Under Donald Trump, residential electricity prices are at record highs. We need more power being generated — not less. By cutting this program, the Trump admin is increasing energy costs for all of us. tennesseelookout.com/briefs/epa-t...

🔎 Sen. London Lamar: “Tennesseans deserve transparency” Democrats are calling on Gov. Bill Lee’s administration to provide more transparency on how taxpayer dollars are being spent on the new $1.1 billion private school voucher program. More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...

SEN. OLIVER: “Tennessee is already a child care desert.” Sen. Charlane Oliver says Trump administration cuts to child care funding will sabotage the state economy by increasing costs for parents and destabilizing child care providers. More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...

“I don’t understand why it’s not available” Republican Rep. Kevin Vaughan who voted in favor of @GovBillLee’s vouchers is questioning TN’s refusal to disclose the + of private-school students using them (In other states 80%+ were already in private schools) tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/23/t...

TN COMMISSION ON CHILDREN & YOUTH REPORT: Tennessee will either have to stop feeding low income families or pay over $100 MILLION more for SNAP thanks to Trump’s trillions transfer. www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...

Donald Trump & Republicans promised to end the wars, cheaper groceries & lower electric bills, and absolute freedom of speech. So far we’re getting: Endless wars & suffering. Higher priced groceries & power. And escalating government censorship. They lied.

😵‍💫 Totally normal. NOTHING TO SEE! Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is HIDING data about how many private school families are getting a $7,300 state handout from his #VoucherScam. Scoop from Chalkbeat TN: www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...

Hey Nashville- If you want to weigh in on the I-24 privatized 'choice' lane plans, go to one of these public engagement meetings.

First, they spread vaccine conspiracies to eliminate vital access. Now they want to end mental health screening for children!? These tinfoil hatters are playing political checkers in a world of chess and the endgame will have devastating impacts on public health and families.

COST GOING UP: Trump budget cuts are putting Tennessee taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions more dollars. “What they did with SNAP really shifts costs to the states,” says Sen. Jeff Yarbro via WKRN www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...

In Memphis, there obviously should be coordination of federal agencies and resources to fight violent crime. But two things. First, if @GovBillLee thought the National Guard was needed, he could have just sent them himself. He’s their commander and doesn’t need Trump’s say-so.

🔥 “SHORT-TERM BAND-AID”: Sen. London Lamar calls out Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment to Memphis as a stunt, saying the state needs stronger gun laws and better investments in families to prevent crime.

🗣️ Chairwoman London Lamar: “Trump and Republicans are using the National Guard as a political pawn. That’s just wrong and Memphis deserves better.” Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...

🗣️ Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari: “We do not need the National Guard occupying our city.” Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...

DOUBLE WHAMMY: Trump’s tariff taxes are raising the price of food, gas and housing — and killing American jobs. Does anyone have a Trump, “I did this!” sticker handy?

NEW: Under Gov. Bill Lee & Republican control, Tennessee’s job market is cooling down and consumer prices are heating up. 72 counties now have an unemployment rate above the national average.

REPORT: TN ranks 48th for workers This is a choice! Low-wage laws. Few worker protections. And harsh union-busting tactics. Tennessee Republican politicians have rigged our economy to keep costs low for CEOs and high for workers. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

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Republican politicians in Tennessee consistently block legislation to cut our state tax on groceries while they handout literal billions to big corporations and billionaires. We can do it here too but it requires leaders who put working families ahead of billionaires.

WELP! Tennessee farmers planted 1.8 MILLION ACRES of soybeans this year

Tennessee has the highest violent crime rate in the South—all after a decade+ of GOP “tough on crime” rule. Turns out, flooding cities with guns while sabotaging wages, healthcare, housing & schools doesn’t make us safer. It just shows Republican promises on crime are a fraud.

💯 Sen. Heidi Campbell on OpenLine says families are hurting while Republicans chase culture wars: “1.2M people are struggling to make ends meet... Vouchers will funnel massive amounts of money out of the education system… rising costs from tariffs.” Full video: www.newschannel5.com/plus/openlin...

🗣️ SEN. CHARLANE OLIVER: “That disparity is a slap in the face to the students & educators” Sen. Oliver says it’s “insulting” that private school parents in Gov. Lee’s voucher scam will get more state funding than the average K-12 public school student. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...

💸 Electric bills are going up www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

Facts from Sen. Charlane Oliver

It’s offensively stupid to use the Tennessee National Guard as political props in Trump’s militarization of DC. These folks shouldn’t be taken away from their families and jobs to support the Trump show. It’s also foolish to limit the State’s readiness to deal with real problems.

NEW: Employers in Tennessee shed 900 jobs from June to July, breaking a six-month stretch of job gains in the Volunteer State, according to a state jobs report. The department also revised June’s employment numbers down from 6,100 new jobs to only 1,500.

