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Republicans, Democrats gear up for Tennessee redistricting process

(The Center Square) – Local census information from the U.S. Census Bureau is set to be released Thursday in what will begin the process of redistricting in Tennessee.

Providing internet access to underserved communities closes digital divide

View Comments Democratic Caucus Leader and State Representative Karen Camper, D-Memphis, has been a member of the Tennessee General Assembly since 2008. Many of us can’t imagine a life without our cell phones and access to the internet. The fact of the matter is that many of us cannot function without our devices. The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need to rely even more on broadband connections to support our educational, economic, and healthcare needs. It’s hard to imagine the post-pandemic world without the ability to conduct business meetings, healthcare appointments, parent-teacher conferences and daily activities such as curbside grocery pickups online.

Tennessee Democrats Discuss Missed Opportunities, Lessons Learned From This Year s Legislative Ses

Originally published on May 7, 2021 6:17 pm It was a tough year for the minority party in the state legislature, and after the session’s wrap earlier this week, Democratic lawmakers criticized Republican for focusing on what they called “Fox News problems” instead of making life better for Tennesseans. Rep. Karen Camper, D-Memphis, says the pandemic allowed Americans to slow down and see who we really are as a country. But she says this year’s session showed that some lawmakers are more interested in controlling the conversation than listening. “America is dealing with itself right now, and this legislation is a reflection of how some people believe or want to control how that is going forward in the state of Tennessee,” Camper says. “On one hand, yeah, it was horrible to go through that. But it also revealed to us about how people actually feel about some of this stuff. And it can create dialogue, which is my hope.”

Lee s criminal justice reform focuses on re-entry, imprisonment alternatives

(The Center Square) – Gov. Bill Lee has promised criminal justice reform in Tennessee, and several of his proposed bills that are set to move forward in coming weeks could have a significant effect on those in the state’s prison system. “I ve been thinking about it for 20 years,” Lee said recently during a roundtable he held on the subject last week. “Now, we re in spot in Tennessee to really make substantive change.” Many of the changes proposed in the bills and in Lee s amended budget aim to reduce the prison population while focusing on re-entry for nonviolent offenders. The Reentry Success Act –

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