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College students are not children

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Posted on June 23, 2008 - 7:47pm at Stephen Yeargin
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State Senator Roy Herron (D-Dresden) sponsored a law signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen last week that will require state universities to notify the parents of any student under 21 years of age disciplined for alcohol or drug violations. Herron states that it is the first of its kind in the country.
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Makes You Say, “Hmmmm . . .”

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Posted on April 22, 2008 - 2:43pm at The Donkey's Mouth
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It looks like State Senator Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, believes that country dogs and cats deserve quality health care, but country people don’t.

 

Eno Road

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Posted on April 16, 2008 - 11:50pm at Tiny Cat Pants
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Remembering the Holocaust from Tennessee

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Posted on April 11, 2008 - 9:47am at The Donkey's Mouth
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Holocaust Remembrance

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Posted on April 11, 2008 - 9:03am at Nashville21
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Via the State Democratic Caucus:

cary in the scene

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Posted on March 28, 2008 - 9:29am at My Quiet Life
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My friend Cary Ann has a good write-up in the Scene:

Tennessee Rural Health Act

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Posted on March 10, 2008 - 7:52am at Newscoma
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TENNESSEE RURAL HEALTH ACT: SB4099, sponsored  by Sen. John Wilder, D-Mason, Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, and Sen. Steve Roller, D-Morrison, creates a loan-forgiveness program for Tennessee students studying to become designated types of health care professionals that agree to practice in rural and other underserved areas across the state. Students that enter the program will [...]

Pro-Life Democrats

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Posted on February 6, 2008 - 11:27am at Volunteer Voters
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Jeff Woods shows us that Democrats are proving that Republicans aren’t the only ones who can play abortion politics in the legislature:

In Pith’s favorite moment of yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, Sen. Roy Herron, Democrat from Dresden, argued for his “pro-life” bill with a study produced by none other than the rabidly conservative Heritage Fo

SJR 127: The Language Compromise

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Posted on January 25, 2008 - 8:00am at Volunteer Voters
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John Rodgers gives a good recap and explanation on how the vote on a controversial State Senate Joint Resolution on abortion came to be delayed yesterday:

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