There are 9 article(s) tagged Tennessee 3:

• May 2023

  • Pearson has challengers in Tennessee House special elections

    The deadline for candidates to file in the special election was noon Thursday, May 4. Justin J. Pearson and David Page are in the June Democratic primary.

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2023

• April 2023

  • Opinion: Pearson’s reappointment signals change, but what can sustain it?

    “These three leaders effectively tapped into the political will of a demographic that had been held down, abused and ignored year after year. A megaphone was all that was needed to shatter Speaker Cameron Sexton’s fragile ego and trigger a political earthquake.”

    By Robert Donati April 19, 2023

  • Opinion: For Johnson, Jones and Pearson, both the facts and the law are against them

    “If Johnson, Jones and Pearson think winning the argument means raising their personal profiles and raising lots of money to win safe Democratic seats, then the pounding and yelling seem to have paid off.”

    By Jordan Carpenter April 19, 2023

  • Opinion: Can Tennessee get it together on guns?

    In an op-ed, Democrat Phil Bredesen and Republican Bill Haslam, who served as governors successively from 2003 to 2019, offered some specifics around “small step” gun restrictions as starting points.

    By Edward Felsenthal April 15, 2023

  • Conaway: Down the rabbit hole with the Tennessee legislature

    “This adolescent muscle-flex, this junior high hissy fit, this racist knee-jerk, this blatant abuse of power, this embarrassing lack of judgment put Tennessee in the national spotlight again.”

    By Dan Conaway April 14, 2023

  • Letter to the Editor: ‘Tennessee has become increasingly dangerous and oppressive’

    “Tennessee has become increasingly dangerous and oppressive for LGBTQIA folks, for disabled folks, for Black and brown folks, for working class and poor folks, for women and children, and for non-Christian conservative folks.”

    By Letters to the Editor April 11, 2023

  • Letter to the Editor: ‘The issue is gun control’

    “Two black representatives were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for supporting a student protest. But the issue is gun control. Students all over the state are furious that assault weapons are being used to kill them and their teachers.”

    By Letters to the Editor April 11, 2023

  • Opinion: A former Republican elected official calls out the legislature

    A former long-time Republican and elected official on the General Assembly’s treatment of the Tennessee Three: “How our community and leaders respond in this moment will determine if democracy can survive.”

    By Mike Carpenter April 11, 2023

  • County Commission to weigh reinstating Pearson to state House

    “I have heard from my constituents, people across the county, and state as well as Republicans and Democrats, so I will be voting to reappoint Justin Pearson,” said one member of the County Commission. 

    By Bill Dries April 07, 2023