Topic: State Politics

TN Title VI Compliance Commission Meeting Fails

By Charles Cook | August 10, 2006 |

The Tennessee Title VI Compliance Commission was scheduled to meet in Nashville at the Legislative Plaza on August 7, 2006.  No official business could be conducted because the Commission did not have a quorum of members in attendance.  The Commission was scheduled to meet in Clarksville in September of 2005.  That meeting failed also due to the lack of a quorum.

There were a number of individuals from Clarksville that attended the meeting with high hopes of being able to present issues related to Title VI and hear some possible solutions.  Sadly their hopes were dashed because the official meeting had to be canceled. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Clarksville Montgomery County branch of the NAACP’s special Thank You list!

By Terry McMoore | July 29, 2006 |

The Clarksville Montgomery County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Political Action Committee Chairman Mr. Terry McMoore, would like to send a special Thank You and a “Tip of The Hat” to the following people and organizations which helped to make the NAACP Community Mass Voter Registration Drive & Rally 2006, a Great Success. «Read the rest of this article»

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A Future With Promise

July 20, 2006 |

My name is John Farmer and I am a candidate for the Tennessee Congressional District Eight Republican nomination.

As a Conservative, my campaign is certainly about those things you normally think about, pro-Life, pro-Family, Immigration control and the standard fair. However, as a Reagan Conservative, it is about much more than that. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Right to Join a Union Makes America Strong

By Chris Lugo | July 18, 2006 |

The right to organize and join a union is a fundamental right which must be preserved and maintained if we are to keep our nation strong. Unions built this nation and built the standard of living that all Americans today enjoy. With the help of trade unions in the United States, workers were able to gain new rights such as the forty hour work week, worker’s pensions, compensation for injury obtained on the job, and living wages. Without Unions we would look more like the developing world , where worker’s have few rights, face hazardous job conditions and receive little compensation for their employment. We would not have the strength and innovation that our economy has without the contribution of our workers and we would not have a healthy and inspired workforce without our unions. «Read the rest of this article»

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State-Wide Early Voting Conference Call with Governor Phil Bredesen!

By Terry McMoore | July 13, 2006 |

When: Friday, July 14th at Noon - 12:00 p.m.
Where:  534 Madison Street, The green building on the corner of University Blvd. and Madison St.

Everyone will participate in an Early Voting Conference Call with Gov. Bredesen, after the conference call, we will all caravan to early vote at the Election Commission. «Read the rest of this article»

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Political art show, at the Ice House Cafe

By Debbie Boen | July 5, 2006 |

The Ice House Cafe located on University Boulevard between Michael’s Pizza and the Burrito Bungalow, is without asking for anyone’s approval, hanging political art on its walls. This is a dangerous thing in this day and age.

There will be a reception on Thursday, July 6, from 5 pm till it’s finished. «Read the rest of this article»

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$5.15 an hour, the minimum wage since 1997

By Beth Robinson | June 30, 2006 |

Most Americans support minimum wage increase
Published in the Leaf Chronicle - Jun 30, 2006

On June 21, our two multi-millionaire U.S. senators from Tennessee, Lamar Alexander and Bill Frist, voted “no” again on a bill to increase the minimum wage. I find this appalling.

Growing up on a small farm in Tennessee, it was impressed upon me that hard work was not only expected but also is an important character trait. I think most people agree that no one in the United States who works full time for a living should have to live in poverty. To me, that means they can afford basic housing, groceries (not including meals out), needed health care, child care and other necessities. «Read the rest of this article»

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State of Tennessee sues to remove Mayor of Coopertown from office

By Bill Larson | June 28, 2006 |

Update 07/14/06: Danny J. Crosby was suspended as the Coopertown Mayor pending a November proceeding which will determine whether he should be permanently removed from his office, due to the allegations which the state has made against him. The allegations includes the use racial slurs and ethnic profiling in traffic enforcement.

The State of Tennessee has sued to remove Danny J. Crosby as the Mayor of Coopertown, Tennessee.

Many Clarksville, Tennessee residents have learned the hard way about this sleepy little town of 3,176 residents. The town operates several infamous speed traps on Interstate 24, U.S. 431, and State highway 49. The city’s police budget has nearly tripled, from $155,880 during the last year to $451,550 this fiscal year. The town budget plans on between $400,000 and $800,000 in traffic court revenues, comprising over one third of the city budget. This percentage is much higher than that of many larger U.S. cities. «Read the rest of this article»

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