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May 21, 2020 – Tennessee Lookout – By: Dulce Torres Guzman Conflicting pictures of Tennessee’s processing of unemployment claims were laid out Wednesday morning by Democratic state representatives on one…
Lawmaker: COVID-19 Crisis Proves Need For New Health Plan
Mar. 18, 2020 – NewsChannel5 – By: Phil Williams A prominent Democratic lawmaker says Gov. Bill Lee and his team are ignoring a critical tool for dealing with the COVID-19…
Mar. 11, 2020 – Daily Memphian – By: Sam Stockard House Speaker Cameron Sexton is rejecting a Nashville lawmaker’s request to adjourn the House temporarily until the coronavirus scare clears…
Tenn. Lawmaker Attempts To Stop ‘Lunch Debt Shaming’
Feb. 5, 2020 – Channel 6 News (WBRC) – By: Kelli Cook One thing that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree on is that no child should go…
State Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring Body Cameras for MNPD
Jan. 22, 2020 – News2 (WKRN) – By: Brent Remadna Nashville residents have heard the same thing year after year. “Wanting to put body cameras on our officers is a…
‘Our City’s Patience Has Run Out’: Rep. Pushes For State Mandate On Nashville Body Cameras
Jan. 22, 2020 – Fox17 News (WZTV) – By: Caitlyn Shelton A lawmaker is pushing for the state to require body cameras for police officers in Nashville. State Representative John…
Lawmaker Introduces Bill Aimed At Helping Students Who Cannot Pay For Their School Lunches
Jan. 10, 2020 – News4 Nashville (WSMV) – By: Alexandria Adams A state lawmaker has introduced a bill to help students who cannot pay for their lunches. It’s called the…
Progressive Agenda Won in Nashville, but Will That Movement Really Move People Ahead?
Oct. 18, 2019 – The Tennessean – Opinion by Lebron Hill The Nashville mayoral runoff election between David Briley and John Cooper was a race centered on change. Then-incumbent Briley sought to continue…
Sept. 28, 2019 – PRIDE Newsdesk State Rep. John Ray Clemmons and Safe Tennessee Project hosted a ‘Gun Violence Roundtable’ in the Tennessee State Capitol on Tuesday. The event consisted…
Rep. Clemmons and Safe Tennessee Project Host Vigil and Call to Action on Gun Violence
Aug. 5, 2019 NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – People in the Midstate are calling for a change to gun laws in the wake of this weekend’s mass shootings. Monday night a…