Tag: Tennessee
Tennessee signs bill increasing penalties related to political protests to felonies,...
Tennessee signs bill increasing penalties related to political protests to felonies, which could revoke right to vote
Fifth correctional officer pleads guilty to beating inmate and covering up...
“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”
Two additional correctional officers charged with assaulting mentally ill inmate
“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”
A vote to retire two coal-fired power plants passes despite Trump’s...
"It is not about coal. This decision is about economics."
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 18
Who is Christine Blasey Ford, catastrophic and historic flooding, Trumps sets up tariffs, and more.
Tennessee legislators strip $250.000 from Memphis for removing Confederate statues
Republican-dominated House in Tennessee voted to strip away $250,000 from Memphis’ bicentennial celebration next year in retaliation for removing the historical monuments.
Nashville mayor resigns after pleading guilty to theft
On Tuesday, Megan Barry and Robert Forrest pleaded guilty to felony theft and were both sentenced to three years of probation.
NOC on the ground – Tennessee stands up to white supremacy
NationofChange's Zach D. Roberts reports from on the ground in Tennessee, where multiple white supremacist groups plan to converge this weekend for a series of marches and rallies.
How a Mid-Sized Tennessee Town Took on Comcast, Revived Its Economy...
Even if more mergers go through, having a public option for internet, cable and phone service is always better for consumers. Chattanooga, Tennessee showed America just that, by providing municipal broadband internet to residents.
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Keystone XL pipeline canceled. Here’s what it means for the future fight against fossil...
“Rescinding KXL’s permit is a promising early signal that the new administration is listening to our concerns and will take issues of climate and Indigenous justice seriously. We have to insist that it not stop there.”
The Leadership Institute: Conservative PR school
Trumpism, most unfortunately, is still with us—as is The Leadership Institute with its arch right-wing operation, now extending globally.
‘Treasonous’ Patriots? Defunct exceptionalism? Inverse MAGA? The right smash-mouths its own perfidy
A cult of empty-headed, arm-waving stunts, as with the "rigged" election, is in the end no more than absurdist tomfoolery.
Virginia police officers suspended without pay for joining Capitol riots
The penalty for the misdemeanor is up to a year in jail. The penalty for the petty offense is up to six months in jail.
‘We’ve let the worst happen’: Reflecting on 400,000 dead
Eight months later, with 300,000 additional American lives lost and the chaotic distribution of the vaccine underway, Caroline Chen, health care reporter, shares her thoughts on where we are and what happens next.