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Well, I’m turning into a regular political blogger here. But this issue is both near and dear to me, and critical to our city.

On January 22, Nashville is holding a special election to vote on two referenda:

Gail Kerr explains the fiscal note that accompanies all legislation discussed at Legislative Plaza:

Lawmakers attempting to push a political agenda are routinely stopped by two little words: “Fiscal note.”

The Republicans took over the legislature here in Tennessee but incumbent Republian Rep. Tom Dubois finds himself on the outside:

According to this morning's Tennessean article (front page, above the fold) "English-only measure splits voters in Davidson" they commissioned a survey of Nashvillians and got a result they were looking for.

Nate Rau on the breaking news that Councilman Eric Crafton has been the subject of some very pointed harassing phone calls:

Jon Crisp, who is also an English Only supporter, said the messages contained threats specific to Crafton and his family’s habits.

Palin is Bush on crack says Phillip Giraldi:

Well, week two is definitely best described as full of frustration. With two stellar exceptions, nothing really knocked it out of the park, though nothing was terribly awful (though some would disagree).

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Dan Lehr asserts that, with a few notable exceptions, Presidential debates don’t impact the race much.

Nate Rau on the regrouping effort by Eric Crafton’s English First to force a special election:

Nashville English First, the local group pushing the effort, has started a fund-raising drive in support of its second attempt at amending Metro’s charter to make English the official language.