The Green Party — yes, we have one in Tennessee — says it will take advantage of a court ruling that loosened up access to the ballot for third parties by holding a nominating convention later this month in Nashville. … Continue reading →
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On sticks and voting tricks: Capitol shrugs off ghost voting questions
Robert Caro, in his great books on Lyndon Johnson, describes an old trick in the U.S. Congress whereby legislators can cast votes without actually showing up. The practice, called live pairing, works like this: A senator or representative who’s for … Continue reading →
House holds mountain hostage as session enters last days
In the final days of the session, it’s not Republican vs. Democrat; it’s House vs. Senate, goes an old adage at the Tennessee Capitol. The expression refers to the last-minute squabbling between the two chambers over which issues to work … Continue reading →
State lawmaker takes on Vanderbilt’s all-comers policy
Updated at 9 p.m. The state legislature is looking again at trying to make Vanderbilt University drop its controversial “all-comers” policy after Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville, presented a measure Thursday that would basically force the school to choose between taking … Continue reading →
TN legislature closes in on budget vote
Last updated at 5 p.m. There’s a good chance the Tennessee legislature will pass the state budget today — the main hurdle being whether they can get the spending bills to the floors of the House and Senate before the … Continue reading →
New book offers glimpse of life as a GOP freshman
A book released today shares some fun tidbits about Tennessee’s first-term congressional representatives. The book, “Do Not Ask What Good We Do” by Robert Draper, explores the inner workings of the 112th Congress – and in particular, the clashes between … Continue reading →
