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Working For You: Thank you, teachers.

August 8, 2022

Aug. 8, 2022 THANK YOU, EDUCATORS This morning our children and thousands of others across Nashville returned to their schools where they were welcomed by the most important people in…

Working for You: Primary Election Day

August 4, 2022

Aug. 4, 2022 Friends,  Today is the big day. I would sincerely appreciate your vote for reelection. Please vote. If you have not yet voted, please take advantage of this…

Tennessee Democrats announce legislation restoring access to reproductive health care

July 12, 2022

July 12, 2022, NewsChannel5 by: Kelly Broderick NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Democrats have announced legislation to restore access to reproductive health care across the state. A federal court allowed Tennessee to…

Working for You: July 2022

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 I hope all of you had a wonderful and safe Fourth of July weekend. I enjoyed seeing many of you while attending neighborhood celebrations in both the…

State Rep. Clemmons’ Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Eliminating Women’s Constitutional Right to Abortion

June 24, 2022

June 24, 2022 Nashville, TN – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States published its opinion in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. In response to the opinion, State Representative…

Working for You: June 2022

June 7, 2022

Happy Pride Month! I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of summer break with your kiddos. Special thanks to our teachers and administrators for another successful year of educating Tennessee’s future leaders. The second…

Representative seeks renewed gun laws, governor requests prayer in wake of Texas school massacre

May 26, 2022

May 26, 2022, Tennessee Lookout by: Sam Stockard While Gov. Bill Lee and other Republican leaders called for prayer for the victims of the Texas elementary school shooting, state Rep.…

‘Let’s take legislative action now.’ Rep. Clemmons asks Gov. Lee for special session to address gun violence

May 25, 2022

May 25, 2022, NewsChannel5 by: Caroline Sutton NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — In the aftermath of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, is calling on…

New Education Funding Formula Passes House, Senate

April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022, Nashville Scene by: Kelsey Beyeler The newly proposed education funding formula passed the House and Senate floors Wednesday, just one day after passing each chamber’s finance committee.…

Views differ radically on local impact of new school funding formula

April 21, 2022

April 21, 2022, The Daily Memphian by: David Waters The proposed new funding formula for public schools will lead to a “fiscal cliff” looming on the horizon for local schools.…

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