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Teachers are the rock our schools are built on, and we are so grateful for their hard work, dedication and commitment to making sure every student is known, supported, valued, cared for and on a path to success. Thank you, teachers! #TeacherAppreciationWeek
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It’s remains incredibly difficult to accept that represents our state. Arming grandparents to guard schools… Are you f’ing kidding me!?
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stateoftennessee.formstack.com/forms/specials Here is where you can send comments to regarding the special session. Gen Z - another opportunity to make your voice known.
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Day42- I am glad we have a date for a special session, but remember, @TNGOP ended session without doing anything. This is not a priority for them, this is an inconvenience. Contact your elected officials and ask for them to support TN citizens in passing common sense gun laws. twitter.com/bfrist/status/…
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Great to be back in Hamilton County.
I ❤️ #Chattanooga. The is doing great work around here for TN families. #TeamJRC
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"The manifesto to me is a lot of noise level right now.” -security expert
100% agree. A GOP-spin machine smokescreen to try and deflect attention from the real problem that threatens our children and communities. Has said the word “gun” or “firearm” yet?
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The calls continue for the release of the manifesto left behind by the Covenant School shooter. But, a top security expert questions whether that should even be the focus as we look to prevent such massacres.
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The calls continue for the release of the manifesto left behind by the Covenant School shooter. But, a top security expert questions whether that should even be the focus as we look to prevent such massacres.
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“I don’t expect it to happen,” says Democratic Rep. Bo Mitchell. “I think that what little courage they might have had has dissipated since we got out of session."
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29 days after Nashville’s #CovenantSchool shooting, NRA boasted Tennessee is one of the states it has “liberated.”
This is demonic, y’all. #ItsTheGuns
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Absolutely heartbroken that my friend, the great Vida Blue, has passed away! Vida will be featured in our upcoming exhibit celebrating baseball’s BLACK ACES! My condolences to his family and legion of fans!🙏🏾 RT
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“Voucher studies of statewide programs in Ohio, Louisiana, and Indiana all suggest that not only do vouchers not improve student achievement, they in fact cause student performance to decline.”
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Thanks to , Lilly Hiatt and other local musicians for rocking our ‘hood today. We appreciate your voices for progress. 🙏🏼 #SevierParkFest #TeamJRC #TN55
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When you end gerrymandering and finally have a legislature that reflects the will of the people for the first time in 40 years, a Michigan story 💪
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Key takeaway from poll: 75 House Republicans disagree with 72% of registered voters. Again. Provides vital insight into who GOP really represents on the #GunViolence issue.
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Some folks are organizing a rally against gun violence in Knoxville tomorrow evening, they would love to see you there!
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The extreme right TN AG’s office (or “the largest publicly-funded chapter of the Federalist Society in America,” as I refer to it) continues to grow exponentially. Bad ideas become bad laws which become expensive lawsuits that waste taxpayer dollars. 💸 #FiscalResponsibility
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From @stockard_sam: since 2018, the budget of the TennesseeAttorney General has spiked by 68%, which includes the addition of 40 staff members and creation of a "strategic litigation unit." tennesseelookout.com/2023/05/04/att
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In case anyone still doesn’t see how nakedly political this GOP debt ceiling hostage-taking is. It was raised 3 times under Trump, who increased our debt by ~$8 Trillion.💰🇺🇸
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In response to the growing mental health crisis among children, Sesame Workshop has created research-based resources to support the emotional well-being of young children and families. Learn more: sesame.org/mentalhealth #EmotionalWellbeing
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Chilling video. Incredibly thankful the wonderful people at are safe. 🙏🏼 We must take action on #GunViolence and pass #GunSense laws now. NOW!
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The magnitude of what could have happened yesterday didn’t quite hit me until I saw our surveillance video. It’s chilling to watch. The bullistic glass held up, preventing it from shattering. A lot of us here still processing what happened. Glad no one was hurt @FOX13Memphis 
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These extremist vultures circling your tax💵 prefer/require a rigged process. was approved by RuCo School Bd in a mtg where public comments were restricted and the board refused to hear a negative recommendation from its own charter committee.
