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Education is on the Ballot in November

With one month left before Election Day, voters have some big decisions to make as we prepare to choose between candidates running for local, state, and national office. But November ballots will include more than just choices between elected officials – the future of public education in Tennessee is also on the ballot. In a significant blow to the Republican-backed school voucher bill last week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the Davidson County PCourt’s decision that Governor Lee’s Education Savings Account Plan is unconstitutional. Think about this for a moment...

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The Primary Is Over And We Have A Winning Team On The Field

The primaries are over and we now know who is going to help us bring change to Tennessee in November.

Future901’s focus continues to be flipping State House seats. In flipping those seats, we are able to put the break on some of the worst gerrymandering practices during redistricting next year. In flipping those seats, we kill any opportunity for the state GOP to force an unwanted voucher program on Shelby and Davidson counties (and nowhere else). In flipping those seats, we put increased pressure on the Legislature to finally expand TennCare…

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