Pretty big environmental and agricultural news out of Tennessee. Governor Bill Haslam, who is generally terrible on everything, has vetoed a so-called "ag-gag" bill, which would have criminalized whistleblowing and undercover investigations of conditions in agricultural operations. The agricultural industry and its political hacks in...
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Who to cheer for in this one... Georgia senators today passed a resolution calling for the correction of survey areas along the state’s northern border in a 48-2 vote, a.
It certainly seems to me that a huge percentage of our leaders, whether in business, politics, university presidents, or whatnot are former fraternity members. Theoretically sorority members too, but who.
This is the kind of politician that really makes one respect southern state legislatures: State Sen. Jim Summerville, of Dickson, was removed as chairman of the Senate’s higher education subcommittee after sending an email stating he didn’t “give a rat’s ass what the black caucus...
I'm not saying that any of you didn't already understand the deep-seated racism in Tea Party members. But if you needed any additional evidence, please see the legislative goals of.
Really loving the NYT's Disunion blog. Loomis probably knew who William Brownlow was, but I had never heard of him: Fancying himself a modern Isaiah, Brownlow declared on the masthead,.
On to the Volunteer State. I'd say Tennessee has performed about to an expected level in generating prominent politicians. Its 3 presidents make it seem like it would outperform, but relative to other states its size in the South, it has rather underperformed in producing...
I don't know if I could have taken a Tennessee championship.