There are 29 article(s) tagged Gloria Johnson:
Memphis was the third of three stops Tuesday, Sept. 5, kicking off what Johnson says will be an “uphill battle” to win the August primary and take down Marsha Blackburn in next year’s November general election.
Van Turner and Paul Young started their mayoral campaigns a year ago on 901 Day. A year later, they talk about what separates each in a pack of 17 candidates.
Johnson is running for a seat currently held by Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
Not since 1920, when the New York State Assembly ousted five representatives for being socialists during the post-World War I Red Scare, had a legislature expelled a member for their views.
The march from the National Civil Rights Museum to the county building comes ahead of the Wednesday, April 12, county commission vote to appoint Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 seat in the state House of Representatives.
Some memorable moments from the Thursday, April 6 expulsion hearings against Justin Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson, plus a bonus quote from country singer Margo Price.
Tennessee Republicans on Monday, April 3, introduced resolutions to expel state Reps. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson after their protest in favor of gun-safety legislation last week. They could be voted on as soon as Thursday. House Speaker accuses Memphis Democrat, two others of ‘insurrection’Related story:
The Democrats — Reps. Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones — could face expulsion, along with Rep. Justin Pearson, who also participated in the protest. Pearson had no legislative committee assignments to be stripped from.
“The state of our beloved state is prosperous, hopeful, and unrivaled,” Lee said. Doctors stood outside the state House chamber protesting a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
But they offered no more clarity on what exactly teachers can and can’t say about race and history.
Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.
Three people working in the Legislature have tested positive for COVID-19, possibly including one lawmaker who has tested positive. Plus, a former lawmaker who gave the House prayer June 18 was released from the hospital after testing positive.
The Tennessee House overwhelmingly passed fetal heartbeat legislation Thursday to prohibit abortion, then held out hope the Senate would consider the measure.
As the House digs into a proposed $39.4 billion budget for fiscal 2021, lawmakers are coming to grips with the idea of building up reserves while cutting programs such as education in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The House bolstered gun ownership and undercut abortion rights Monday night, the first night in session after more than two months out for the COVID-19 pandemic.
State officials are struggling to keep up with an unprecedented number of unemployment claims as residents express growing frustration and desperation.
State Rep. London Lamar said Wednesday it is "irresponsible and inconsiderate" to ask tens of thousands of Tennesseans to go to the polls just months after the governor ordered them to stay home to avoid COVID-19.
House Education Committee Chairman Mark White postponed votes on the confirmation of two of the governor’s appointees to the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Commission after running into opposition on the House floor.
With questions surfacing about whether state Rep. David Byrd will run for re-election in 2020, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway is renewing his request for a House investigation into allegations of misconduct against the Waynesboro Republican as a high school girls basketball coach 30 years ago.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton is following the advice of Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and declining to call for an immediate investigation into embattled state Rep. David Byrd. But hearings still could be held in January 2020 in the House Judiciary Committee.
The House declined to oust embattled state Rep. David Byrd during a Friday special session but received assurances of a Judiciary investigation into allegations he committed sexual misconduct with three girls he coached in the late 1980s, pending an attorney general's opinion.
The House Republican Caucus, one day before a special session, chose Rep. Jeremy Faison of East Tennessee as its chairman for the rest of the 111th General Assembly, marking a departure from the heavy-handed style of former Speaker Glen Casada.
House Speaker nominee Cameron Sexton is asking the state attorney general whether the House can oust someone for actions that took place a quarter-century before election, apparently referring to embattled state Rep. David Byrd.
State Rep. Mark White believes a Knoxville House member’s resolution to remove embattled Rep. David Byrd from the House could hit a wall in the Republican-controlled chamber during a special session.
A Knoxville House member filed legislation Monday to expel state Rep. David Byrd from the General Assembly over allegations of sexual misconduct with high school basketball girls 30 years ago.
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