Kicking Hardworking Tennesseans When They Are Down, Parts 1 and 2

KICKING HARDWORKING TENNESSEANS WHEN THEY’RE DOWN We can’t say it any better than Pith in the Wind: “Not satisfied with crippling their union and weakening tenure, Republicans running the state House slapped public school teachers again today. This time, Tennessee’s big-government conservatives rammed through legislation to yank their certificates to teach if they fail to pay back [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tennessee Citizen Action Applauds Attorney General Robert Cooper

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nashville, Tenn. (February 10, 2012) — Tennessee Citizen Action, a group that works in the public interest to protect consumer rights, applauds Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper’s decision to include Tennessee as one of the 49 states that have agreed to the mortgage settlement. The group also appreciates the outreach and assistance [...]

Nobody Should Put Grandma In a Corner

While the richest 1% in Tennessee are coddled and given special treatment and hardworking Tennesseans get dumped on, Tennessee extremist conservative legislators are also fiddling with what is very often the only voice hardworking Tennesseans have in our government – the right to vote. This week, the bills that start fiddling with the excessive law [...]

You Know We Can See You, Right?

Shocking as realizing that Wall Street is more important than Main Street in Tennessee as it is in almost every other state in the Union, what’s even more shocking is the blatant attempt to continue to strip the laws that will keep the Governor and his administration from abusing their power. Tomorrow, the Tennessee State [...]

Tennessee is Not Immune to Economic Injustice

For some reason, many Tennesseans believe we live in a state where life is good, we are rewarded for hard work and playing by the rules, and our elected officials work for us to improve our lives. The reality is…uh, yeah, not so much. The evidence lies not only in the  metrics, which illustrate Tennessee’s standing [...]

Why New Photo ID to Vote Laws Mean Some Won’t Vote

NPR ran a story about the new voter suppression laws in the U.S. and gives real world example of those who will be affected. And, yes, it is those who very often only have their vote as their voice in our democratic process. Read and/or listen to the coverage at NPR.org and then go sign the petition to [...]

Public Transportation Woes for Seniors and Long Lines Impede Photo ID to Vote Law

In light of how difficult it is to get even a free photo ID (which all Tennesseans must have to vote in 2012), the two pieces printed by the Tennessean today are very interesting. First is the news story, “Seniors increasingly stranded Nashville’s mass transit service is inadequate, spotty, advocates say.” A report this summer [...]

The ALEC – Tennessee Connection

ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group made up of representatives of large corporations and primarily conservative state legislators, works this way: ALEC members – large corporations with special interests – give them millions of dollars. ALEC holds conferences for state legislators State legislators attend these conferences and take home “cookie-cutter” legislation written [...]

Control Spending with Care: “Federal Budget Cuts Will Have Ripple Effect”

Carol Westlake, Executive Director of the Tennessee Disability Coalition, represents the Coalition to Control Spending with Care on Channel 5. Dylan Brown is a patient who could be affected if Medicare spending is targeted for cuts. Watch the video: Westlake said in the past patients who cost the most typically endure some of the cuts [...]

Attend an American Dream House Meeting in Tennessee This Weekend

“In the coming weeks, people all across the country will come together for American Dream house meetings. Let’s talk about what a new American Dream looks like and commit to stand together to make it happen.” – Van Jones, Rebuild the Dream Attend a Rebuild the American Dream House Meeting this weekend in Tennessee! If [...]

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