There are some state legislators expressing shock about the scandals surrounding the man they elected speaker of the House in January. They want the voters to know that the legislature …
Politicians and a sense of shame
Why did Republicans in Tennessee stand against Glen Casada until he agreed to resign as speaker of the House when Republicans in Washington cannot find their voice to condemn Donald …
Gloria goes back for seconds, clashes with banana Republicans
Gloria Johnson thought she knew what to expect.
It hadn’t been any picnic to be a Democrat serving in a state House when she’d been there the first time. Republicans had …
Casada’s leadership: Fear and loathing
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 …
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 …
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 …
New voice in Nashville: just holler
What the heck is the Tennessee Holler?
At first, all we knew was that it was a website that posted a video of a guy snookering newly chosen House Speaker Glen …
Saints and sinners on a mission
One rainy afternoon when I first went to Nashville to cover politics for the Knoxville Journal, back in the days when we had two competitive daily newspapers in this town, …