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Shelby County Commission reappoints Justin Pearson to state House seat, days after expulsion
The Shelby County Commission voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Pearson to the state House seat Republicans expelled him from six days ago. House Republicans kicked out Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, for violating the chamber’s rules on decorum when two men took over the chamber’s speaking podium to protest a lack of action by […]
‘An abomination:’ TN House expels two Dems over gun protest, despite removal looking temporary
In a move without precedent, Tennessee House Republicans expelled two Democrats but failed to find the votes to kick out a third for violating the House rules on proper decorum. Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, were removed from the state House, while, Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville remains. The Republican supermajority accused the three […]
From grief to action in Nashville, protesters demand change at the state capitol
Less than 16 hours after a muted vigil, a grieving city turned to protest as crowds took to the halls of the Tennessee Capitol Thursday, demanding action on gun violence after six were killed at the Covenant School, marking Nashville’s third mass shooting since 2017. Hundreds gathered outside Nashville’s city government building Wednesday evening to […]