There are 239 article(s) tagged Marsha Blackburn:

• December 2020

  • The Memphis 10: COVID confessions, generic fun at Liberty Park and more

    Dolly versus Marsha; Christmas lights at Shelby Farms, Memphis Zoo and the Botanic Garden; and Don Bryant’s Grammy nomination. 

    By Chris Herrington December 10, 2020

• November 2020

  • Local reaction falls along party lines

    The response reflects Memphis’ Democratic majority that supported Biden, as well as statewide totals that gave Trump Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries, Omer Yusuf November 07, 2020

• October 2020

  • Blackburn criticizes Democrats in Barrett confirmation hearing

    The opening of hearings on the U.S. Supreme Court nominee included Democrats criticizing the timing of the nomination. Blackburn responded by calling the attacks on the process and Barrett as “paternalistic” and “disrespectful.”

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2020

• September 2020

  • Possible Supreme Court nomination splits Rhodes College community

    The potential appointment of Rhodes College graduate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court just before the Nov. 3 presidential election is creating division within the college community, according to a letter from the school’s president.

    By Sam Stockard September 25, 2020

  • Lee backs immediate appointment of Supreme Court justice in election year

    Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday he believes the president and Senate have the responsibility to fill the vacancy left by the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the presidential election.

    By Sam Stockard September 23, 2020

  • Trump’s promise to replace Ginsburg sets off battle as election nears

    President Donald Trump’s plan to nominate a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is putting Senate candidates Bill Hagerty and Marquita Bradshaw at odds six weeks before the Nov. 3 election.

    By Sam Stockard September 22, 2020

  • State’s recruiting of Chinese investment questioned

    Legislators could question Gov. Bill Lee’s administration this week over reports it is recruiting Chinese investment to Tennessee amid a trade war and questions about whether China misled the world over COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard September 14, 2020

• August 2020

  • Bill steadies airport funding source amid pandemic

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and other lawmakers are backing a bill to stabilize a federal airport grant program amid an uneven recovery of air travel from COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher August 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • Blackburn lauds closing of University of Memphis Confucius Institute

    U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced the shutdown of the University of Memphis Confucius Institute, saying students of Chinese culture and language at U.S. colleges should be “alarmed that the Chinese government has infiltrated their institutions.”

    By Sam Stockard June 30, 2020

  • Never mind how we’re going to vote. What are we voting on?

    Believe it or not, something important is on the August ballot.

    By Michael Nelson June 01, 2020

• March 2020

  • Blackburn, Alexander split on COVID-19 aid package vote

    Neither of Tennessee's two Republican senators was happy about the aid package that extends paid sick leave as one of several responses to the economic impact of novel coronavirus.

    By Bill Dries March 19, 2020

• February 2020

  • Sanford: Tennessee has a man problem in politics, public policy

    Far too many of this state’s political leaders have a paternalistic and chauvinistic attitude toward women. And what’s worse, these guys just don’t care how it looks.

    By Otis Sanford February 20, 2020

  • Alexander, Blackburn vote not guilty in Senate impeachment trial

    The acquittal votes were expected, but there were differences in the reasoning offered by the two Republican Senators. Also reaction from the city's two Congressional representatives.

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2020

• January 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Starring Booker T. Jones, Marsha Blackburn, Tony Allen and others

    Stax greats Booker T. and Carla Thomas on stage together. Grizz great Tony Allen back at the Grindhouse. "Bluff City Law" in limbo but keeping hope alive. Plus, seven more observations on the month in Memphis. 

    By Chris Herrington January 31, 2020

  • Is Operation Choke Point returning to Memphis?

    The resurrection of this practice, sometimes referred to as biased banking, will have severe ramifications for Memphis and Tennessee at large.

    By Gus Pribnow January 29, 2020

  • Cohen makes Trump impeachment trial prediction at town hall meeting

    The city's elected representatives in Washington reacted in different ways to the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump set to begin next week. Meanwhile, they have found rare common ground on the passage of the USMCA trade agreement.

    By Bill Dries January 17, 2020

• December 2019

  • Nelson: Lamar Alexander has one more job to do

    The senator has focused relentlessly on education and health policy, working to enact the sort of important legislation that Congress is supposed to deal with instead of attacking or defending the president’s conduct. 

    By Michael Nelson December 17, 2019

  • Memphis representatives in D.C. take starkly different positions on impeachment

    The city’s two Congressmen, David Kustoff and Steve Cohen, have long had different views on removing President Donald Trump. Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is a vocal opponent of the process while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has avoided comment.

    By Bill Dries December 10, 2019

• October 2019

  • White backs Blackburn push to move Education Dept. to Tennessee

    State Rep. Mark White supports legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to move federal agencies out of Washington, D.C., and bring the Education Department to Tennessee.

    By Sam Stockard October 31, 2019

  • HUD’s Ben Carson praises Union Row and Opportunity Zones

    The tax advantages of the new Opportunity Zone program motivate investors to stay involved in new developments for the long-term, which help make struggling areas thrive, HUD Secretary Ben Carson says.

    By Tom Bailey October 04, 2019

• September 2019

  • Cohen and Kustoff differ on Trump impeachment inquiry

    Reaction to the opening of an impeachment inquiry announced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also included Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2019

• August 2019

  • Lee pinpoints cybersecurity as potential tool to stop shootings

    Gov. Bill Lee is analyzing gun control legislation in the wake of two mass shootings nationally but appears most interested in cybersecurity to stop people who show signs of radicalism or mental “instability.”

    By Sam Stockard August 05, 2019

• July 2019

  • Nelson: David Kustoff for … governor?

    Kustoff’s career has mostly centered on federal offices, but if he’s open to another path to advancement, it might be the time for him to start focusing on Tennessee-specific issues that a candidate for governor will have to address.

    By Michael Nelson July 23, 2019

• June 2019

  • State senator calls for ‘thorough’ investigation of Webber shooting

    State Sen. Katrina Robinson wants a "transparent and thorough" investigation into the shooting death of Brandon Webber, saying the details are "unclear."

    By Sam Stockard June 14, 2019

• May 2019

  • Cohen calls Barr ‘chicken’ as Republicans back attorney general

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis reacted to Attorney General William Barr's no-show before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday by bringing a ceramic chicken and a bucket of KFC. The reaction of the city's Republican representatives in Washington has been decidedly different.

    By Bill Dries May 02, 2019