TNDP Chairman Roy Herron Blasts Vouchers, Outside Special Interest Spending...
Education Privatizers Spend About $2 million NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron called the current private school voucher proposal another battle in the “Republican War...
View ArticleRepublican Intrusion on Local Schools Could Lead to Higher Taxes
State Charter Panel Threatens Fiscal Security of Local Schools NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Democrats are speaking out against the newest Republican government intrusion into local school control as a scheme...
View ArticleNew Budget, Old Tricks: Congressman DesJarlais’s Tea Party Budget Ends...
Congressman Scott DesJarlais and his Tea Party Republicans are up to their same old tricks, releasing a new Ryan budget today that ends the Medicare guarantee, raising costs for seniors, while...
View ArticleHaslam’s Workers’ Compensation Bill Threatens Livelihood of Injured Workers
Republicans betrayed working people in Tennessee passing a bill out of committee that guts compensation for workers injured on the job and kick starts a global race to the bottom for wage earners in...
View ArticleALERT: Take Action to Protect Tennessee Mountain Tops
Tennessee Democrats are committed to protecting our mountains and our mountain heritage for our children and for generations more to come. The Scenic Vistas Act, sponsored by Rep. Gloria Johnson...
View ArticleTNDP Statement on Rep. Scott DesJarlais Voting for Ryan Budget’s Tax Hikes on...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Democratic Party released a statement on U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais voting for Rep. Paul Ryan’s House Republican budget, which gives the wealthiest Americans a massive...
View ArticleDemocrats Join Workers to Protect Workers’ Compensation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – House Democrats joined with workers from across the state at a rally to oppose Governor Bill Haslam’s radical changes to the workers’ compensation system in Tennessee. “Working...
View ArticleTNDP Chairman: Rejecting Medicaid Expansion is Not ‘Pro-Life’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron issued a statement Wednesday in response to Governor Bill Haslam’s rejection of federal funding to expand Medicaid. “Deuteronomy 30...
View ArticleDo Nothing Governor: Haslam ‘Plan’ Amounts to a No
‘Tennessee Plan’ leaves uninsured, rural hospitals with no solution NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Halsam promised a decision on expanding Medicaid today, but instead delivered a “no” dressed up as a...
View ArticleTop Democrat: Governor Haslam Has ‘Failed to Deliver’
House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh released a video statement Thursday in response to Governor Haslam’s decision to reject a federally-funded Medicaid expansion. The expansion would provide more than...
View ArticleDemocrats Call on Haslam to Protect Injured Workers’ Rights in Compensation...
House Democrats joined workers’ advocates to ask Governor Haslam to delay HB194 until the Department of Labor gets its house in order NASHVILLE, Tenn. — House Democrats joined with workers’ advocates...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Betray Local Tax Payers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Republicans who control Nashville rushed through committee a measure to create a state charter school authorizer — a centralized government body that strips school decisions away...
View ArticleSeverely Conservative Republicans Vote to ‘Starve the Children’
Tennessee Republicans are showing just how severely conservative they are. This week, Republicans voted to punish poor families when their children perform poorly in school by reducing food assistance....
View ArticleTNDP Chairman Denounces ‘Starve the Children’ Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron is denouncing legislation that would link assistance for needy families to a child’s grades. During a press conference Monday, Herron...
View ArticleMarking Equal Pay Day: Congressman Cohen Calls for Paycheck Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. — As we mark Equal Pay Day on April 9, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) said that more needs to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men — including...
View Article‘Starve the Children’ Looms as Stark Contrast Between Parties
Sen. Stacey Campfield’s “Starve the Children” bill has been moved to summer study and is dead for the year. The harmful legislation would link assistance for needy families to a child’s grades. It’s...
View ArticleFrom the Trenches: Democrats Defend Our Values to Beat Back ‘Starve the...
Democrats made us proud in the successful fight to beat back Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield’s extreme “Starve the Children” bill, which failed to move out of the Senate. You’ll be inspired by what...
View ArticleSign Our Thank You Card to Democrats Who Fought ‘Starve the Children’
You’ll be proud of what these leaders said in defense our Democratic values. Click here to read more of their comments >>
View ArticleWeakening the Middle Class: Workers Suffer Worst Week at Legislature
The Republicans who control the Tennessee State House passed on Thursday a series of bills that will weaken the middle class by eliminating rights and lowering wages for Tennessee workers. During the...
View ArticleHerron: ‘Sickest Tax Day in Tennessee History’
Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron called April 15, 2013 the “sickest tax day in Tennessee history” on Monday. Herron said Governor Bill Haslam and Republicans rejected $1.4 billion — of...
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