Sheryl Crow is not pulling any punches in response to Jason Aldean‘s controversial video and lyrics for new single, “Try That in a Small Town.” In a post on Twitter, Crow asserts that the singer is out of step with the public mood and should know better. “I’m from a …
Read More »Tennessee Republican Resigns After Being Caught Sexually Harassing Interns
Tennessee state Rep. Scotty Campbell resigned on Thursday after it was revealed that the state’s House Ethics Committee had secretly convicted him of sexually harassing at least one legislative intern, a violation of the chamber’s rules. Campbell’s resignation comes on the heels of his vote to expel three of his …
Read More »'You Can't Expel Hope': Second Tennessee Democrat Reinstated To Statehouse
Tennessee’s Shelby County Commission voted on Wednesday to reinstate Rep. Justin Pearson to the state’s House of Representatives. The unanimous vote came less than a week after Republicans expelled Pearson and fellow Black lawmaker Justin Jones as punishment for participating in a gun control protest on the House floor. “The …
Read More »Justin Jones Is Back Where He Belongs: The Statehouse
The Nashville Metro Council reinstated Rep. Justin Jones to his position in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday — just days after Republicans in the chamber voted to expel him and fellow lawmaker Justin Pearson. The pair were removed from office on Thursday by the legislature GOP supermajority as …
Read More »Expelled Tenn Dems Vow Return to 'Toxic' GOP-Controlled State House
Former Tennessee state Reps. Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones said Sunday on Meet the Press that they each plan on returning to the state legislature. The Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday voted to expel the two Black Democratic lawmakers, while failing by a single vote to oust Rep. …
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