Money isnt everything, but it does take money to do things.. Required fields are marked *. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) joining all Democrats to express support for the resolution. Upon its entry into the Union in 1796 Tennessee was strongly Democratic-Republican. For 50 years, Ms. has been forging feminist journalismreporting, rebelling and truth-telling from the front-lines, championing the Equal Rights Amendment, and centering the stories of those most impacted. Sam Stockard is a veteran Tennessee reporter and editor, having written for the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, where he served as lead editor when the paper won an award for being the state's best Sunday newspaper two years in a row. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washingtonissued an injunctionblocking the FDA from altering the status quo and rights as it relates to the availability of mifepristone.. U.S. democracy is at a dangerous inflection pointfrom the demise of abortion rights, to a lack of pay equity and parental leave, to skyrocketing maternal mortality, and attacks on trans health. Whatever the outcome, it is the voters who have backed, supported, and championed Starbuck who are ultimately being shafted. Smedley was joined in her filing to the state's 66-member State Executive Committee by Matt Hullander, who finished third in the GOP's mayoral primary. NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Democratic Party said that on Saturday, their executive committee passed a resolution that demands the resignation of House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R - Crossville). Partly cloudy skies. Along with the lawsuit, Starbuck appealed their decision and petitions were made to the executive committee asking the reasons behind their vote to remove. Since the mid-1960s, the state Dan Howell - Ballotpedia The bill was passed by the Florida Senate with a vote of 26 to 13. Click to view. The law takes immediate effect. There are now 14 states where most abortions are banned.Here is the current status of abortion access in every state. Jeff Davis - 456; Julie Hershey - 335; First Vice Chair. Training TN Kids How To Protest, Retaliation Against Conservatives, Demanding Manifesto Release, Republicans Could Have Stopped Gender Mutilation, Patients Rights A No-Go & Much More! The current chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee is Scott Golden. You can read more about Jennifer's world at her As the Girl Turns website. As we covered last week, the Tennessee GOP State Executive Committee voted to remove three congressional candidates - Robby Starbuck, Morgan Ortagus, and Baxter Lee - from the primary ballot after their "bona fide Republican" status was challenged. Mr. Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, issued the following statement: The Supreme Courts decision is a huge relief, but were not out of the woods yet. If Weston is attacking liberal teachers unions, what about the police and firefighters? The Tennessee Republican Party and the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee ("Defendants"), acting under relevant statutory authority and party rules, determined that Mr. Starbuckwasnot a bona fide Republican andinformed the Tennessee Coordinator of Elections of thedecision to exclude Mr. Starbuckfrom the ballot. For now, providers and patients have the assurance that mifepristone is available and remains an FDA-approved drug.