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Bredesen opposed the "guns bill sponsored by Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, on the basis that 'guns and alcohol don't mix.'" Despite Jackson's assertion that, "I haven't gotten a complaint from a single citizen that a permit holder made them feel uncomfortable" there was some public outcry and
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educator Jim
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to $ 1.00 an hour above the then-federally required $ 5.15/hr. Unlike many other states, Tennessee has never had a state minimum wage requirement in excess of the federal rate. This bill faced stiff opposition from business interests which have often supported
Jackson in the past, as well as
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websites started to voice opposition to the law. At the time of its passage, many high-profile law enforcement officers stood in opposition to
Jackson's position on the bill. Jackson received public attention in early 2006 as a sponsor of a bill to increase Tennessee's
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faith and were not politically motivated or in any way negotiable. It was reported that
Jackson was among several Democratic House members approached by the Republican Party after they had gained temporary control of the Tennessee State Senate through
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with no desire to stand for election in her own right. Jackson soon entered the hotly contested primary for the remaining two years of Springer's term and defeated, among others, Springer's former staff director and campaign manager in August 2000.
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