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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

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OP-ED: “What’s wrong with us?” A Reflection on Tennessee Passing Arming Teachers

Melanie Gerko, Contributor April 24, 2024

On April 23, I stood in the gallery of the Tennessee State House of Representatives and bore witness to the passage of one of the most extreme pieces of pro-gun legislation to exist within the state. After...

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Donald Hall, Managing Director March 23, 2022

“It's better to try and work out problems and better to remain civil,” was Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally’s response to the question about how working across the political aisle at the...

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Acts Legalizing Marijuana Up for Congressional Vote

Jessica Barker, Contributor January 9, 2020

Last November, the House Judiciary Committee voted to remove marijuana from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. Chairman Jerrod Nadler, a New York Democrat, introduced the legislation which also...

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