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Well…this is depressing - but true, sadly. One party rule in Tennessee has made the current trend towards authoritarianism in our state possible. We must Take Back Tennessee!
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Fiscal responsibility. 🤦🏻♂️
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Two special elections for expelled seats in the legislature will now cost Tennesseans thousands of dollars even though those same lawmakers were appointed back to those House districts.
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Two special elections for expelled seats in the legislature will now cost Tennesseans thousands of dollars even though those same lawmakers were appointed back to those House districts.
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I stand by every last word.
“No one has done more to harm our public schools and strategically undermine teachers than Penny Schwinn, in lockstep coordination with Bill Lee.” It will take years to undo their intentional damage to our public schools.
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Parents please watch for updates on the lockout/Lockdown at Rossview School Complex
CMCSS said this in an email: Families who are arriving on scene to please go to Lifepoint Church. Law enforcement representatives will be on scene
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In response to my questioning on the Govt Ops Cmte, the new Comm’r of DCS admitted that some caseworkers have upwards of 60 cases. EACH! Reports have some at 80. This is an impossible situation for these caseworkers and fails each child we have a duty to serve.
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Senior Reporter @stockard_sam writes that a measure to cap @TN_DCS caseworker loads at 20 failed in the waning days of legislative session--but could be brought back in 2024.
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OPRAH!!!
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The countdown is on as Tennessee State University’s most famous alumnus returns to campus! TSU welcomes Oprah!
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Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay, #Tennessee educators! Thank you to all of our amazing teachers across TN. Each of you makes a positive impact on our children and ensures a bright future for our state. Thank you! Special shout-out to & ! #education ❤️ 🍎
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Meanwhile, Capitol scuttlebutt has it that Lee DID NOT HESITATE to accept Penny’s resignation weeks ago. This, of course, is a tad surprising given that she’s been a more than willing accomplice in his scheme to dismantle our public education system in TN.
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As commissioner of @TNedu, Penny has played a key role in our administration’s work to ensure educational opportunity for TN students & secure the next generation of teachers, while navigating historic learning challenges. I have tremendous gratitude for her leadership & wish her… Show more
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Columnist doesn't bury the lede: "Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the GOP supermajority of the General Assembly have failed a critical test of leadership in the wake of the Covenant School massacre: They have failed to exhibit moral imagination."
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Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Tennessee! #TN55 asianpacificheritage.gov/about/
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Reps. Green and Fleishman voted against billions in new investment and thousands of jobs for Tennessee. Green is shown here explaining how they go to DC and totally forget Tennessee while Fleishman is just ...I really have no idea what he is doing. Just like his time in the House
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This is bad public policy, education policy, and fiscal policy.
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Tennessee moves to hand public money to private schools:
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My littlest guy and I took a trip to today for #IndependentBookstoreDay. Hope you were all able to support your local bookstore on this beautiful Saturday in Tennessee. #TeamJRC #TN55
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We’re SO excited to host this all-star lineup of authors for #IndependentBookstoreDay this Saturday!
Stop by, get some books signed, and snag your favorite IBD merch! Find the day’s schedule here: bit.ly/3ACgyWF
Stop by, get some books signed, and snag your favorite IBD merch! Find the day’s schedule here: bit.ly/3ACgyWF
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And…there you have it. It’s time to start electing leaders with courage, folks. Tennessee deserves better. Much better.
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A week after Gov. Bill Lee said he would call a special session, his office released Friday that it might not be happening anytime soon.
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Our Invisi-Senator apparently hasn’t been paying attention to the activity of his GOP mates in the state legislature. Nothing resembling TN “values” or traditional conservatism going on in these parts.
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Tennesseans understand the value of small government. #ConservativeValuesWork
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Meanwhile in Colorado, a state with real cowboys instead of our dimestore wannabes ...
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