by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 29, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee State Senator Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville), who was disciplined after standing on her desk and protesting during the Tennessee General Assembly’s May redistricting vote, announced Monday that she filed a federal lawsuit challenging the punishment imposed...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 12, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) announced Tuesday that Democratic lawmakers will be removed from all current House standing committee and subcommittee assignments following disruptions to last week’s special legislative session on congressional...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 7, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) threatened to “expose” Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) after the Republican member filed a resolution on Thursday that would punish the group of Democrats who disrupted Thursday’s censure vote of Texas...
