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Tennessee Public Education Coalition is statewide, grassroots, bipartisan movement to support and protect Tennessee's public schools. We advocate for fully-funded schools and great teacher pay. We oppose the chipping away of public education through school privatization. Join us!
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Brad Batt for Tennessee State House@bradbatt31 May 2023
Once again here to remind everyone that CoreCivic was started in 1983 by the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party
A screenshot of the Wikipedia entry on CoreCivic — America’s 2nd largest private prison corporation “Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 28, 1983, by Thomas W. Beasley, Robert Crants and T. Don Hutto. Beasley served as the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party; Crants was the chief financial officer of a real estate company in Nashville; Hutto was the president-elect of the American Correctional Association A founding member of its board of directors was Maurice Sigler, the former chairman of the United States Board of Parole.”

ALT A screenshot of the Wikipedia entry on CoreCivic — America’s 2nd largest private prison corporation “Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 28, 1983, by Thomas W. Beasley, Robert Crants and T. Don Hutto. Beasley served as the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party; Crants was the chief financial officer of a real estate company in Nashville; Hutto was the president-elect of the American Correctional Association A founding member of its board of directors was Maurice Sigler, the former chairman of the United States Board of Parole.”

Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social (@TNLookout) profile pictureTennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social@TNLookout31 May 2023
From Senior Reporter @StockardSam: The State of Tennessee will extend a contract with private prison company CoreCivic, giving it an $8 million boost despite lawsuits alleging inmate deaths. tennesseelookout.com/2023/05…
State set to extend CoreCivic contract despite prison deaths • Tennessee Lookout

State set to extend CoreCivic contract despite prison deaths • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee plans to extend a private prison company’s contract with an $8 million raise annually to run a state penitentiary in spite of lawsuits alleging it caused inmate deaths. The pay increase...

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Contact your Representative and ask them to VOTE NO on HB433! (List continued) Sabu Kumar (615) 741-2860, [email protected] Springfield; Robertson County William Lamberth (615) 741-1980, [email protected] Portland; Part of Sumner County.
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Ryan Williams (615) 741-1875, [email protected] Cookeville; Part of Putnam County.
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Call or email your representative or all representatives! Encourage them to vote NO on HB433. Vouchers will be coming after your community next! Taxpayer dollars need to be spent on beneficial projects not private schools!
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Vote NO on HB433 - Vouchers are becoming mor & more unacceptable in TN because citizens are realizing vouchers waste our tax dollars by funding private schools!
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Chris Hurt (615) 741-2134,  [email protected] Crockett, Lauderdale, Gibson, Obion Counites. Bryan Richey (615) 741-3560, [email protected] Blount County.
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Curtis Johnson (615) 741-4341, [email protected] Clarksville; part of Montgomery County Kelly Keisling (615) 741-6852, [email protected] Clay, Macon, Pickett, Scott & part of Fentress.
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