There are 6 article(s) tagged Jim Cooper:

• February 2022

  • Political Roundup: Opening day filings, find your new districts, Congressman Jim Cooper on Memphis

    Many of the incumbents on the August ballot showed up for the first day of the period to pull and file qualifying petitions to get on the ballot.

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2022

  • How did Memphis’ Democratic congressional district survive redistricting?

    A brief history of the Voting Rights Act in Tennessee, and Shelby County’s protected congressional district.

    By Ian Round February 07, 2022

• January 2022

  • Protesters gather at state Capitol over GOP redistricting plan

    “This is a racist power grab for Republicans to try to cheat their way to more power,” said Charlane Oliver, cofounder and co-executive director of The Equity Alliance. “We will obstruct, we will disrupt any chance we get.”

    By Ian Round January 18, 2022

• October 2021

  • Fair map advocates push redistricting that keeps cities intact

    A common theme has emerged among the advocates testifying to Tennessee’s redistricting committees: don’t divide cities and dilute their voting power.

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    Top 3 redistricting maps on way to Shelby County Commission

    By Ian Round October 25, 2021

• March 2021

  • Opinion: Voter suppression efforts still on the minds of state GOP lawmakers

    Among the misguided proposals presented at the Tennessee Legislature, none would have as much negative impact on the majority of Tennesseans as the bill introduced last week to abolish early voting in the state.

    By Otis Sanford March 01, 2021

• October 2019

  • Middle Tennesseans question Medicaid block grant proposal

    Middle Tennesseans challenged the state’s $7.85 billion Medicaid block grant proposal Tuesday, with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper delivering the harshest rebuke, calling it a “radical” plan brought on by President Donald Trump.

    By Sam Stockard October 01, 2019