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Weakley County Democrat pens an open letter to Senators Corker and Alexander:

The write-in campaign is on:

Pictures from my trip to Clarksville's tri-county Democrat executive committee meeting (in no particular order):

This week’s Tennessee Journal recounts a bit of merriment at the close of this year’s legislative session:

When the House honored members who aren’t seeking reelection, it piped in the Frank Sinatra record My Way and had them say a few words.

There will be no Constitutional amendment on abortion in 2010:

A House subcommittee voted along party lines on Tuesday to kill a contentious constitutional abortion amendment amid open partisan sniping over the legislation.

“The resolution fails,” Rep. Mary Pruitt, the Democratic chairwoman of the House Public Health and Family Assistance Subcommittee, declared after the

At least two Tennessee liberal bloggers are a little upset with Shelby County Democrat John Deberry for this state law proposal.
From Sean Braisted:
John DeBerry is the House sponsor of a bill that would, “[prohibit] any individual who is cohabitating in a sexual relationship outside of a marriage that is valid under the constitution and laws [...]

An interesting email forwarded to me yesterday that originated with Addison Pate, Press Secretary for the House Democratic Caucus in the Tennessee Legislature. Pate sent the email to state Rep. Mike Turner, D-Nashville, and his staff person Carol Roberts. She forwarded the email to a long list of people, including: state Rep. Ben West Jr; state Rep. Beth Harwell; state Rep.