‘Murfreesboro Politics’ Archives
Rutherford County Election Commission Meetings Tuesday and Thursday
Rutherford County’s Election Commission will meet on June 1 and June 3, per the notice placed on their website. Although not spelled out in their published agenda, the Commissioners likely will review a new state law calling for increased scrutiny of voter registration cards. They also are expected to explore the possibility of digitizing [...]
Murfreesboro Budget Brings Challenges, No Assistant Yet for City Manager
Murfreesboro City Manager Bob Lyons has no assistant. The city is trying to find him one, but before that can happen, there is the small issue of deciding what to pay the person who gets the job. The coming year’s budget already is looking tight. With a property tax which will have been stagnant for twelve years in sight, ten full-time [...]
Press Release: Lou Ann Zelenik Appoints North Area Director
Murfreesboro native Lou Ann Zelenik this week issued a press release announcing her new “north area director” Mary Ann Parks, who will lead campaign efforts primarily in Robertson and Sumner counties. The Zelenik campaign’s press release follows. Lou Ann Zelenik Announces Area Director for Her Campaign Murfreesboro---Sixth District [...]
An Open Letter from Adam Johnson
My fellow Tennesseans, I received an email from someone asking whom one of the organizations with which I am affiliated supports for governor. As an issues-based, grassroots organization, we do not advocate for particular candidates. On a whim, however, I decided to look at the major party candidates in the race and see if there were any [...]
Election Commission Fires, Settles With Administrator
When Republicans gained control of the General Assembly last year, they also gained control of the Rutherford County Election Commission, as well as all others throughout Tennessee. Located in Murfreesboro, the Rutherford County Election Commission now is comprised of three Republicans and two Democrats. Traditionally, the votes on [...]
Jim Tracy Fries Fish, Hopes To Catch Voters
Following his recent campaign kickoff, Republican candidate Jim Tracy will have another event tomorrow for his campaign. Lane Agri-Park Community Center will play home to the event, and Craig Lynch and Jim Baker will provide “fried catfish and all the fixins ,” according to the announcement on Tracy’s website. Singer-songwriter Dean [...]
Editorial: The History of the Contemporary Tea Party
During the 2007-2008 presidential primary season, the Libertarian Party went through a little schism. Two factions of the party vied for control: the Purists (as I’ll call them), who wanted to nominate a candidate who was an outspoken, “The Law” thumping, Jefferson-quoting — even if he was foaming at the mouth — Libertarian; and the [...]
Murfreesboro City Schools Calendar Update
This marks the inaugural edition of the Murfreesboro News Press City Schools Calendar Update, which we will update at least weekly, with information on the coming weeks’ school activities. As will be the case from here on out, we will feature the coming week’s calendar in full, and highlights from the following week’s calendar. During [...]
Murfreesboro Planning Commission Meeting: May 19
The Murfreesboro City Planning Commission will be holding its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 19, at City Hall, Room 218, 111 West Vine Street, at 1:00 PM. After the usual parliamentary business (determining a quorum and approving the minutes of the previous meeting) is finished, the Commission will take up the following business: Villages of [...]
Haslam, McWherter, Ramsey, and Wamp Square off in Gubernatorial Forum
For what may have been the first time in the history of Rutherford County, a political event started on time. At 7:00 PM sharp, moderator and MTSU Associate Professor Bob Pondillo (not the advertised John Siegenthaler) began introducing the candidates participating in the debate: U.S. House Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Chattanooga), Mike McWherter [...]
Mayor Bragg wins re-election (The City of Murfreesboro)
The City of Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg won his re-election bid on Tuesday April 2oth, 2010. Madelyn Scales Harris won a seat on the City Council, while Doug Young and Shane McFarland retain their seats on the City Council. Ray Butrum and Mary Wade won their re-elections bids as well, to keep their positions at the City School board. // [...]
Strengthening Tennessee’s State Sovereignty (Rutherford)
Senate Bill 3498, introduced recently by State Senator Mae Beavers, was adopted by the State Senate. One of the reasons for introducing this bill is to amend certain Tennessee statutes relative to health care. But, the principal reason for proposing this amendment is to prevent the federal government from misusing the new federal Health Care Act [...]
Rutherford Co. Commission Meeting: April 15, 2010
Rutherford County, Tennessee - Commission Meeting: April 15, 2010Contact your local commissioner to let them know what's on your mind!District 1 – Doug Shafer192 Morningside DriveLaVergne, TN 37086H - 459-9337District 2 – Jack Black3388 East Jefferson PikeLascassas, TN 37085H - 895-3266 W - 849-2619District 3 – Will Jordan3923 Shacklett [...]
Who is the "Real" winner of the latest GOP straw poll?
Despite the fact that Ron Paul came in second to liberal Mitt Romney (by one vote), Ron Paul is still the “real” winner of the latest GOP straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.Since his presidential campaign ended in 2008, Ron Paul has built a political movement, and because of the work of Dr. Paul, the conservatives in [...]
Gordon Ouster Pile-on: Republicans Crowd Sixth District
Just a couple of months ago, it looked like the general election ballot for Tennessee's sixth Congressional district race already was a lock-in, the primary ballot mostly considered a foregone conclusion. County Party chair and local Tea Party activist Lou Ann Zelenik, (although not officially announced but expected by many to be entering the [...]
