Category: Tennessee

LIVE NOW: Tennessee County Council Meeting on Reinstating Justin Jones to State Legislature

The local county council that includes Nashville meets at 4:30 ET p.m. on April 10 to consider reinstating Justin Jones to the Tennessee state legislature on Monday after the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled Jones and another representative for their actions during a protest demanding gun reform on the floor of the statehouse. …


Nashville Council Votes on Reinstating Expelled Democrat Lawmaker

The local county council that includes Nashville meets at 4:30 ET p.m. on April 10 to consider reinstating Justin Jones to the Tennessee state legislature on Monday after the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled Jones and another representative for their actions during a protest demanding gun reform on the floor of the statehouse. …


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: People Protest Expulsion of Legislators at Tennessee State Capital

Protesters gather at the Tennessee Capitol at 4:30 p.m. ET on April 10 afternoon, after the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two young Democrat legislators and spared a third member on Thursday for breaking decorum during a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week in the wake of the latest school shooting. The two…


LIVE NOW: People Protest Expulsion of Legislators at Tennessee State Capital

Protesters gather at the Tennessee Capitol at 4:30 p.m. ET on April 10 afternoon, after the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two young Democrat legislators and spared a third member on Thursday for breaking decorum during a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week in the wake of the latest school shooting. The two…


People Protest Expulsion of Legislators at Tennessee State Capital

Protesters gather at the Tennessee Capitol at 4:30 p.m. ET on April 10 afternoon, after the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two young Democrat legislators and spared a third member on Thursday for breaking decorum during a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week in the wake of the latest school shooting. The two…


Nashville Council to Vote on Reinstating Expelled Democrat Lawmaker

Nashville officials are set to vote Monday on a possible reinstatement of a Democrat Tennessee lawmaker who was expelled last week after protesting gun laws. Former Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and James Pearson, both Democrats, were expelled from the Republican-controlled state Legislature on Thursday over their participation in a rule-breaking protest on the House…


Nashville Council to Vote on Reinstating Expelled Democrat Lawmaker—Here’s What We Know

Nashville officials are set to vote Monday on a possible reinstatement of a Democrat Tennessee lawmaker who was expelled last week after protesting gun laws. Former Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and James Pearson, both Democrats, were expelled from the Republican-controlled state Legislature on Thursday over their participation in a rule-breaking protest on the House…


Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Criticize Republicans, Vow to Return to Their Seats

The former Tennessee legislators who were ousted last week by the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives said on April 9 they would accept reappointments by their respective districts and will run in the special elections to fill their seats. Former Reps. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and Justin Jones (D-Nashville) appeared on Meet the Press, vowing to…


Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Criticize Republicans, Vow to Return to Office

The former Tennessee legislators who were ousted last week by the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives said on April 9 they would accept reappointments by their respective districts and will run in the special elections to fill their seats. Justin Pearson, a Democrat who had represented Memphis, and Justin Jones, a Democrat who represented Nashville,…


Counties Plan to Send Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Back to Statehouse

County officials in Tennessee say they want to send the lawmakers who were expelled from their positions right back to the statehouse. Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman has already scheduled a special meeting to consider the seat left open when state Rep. Justin Jones, a Democrat, was expelled on April 6. The meeting, set for…