There is no better indication you are doing something wrong, than not allowing opposing comment. Today GOP Chairs in GovOps said they were postponing the health department discussion, yet they read a lengthy statement of their own, but did not allow response from Dems or Docs.
I was disappointed in Sen Roberts today, as he is usually good to allow debate. The response he read incorrectly interpreted the federal law in addition to other incorrect information in the statement-the public deserves the truth and opposing comment.
The truth is @drfixus was fired for following TN law and the Dept of Health mission. Fired for information cleared by the Governor’s comms team and created by Design Sensory. Fired for doing her best to keep TN families safe. A scapegoat for anti-science legislators.
But we couldn’t talk about that as the virus is surging again…but we can go all day on duck blinds…but then not MOVE on duck blinds either as members don’t want to anger either side. Heaven forbid we piss off one group of hunters over another. 🙄Did I mention the virus surging?
The answers come a lot easier if we stick to facts and science and stop deciding this as left and right and start making decisions based on right and wrong .
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Thread👇🏼 🚨🚨🚨 Please share this factual post with your friends in the city of Knoxville.
Let’s talk facts on city taxes, because there are a lot of lies being told in my City Council district that need to be cleared up.
Our current tax rate is the lowest it’s been in 30 years. Under Haslam, the rate was raised 3.05 (per $100 of assessed value) Rogero dropped it down to 2.73 and the current rate is 2.46. Next year the county will appraise houses and an estimated 30% increase (Compass Knox).
If homes are appraised at an increase, due to state equalization law, the tax rate is required to adjust downward. It is estimated to go down to roughly 2.22. (Remember it was 3.05 under Haslam and is currently at 30 year low.)
Starting a thread with stories of folks who are unemployed and terrified of what will happen to them when their benefits are stopped July 3rd by @GovBillLee. As the deadline gets closer, they are more and more frightened. Here are stories of some of the lifelines he is cutting.
1. "Hello Ms.Johnson. I am a single mother to 3 beautiful childern. I am the only provider and caregiver to my childern. When covid hit, my children's preschool shutdown. At the time I was barely making ends meet anyways,
but with no child care and my oldest not being in school either, there was no possible way for me to continue to work. I filed unemployment then but did not qualify for the extra $600, but $300 a week at least kept household items in the home.
My morning started the way many mornings the last 15 months started--with calls from folks who aren't getting their unemployment for one reason or another.
I went to bed last night after responding to folks terrified of how they will get by without the Federal $300 until their work starts back at full steam.
Also returning emails from folks who saw the news spot where I talked about child care, meeting with some of these folks this week because much of TN is a childcare desert.
Thread👇🏼 So as many of you know, when office assignments were given out at the beginning of this session, HD13 was not given one of the 99 member offices-all the other 98 members were assigned a member office.
Instead, HD13 was given a small conference room about 1/3-1/4 the size of the other 98 member offices-without an attached suite for the legislative assistant. It fit my desk and chair and one other chair for a single visitor.
It is important to note that I was the only member of the 99 who did not vote for Rep. Sexton as Speaker—and the only one who wasn’t assigned a member office.
Well folks, there is a new low in petty in the TN legislature. Going to take my time and get my thoughts and facts crystal clear before I fill you in. It is truly unbelievable...or not, if you hang around this building.
So I thought I would see how it played out, and it did just like I thought it would. The GOP is nothing if not predictable. Here is the story of a bill jacking...
A woman from upper East TN reached out to me in summer about a glitch in out of state teacher certification process. She made a lot of calls but wasn’t getting anywhere, not sure how she found me as I am not her Rep, but she did and we worked to put this legislation together.
The GOP may not care much about truth, but parents, teachers and school officials don’t appreciate being gaslighted when it comes to their students. So here’s what their campaign video doesn’t tell you:
I said $160 million is not enough and I stand by it. Under Republicans, Tennessee has dropped to 46th in student funding. If you want to understand why 3rd graders are not at level, start here.
I said teachers earn less today than they did a decade ago. The NEA’s 2020 Rankings show that Tennessee teachers earn 2.71% less today than a decade ago after you adjust for inflation. Perhaps the cost of living hasn’t increased for Republicans. nea.org/sites/default/…