At a Future Farmers of America breakfast Monday as part of the Tennessee State Fair, Trump Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins expressed support for $31 million in federal grant cuts to the University of Tennessee's agriculture programs.

PRIORITIES: Bill Lee & Republican lawmakers wrote $1.44 BILLION in checks to CEOs last year—and this year handed them another $721 MILLION in tax breaks. For the same price as these corporate handouts, we could’ve repealed the state tax on groceries or made preschool free for all families.

Gov. Bill Lee & Republicans are putting more state funding into private schools per student than they commit to public schools. They always put private profits over public good. After 15 years of Republican control, Tennessee ranks 47th in 🇺🇸 in K-12 public student funding.

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💸📈 The Republican budget law is causing health insurance premiums to spike for the 600,000+ Tennesseans who get insurance through Healthcare.gov

Admission tests are a gatekeeping tool for private schools, filtering out students who may not meet certain "standards". A child who struggles academically could lower standardized test averages or classroom performance levels. It's not about education but about protecting the school's brand image.

LEE’S VOUCHER SCAM: “You almost had to already be enrolled in a school to have the voucher." Private school parent says it was easy to get 3 vouchers b/c her kids are already enrolled. But it’s harder for others b/c most private schools require admission tests. www.wbir.com/article/news...

REMINDER: TN Republicans made it more expensive to get a home loan. At the urging of the loan industry, they passed a law that raised the max home loan interest rate. It’s now 10.75% — the highest since 1997. In May, it was 8.51%. Working families pay the price for greed.

If TN was a country we'd have the 9th highest incarceration rate on earth. It's because we privatized our system-Corecivic makes $ from locking ppl up, & they're not held accountable for failing to do so safely.Unacceptable that TN prisoners aren't safe. www.wsmv.com/2025/08/07/1...

Kids are headed back to school so here are some TN K-12 education facts to ponder: —Under Gov. Bill Lee & Republican budgets, Tennessee ranks 47th in the 🇺🇸 in per student funding —The majority of public school students get LESS state funding than those in Gov. Lee’s voucher scam

Pro-business is GREAT for business 'til it's not- if you don't take care of people paying taxes things fall apart. Looks like the controlling party plan to take over our profit center- Nashville- is deleterious. People don't want to live in a city that treats them like the GOP treats constituents.

Wow! I didn’t think anything could seem extraordinary in this environment, but this is a crazy situation. Go Texas Democrats- we’re with you all the way👊- it’s a fight for democracy itself! And THANK YOU Governor Pritzker! www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/t...

We can’t afford to pay teachers enough to survive, make college affordable or fund pediatric cancer research, but… www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Instead of bringing manufacturing jobs back to Tennessee, Donald Trump’s trade war is driving them out the door.

STUDY: “TN among worst for health care (outcomes, infant mortality, patients readmitted, at-risk adults with no routine doc visit, etc…)” As @GovBillLee & Republicans refuse to expand Medicaid, Trump & Marsha & Republicans slash $1 Trillion from it, etc. www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...

It’s MAGA, but it ain’t “small c” conservative

SHOT: Today, the Trump admin begins charging interest on 8 million borrowers enrolled in Biden’s no-interest SAVE student loan repayment plan. $300/mo ⬆️ CHASER: Republican appointees in Tennessee have increased tuition rates at most public colleges for 2025-2026. www.cbsnews.com/news/student...

Sen. Heidi Campbell blasts Gov. Bill Lee’s backroom #TeslaTunnel deal with #ElonMusk. The secret deal—with no public input—gives the world’s richest man a lucrative and exclusive private transportation contract for generations.

“CORRUPT PROCESS”: Sen. Charlane Oliver speaks against Gov. Bill Lee’s shady backroom deal to give Elon Musk exclusive rights to state property to operate a lucrative Tesla taxi tunnel in Nashville for generations.

Gov. Bill Lee’s toll lanes vs tunnel: Similarities: ▪️Gift public property to handpicked company for 50 yrs/forever; ▪️Company builds roadway on property; ▪️Company charges drivers/passengers any amount it wants; ▪️Company gets rich; ▪️Zero reduction in Nashville area traffic.

It’s another billionaire’s overpriced pet project that ignores the needs of TN families.

If the State of Tennessee wants to do a transit project between BNA and downtown Nashville, then there should be a public bidding process so citizens can debate the best deal for taxpayers. Why does Elon Musk’s Tesla tunnels automatically win? This looks like corruption.

Tennessee should be investing in regional transit solutions, like light rail, that benefit everyone. Instead, Gov. Bill Lee & Republicans have latched onto Elon Musk’s inefficient Teslas-in-tunnels scheme that privatizes transit profits for the world’s richest man.