Tennessee Senate Democrats·May 14, 2025Sen. London Lamar: Voucher rollout a $1.1B taxpayer-funded giveaway to private school familiesEdTrust: Majority of Tenn. public school students will receive less education funding than Gov. Lee’s $7,300 private school voucher
Tennessee Senate Democrats·May 7, 2025Sen. Akbari, Sen. Lamar issue statements after state trial for ex-officers in Tyre Nichols’ deathJury finds three former Memphis police officers ‘not guilty’ in the beating death of Tyre Nichols
Tennessee Senate Democrats·May 5, 2025Sen. Jeff Yarbro: Lee administration enabled lawless ICE deportation sweep in Latino neighborhoodNASHVILLE — Sen. Jeff Yarbro denounced a weekend deportation sweep — enabled by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.A response icon1A response icon1
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Apr 30, 2025Tennessee ranks 47th in the nation for K-12 student spending, new national report showsTennessee’s student spending is dead last in the Southeast. Sen. London Lamar: ‘This report is yet another wake-up call.’
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Mar 20, 2025Sen. Akbari, Rep. Camper introduce bill to ensure fair funding for K-12 girls’ sports in TennesseeThe ‘Equal Opportunities for Girls in Sports Act’ will be heard next week in the Senate
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Mar 19, 2025Democrats announce first hearing for ‘Pot for Potholes Act’ to rebuild highways, reduce traffic…Cannabis reform would generate revenue to address $38 billion highway backlog amassed under Republican control
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Mar 11, 2025Sen. London Lamar introduces bill to ban machine gun conversion kitsLegislation would establish a class E felony for possession, sale of ‘Glock switches’ in Tennessee
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Mar 5, 2025Sen. Akbari, Rep. Love team up with stuttering advocate, NBA veteran Michael Kidd-GilchristNew legislation would expand access to speech therapy for stuttering
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Feb 28, 2025Sen. London Lamar fights to eliminate medical debt, strengthen middle classTwo bills up for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee vote on March 4
Tennessee Senate Democrats·Feb 24, 2025New report on corporate tax loopholes strengthens Democratic push to repeal Tennessee’s grocery taxSen. Oliver, Rep. Behn would repeal state grocery tax without cutting services by closing corporate tax loopholes to replace lost revenue
