Some weeks back I told you that House Speaker Glen Casada had a reputation for being mean and vindictive. In the wake of recent scandals House members are telling Tennessean …
Mannis plan improves policing, avoids St. Mary’s debacle
Update: Eddie Mannis says he supports the city’s plan to take ownership of the former St. Mary’s medical center property to avoid blight on the Oakwood Lincoln Park neighborhood. City …
Voucher lemmings may regret betraying voters
A bill has to get 50 votes in the state House in order to pass. When the voucher bill stalled at 49 votes, House Speaker Glen Casada refused to record …
Breaking: Voucher bill passes House, limping
The Senate Finance Committee removed Hamilton and Knox counties from the Education Savings (vouchers) Accounts bill in order to get two Hamilton County senators to vote for it. It limped …
Can GOP avoid voucher embarrassment?
If the state House of Representatives ever takes a floor vote on Gov. Bill Lee’s “Debit Card Education Plan,” perhaps House Speaker Glen Casada ought to get up and tell …
GOP voucher gamble won’t benefit state reps
If Gov. Bill Lee’s debit-card voucher plan passes, it will be about three years before the feces hits the oscillating cooler. Coincidentally, that is when Lee will be running for …
Casada clips columnist with petty payback
Evidently my column last week about the problems with the Education Savings Accounts angered House Speaker Glen Casada. The column got passed around down at the Capitol and Casada kicked …
Just flush public education down the toilet, already
A few things to consider about Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Plan/voucher/debit card, sponsored in the House by Knoxville’s own state Rep. Bill Dunn.
You need to remember that the architects …