Another round of Rep. Marsha Blackburn v. Google broke out today when Blackburn, a Brentwood Republican, announced that she sent Google chief executive Larry Page a letter questioning whether the Internet giant is doing enough to prevent ”sexually exploitative advertisements” from appearing on … Continue reading →
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Phil Bredesen signs pitch for Eric Stewart
Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen — who can be tight with his endorsements, even for fellow party candidates — has lent his name to a fund-raising pitch for Eric Stewart’s campaign for Congress. Bredesen’s virtual Hancock appears on an email … Continue reading →
Gov. Bill Haslam’s quick turnaround for Mitt Romney upset Rick Santorum backers after Super Tuesday result
It didn’t take long after former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney lost the Tennessee presidential primary for Gov. Bill Haslam and the rest of Romney’s state leadership team to pick itself up, dust itself off and start raising money for him … Continue reading →
Bill Haslam takes issue with Wall Street Journal over estate tax
The Wall Street Journal has accused Gov. Bill Haslam of intransigence on repeal of Tennessee’s estate tax, and the governor seems a bit miffed. In a March 24 editorial, the Journal‘s editorial board said Haslam is the “main obstacle” to … Continue reading →
Cooper’s bipartisan Bowles-Simpson budget gets 38 votes
The House rejected Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper’s budget plan last night, 382-38. Cooper’s plan, based on the recommendations of the debt-reduction Bowles-Simpson Commission, proposed slicing $4 trillion from the national debt over the next 10 years through a combination of … Continue reading →
Tennessee Democrats pick national convention delegates
The Tennessee Democratic Party selected its Fifth Congressional District delegates to the Democratic National Convention on Saturday, picking a state lawmaker, a Metro councilman and five other party activists. The delegates to the convention, which will be held the week … Continue reading →
