🔥 The Tesla tunnel symbolizes a bigger problem, says Sen. Charlane Oliver:
“This fight is about the same playbook being run at every level of government right now: Weaponize wealth, corrupt the politicians, extract from the poor & leave working people with the bill.” substack.com/home/post/p-...
PROTECT PREGNANT WOMEN: Sen. London Lamar’s bill to require hospitals to appropriately care for patients in active labor passed the full Senate.
The legislation empowers state health officials to investigate violations and enforce penalties.
WATCH: www.instagram.com/reel/DVesuwp...
MARSHA: “To the Iranian people — here ya go. Here is your shot at democracy.” 🤷🏼♀️
Warmonger Governor hopeful @MarshaBlackburn thinks the people of Iran should be grateful Trump and Bibi are bombing them. (hospitals, schools, buildings included)
🚨 BIG WIN 🚨 Sen. Raumesh Akbari's birth control bill passed the Senate 30-2 and is headed to the governor’s desk.
SB 589 = 12-month birth control refills. No more monthly pharmacy runs.
Access to contraception is healthcare. Period. 💙 www.instagram.com/reel/DVZOwyM...
You can learn more about Senate Bill 1326 here: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
GOOD NEWS! The Tennessee Senate unanimously approved Sen. Sara Kyle’s legislation to simplify the application process for some low-income seniors enrolled in the state property tax relief program.
A MOTHER’S LOVE: The Senate passed April’s Law, Senate Bill 1597, sponsored by Sen. London Lamar. The legislation was inspired by a Tennessee mother’s fight for justice after her daughter was murdered.
The House will consider the legislation next.
#JamieDickerson #AprilHolt
When a #TNGOP politician pops off online, remind them:
Under one-party rule in TN, housing is less affordable, health coverage hit a 15-year high, electricity costs are at record levels & groceries bills are higher than ever.
Oh and workers pay a higher tax rate than billionaires.
🎯 It’s an election year, so Republican politicians predictably turn to culture wars to distract voters from the affordability crisis their trickle-down policies created
💪🏾💪🏼 9,000 Tennesseans joined a labor union in 2025 — despite political pressure and union-busting tactics from Tennessee’s one-party government.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
But junk fees are a massive profit center for big corporations. So lobbyists worked hard to kill it.
And Republicans did what they were told. They voted it down.
Sen. Lamar fought for transparency. Republicans fought for hidden fees. Remember that next time you get hit with a surprise charge.
Sen. London Lamar introduced a bill to ban junk fees—those hidden charges that show up at checkout for hotels, rental cars & cable bills.
The bill would've required honest, upfront pricing. No more surprise charges. Working families could actually shop around for the best deal.
Tennessee Republicans are intellectually bankrupt
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Senate Bill 587 passes the Senate! It’s pretty simple: Girls have to be in school and sometimes they need access to period products.
A House education committee will hear Sen. Raumesh Akbari’s bill next.
LAMAR on DATA CENTERS: “We need to make sure they’re paying their fair share”
Sen. London Lamar discusses her legislation to protect utility customers from rate hikes caused by electricity-hungry data centers. www.fox13memphis.com/news/propose...
LEADER AKBARI: “WHAT ABOUT THE MIDDLE CLASS?”
Discussing Gov. Bill Lee’s final State of the State, Sen. Raumesh Akbari tells Inside Politics the priorities of Tennessee’s controlling party are upside down.
Watch the full interview: www.newschannel5.com/plus/inside-...
HISTORIC WIN: Congratulations Chattanooga United Auto Workers on your tentative agreement!
Looks like a big loss!! 😂
Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war is crushing Tennessee crop farmers and the state’s top industry. They lost $192 million of income last year alone.
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It’s the highest number of worker layoffs in January since 2021—the last year there’s public data available.
Last year, mass layoffs reported to the state Labor Department totaled 8,856, marking a five-year high, according to The Tennessean.
January layoffs spike 61% in TN while Republican lawmakers sleep walk through the state’s affordability crisis 💸
Nearly 1,200 workers across Tennessee received layoff notices in January, a 61% increase over last January, according to state data.
Tennessee? We’re 47th in student funding and Republicans want 40% of new education money going to private school subsidies for wealthy families.
Mississippi is investing in teachers. Tennessee is investing in taxpayer-funded handouts for the rich.
You know things are bad when Mississippi is showing more commitment to K-12 students than Tennessee.
Mississippi senators just blocked a voucher scheme to focus on teacher pay raises.
Gov. Bill Lee didn’t even acknowledge the affordability crisis crushing Tennessee families in his State of the State — and 6 facts about his budget proposal: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Unchecked Republican Party control has given Tennessee record traffic congestion and $58 billion worth of unfunded highway projects.
Impressive work, TNGOP!
Tennessee Republicans: Force women to give birth, but do nothing while maternity wards close
www.wvlt.tv/2026/01/22/s...
Tennessee Republicans are desperate to distract voters from their disastrous economic record and the affordability crisis that’s crushing families.
So today, they did what they do in every election year—blame immigrants. It’s wrong, cruel, lazy and predictable.
Tennessee families deserve better.
Literally this week: “Grocery prices biggest spike since 2022” www.axios.com/2026/01/13/i...
UNSERIOUS: Sen. Jeff Yarbro says Republican Party priorities are a big problem.
“Almost every family is having a harder time stretching their paycheck to cover housing, food and everything else… and the supermajority spent their first day of session talking about drag shows.”
Senate Democrats are back in session. This year, we’re focused on fixing the affordability crisis that’s stressing families in housing, healthcare, groceries & energy.
Meanwhile Republicans want to pay for more mass deportations and private school vouchers for wealthy families.
