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Laura Lefler, from the office of the junior Senator from Tennessee, makes a statement on the TVA environmental oopsie:

In Tennessee the one organization working effectively to obtain and ensure equal treatment of gays and lesbians in the state is Tennessee Equality Project.  TEP works to organize the grass roots, keep the community informed and lobby state government.

Ilissa Gold views the debate over voter fraud and the requirement of photo IDs a bit taxing:

Toyota, Honda, and Nissan are delaying a plant opening, cutting production, and offering employee buyouts. Foreign automakers and Southern State manufacturers are hurting along with the Detroit Big Three automakers.

Toyota, Honda, and Nissan are delaying a plant opening, cutting production, and offering employee buyouts. Foreign automakers and Southern State manufacturers are hurting along with the Detroit Big Three automakers.

The Knoxville News Sentinel conducted a roundtable interview with local Hispanic business leaders in that city - the article is worth a read.

From the Office of Senator Bob Corker:

I’d really like to know how people like this get elected to office!

Commissioner to push for free condoms in jail

A Shelby County Commissioner is pushing for free condoms at the Shelby County Jail, but Sheriff Mark Luttrell does not support the plan.

Michael Cass reports that one of our Mayor’s political guys has left the administration briefly to battle against an English-Only charter amendment up in a special election in January: