Democrats

Pair Of Tennessee Democrats Propose Ending Grocery Tax

Image Credit: tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of Tennessee Democrats are proposing the state drop its grocery sales tax while increasing business taxes to cover for the expense. Tennessee Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, and Sen. Charlane Oliver, D-Nashville, plan to propose a bill that will end the 4% state grocery […]

Tennessee Democrats Call For Removal Of Education Commissioner

Image: Rep. Sam McKenzie, D-Knoxville, chair of the Tennessee Caucus of Black Legislators, and Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, chair of the House Democratic caucus, urge Gov. Bill Lee to replace the state education commissioner. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – House Democrats are urging Education Commissioner Lizzette […]

What Is No Labels Doing in Arizona? – HotAir

A strange court battle is playing out in Arizona between the No Labels party and Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. No Labels is claiming that they can prevent down-ballot candidates from running on their party line, even if the candidate has registered under their party’s banner. The Secretary of State, who must authorize […]

Doing The Right Thing (Op-Ed by Thomas Antkow)

Who said that Iowans were just a bunch of farmers. Image: Iowan Governor Kim Reynolds speaks in favor of Trump Image Credit: Donald J. Trump / TruthSocial by Thomas Antkow [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] – The first time I became involved with politics was when my curiosity overcame my lack of knowledge about the […]

Tennessee Spending Millions Already On I-55 Bridge, “Toll Lane” Projects

Four companies hired with maximum contracts totaling $56M. Image: Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Butch Eley, second from left, unveiling the first four toll lane projects proposed by the state at a December 2023 press conference. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The Tennessee Department of Transportation hired […]