Tennessee Citizen Action! Join together TONIGHT at Bar No. 308 in East Nashville (and the third Thursday of every month) and move it all over, under, sideways, and down. Yep. TONIGHT!!! ARTICLE ONE, SECTION FIVE ~A DANCE PARTY~ (Because we all feel better when we shake our booty…) Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:30 – 7:30 PM Bar No.... [Read more]

More Zombie Legislation: Secret Campaign Contributions are Back More Zombie Legislation: Secret Campaign Contributions are Back

The state legislature has brought back from the dead a bill that if passed will dismantle campaign finance reforms and, among other things, allow corporations to make secret cash campaign contributions in the critical 10 days before an election. HB3281 was taken off notice in the House on 4/10 but is back and will be heard in House State & Local... [Read more]

Why Does the Haslam Administration and The Dept of Commerce & Insurance Support a Bill That Will Erode Consumer Protections Why Does the Haslam Administration and The Dept of Commerce & Insurance Support a Bill That Will Erode Consumer Protections

Yesterday, the sponsor of a bill that would further erode consumer protection in Tennessee stated that the Department of Commerce and Insurance was aware of, and supported, the bill. The bill, SB2271 (HB2454) by Rep. Charles Sargent and Sen. Jim Tracy, states that a consumer or small business is bound to a change in their insurance policy by the simple... [Read more]

Pay Your Bill, Change Your Policy Pay Your Bill, Change Your Policy

UPDATE 4/19/12, 9:00 am: SB2271 passed in the Senate; The House will hear it this morning at 9:00 am. Watch here: http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/videowrapper/default.aspx?CommID=110 UPDATE 4/18/12, 8:47 am: Watch the Senate debate SB2271 live by going to http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/videowrapper/default.aspx?CommID=178. It is #14 on today’s... [Read more]

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Civil Justice

The Legend of Legislative Bigfoot The Legend of Legislative Bigfoot

THE LEGEND OF LEGISLATIVE BIGFOOT:Does a Government That Works for Us Really Exist? Short... 

7th Amendment Advocate to Lead Discussion on Tennesseans’ Rights to Jury Trial 7th Amendment Advocate to Lead Discussion on Tennesseans’ Rights to Jury Trial

You only think you know all about the civil justice case in which the lady spilled... 

Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They’re Down, Part 3 – The Loser Pays Edition Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They’re Down, Part 3 – The Loser Pays Edition

The biggest losers are the working people of Tennessee. After reading this story... 

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Consumer Protections

Why Does the Haslam Administration and The Dept of Commerce & Insurance Support a Bill That Will Erode Consumer Protections Why Does the Haslam Administration and The Dept of Commerce & Insurance Support a Bill That Will Erode Consumer Protections

Yesterday, the sponsor of a bill that would further erode consumer protection in... 

Pay Your Bill, Change Your Policy Pay Your Bill, Change Your Policy

UPDATE 4/19/12, 9:00 am: SB2271 passed in the Senate; The House will hear it this... 

CONSTITUTION PRESCRAMBLE: Gubernatorial Power Grab

What do you do if you want your governor to have more power than any governor has... 

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