"What about us?" Season 2

The poor make life good for the wealthy in a regressive tax structure. Tennessee has the worst in the country! Carol Abney, CPA returns to tell us how the American Rescue Plan helps struggling businesses and families in distressed Clay County after Covid. The monied GOP supermajority sends in the suits to tell them what to do. The hospital is still closed.

Getting to the polls to exercise our right to vote and participate in Democracy should not be so difficult. Former Congressional candidate Chris Hale discusses how federal bill HR-1 would make it easier for rural voices to be heard not drowned out by extremists, big contributors and unfairly drawn voting districts. It is obviously time to standardize to stop the divisions that threaten who we are as Americans and Tennesseans.

Despite the state's rural initiative in 2018, Tennessee is home to 9 distressed counties where poverty has become persistent and generational. 30 more are at risk. Grundy County in Middle Tennessee in one of them. Native resident Emily Partin has marshaled resources to improve the lives of children and families by renovating the old Tracy City High School to house multiple support programs. Could this be repeated in other rural counties?

Tamara Bates (political advisor of the TNDP) and Sandy discuss voter suppression that already exists in our state. Other red states try to go as low as Tennessee in stripping the right to vote from citizens. Restrictive photo ID's, limited absentee balloting, no Sunday voting, no drop boxes, waiting periods and court battles for anything that would make the practice of democracy more convenient for working people, students, young, rural and senior voters. Protecting the voting box means protecting it from you with our conservative GOP majority.

Executive Director of the Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace Lisa Rung talks about her organization's activism and outreach. They sponsor a variety of activities in rural communities that think globally and act locally... Maybe your group could use some fresh ideas: cumberlandjusticeandpeace@gmail.com

Sandy summarizes her trip to the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and “lynching memorial” and searches for signs of its mission in our state. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Adrienne Pakis-Gillon knows about women in politics, from the passage of the 19th amendment to her disappointment with the representation of women in our GOP majority legislature. Ladies, can’t we do better for women and children in Tennessee? EPISODE CORRECTION: The correct dollar amount allocated to Tennessee under the American Rescue Plan is $900 million. $346 million is for Child Care Development Fund Flexible Funding and $554 million for Child Care Stabilization Funding. Source — The The White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces American Rescue Plan Funding to Rescue the Child Care Industry so the Economy Can Recover. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Elizabeth Madeira, an organizer for the Southern Christian Coalition, discusses recent Tennessee legislation and her views on the intersections between Christian morality and public policy. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

We need more diversity and inclusion in our national and state discussions. Tullahoma City Alderman Rupa Blackwell joins the show to discuss how she is helping to elevate these issues in her rural community. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Bruce Baird DDS joins to talk about the patients he volunteers to care for twice a month in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. Dental care is a basic need that all people have a right to - this is yet another area where Tennessee could do a better job for its citizens. Check out and support the Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

For Black History Month and in honor of Rosa Parks' birthday (February 4th!), we take a look at her life, including the importance the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee had on her life and activism. Another connection Parks had to Tennessee were the words spoken by then-Senator Frist as she was lying in state in the US Capitol Rotunda. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

"Why can't we feed everyone? This is the United States!" You’ve donated or received food assistance during the pandemic, will the need ever end? In this two-part episode, you'll hear from a local community group that uses unused food portions to feed people in their area, and from the Tennessee Justice Center, which defines and discusses the reasons for food insecurity. What can we do to alleviate it now and eliminate it post-pandemic? Guests: Rick Wright, Director of Dining Services University of the South Rev. David Goodpaster, Director of Otey Memorial Parish's Community Action Committee Signe Anderson Director of Nutritional Advocacy at Tennessee Justice Center What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

How are the responses to AIDS in South Africa and COVID in the US similar and how do we stop denialism before it kills us? Renee Schatteman, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and World Literature at Georgia State University, joins the show to talk about what we can learn from South Africa's mistakes during the AIDS epidemic and their successes in their response to COVID. Cultural considerations come to the podcast! We apologize for a few audio issues in this episode but hope you enjoy the substantive content. Read Renee's article here What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Jess Wilson joins again to talk about local food farming programs during the Covid pandemic as well as issues our farmers continue to face as they try to bring income and work equality to a rural industry. Jess' Business: In Town Organics and Summer Fields National Young Farmers Coalition What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Perceived problems with the 2020 election are historical but many things like government IDs, long lines, limited hours, closed polling places, intimidation and misinformation have been chipping away at our ability and willingness to vote for years. We the people will need to overcome voter fraud in all its forms or risk losing our right to self-govern. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Dr. John Palisano, former Professor at the University of the South, joins again to talk about the Coronavirus and why it has proven to be so deadly, but also about the amazing science and technology that will bring us vaccines in the next few weeks. How do vaccines work and why it is so important to get one? Effective and safe - welcome back science, we missed you! What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

All of our great Rural Caucus candidates were defeated. TNDP Rural Caucus Chair Anne Quillen tells us why Democrats struggle to win in Tennessee. In reality, we all have many similarities in our ideas and dreams of a good life but when misinformation and divisiveness rule no one will be able to achieve them. We discuss how Democrats can better get their message to more voters and create a better Tennessee. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

This is a rebroadcast of the August 27, 2020 episode of with Dr. Andrea Hatcher. This election we DO have a clear winner in both the electoral college and popular vote but it hasn’t always been the case. Donald Trump would never have been President if not for the antiquated and un-Democratic Electoral College. Dr. Hatcher also proposes that spreading misinformation about a candidate or election is a form of fraud. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

We hear "Erasing history" and "destroying our heritage” but what does one family member raised in the South and great-grandson of a revered Confederate General think about the removal of a monument from the public square? Louis Rice joins to discuss. What About Us? is honored to be a part of The TN Holler Podcast Network.

We conclude our interviews with Tennessee state candidates with Dr. Jenn Foley running for House District 65. She summarizes issues and concerns expressed by constituents across the state and the need for relief from the GOP super-majority agenda. We need more discussion, representation and balance, along with less arrogance and paternalism. Please go out and vote for a better Tennessee for all Tennesseans. What About Us? is honored to be a part of The TN Holler Podcast Network.

Elizabeth Madiera, House Candidate for District 63, discusses the murkiness surrounding the passage of the voucher bill under her opponent Glen Casada’s “leadership”. It’s unpopular, unconstitutional, under investigation by the FBI, and unseated him as leader of the house. We need the General Assembly to be out of the Republican supermajority, better balanced, and more transparent to achieve better legislation. What About Us? is honored to be a part of The TN Holler Podcast Network.

Robyn Deck, candidate for Tennessee's State House District 25, needs better broadband service. It is vital for rural health services, business, and education. So why do so many other things take priority in the General Assembly? Robyn has a plan and we need a change. How about we elect some people with new ideas willing to do the work for rural priorities? What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Mariah Phillips, candidate for State House Rep in District 37, joins Sandy to talk about what it means to be a “Right to Work” state. They both urge caution as the General Assembly considers chiseling the law into the Tennessee State Constitution. Unions get a bad rap and low wages have bought many jobs to Tennessee but what are the long-term consequences of handing our future to big corporations? Hasn’t the pandemic uncovered many inequalities in worker’s safety and security? What might this mean for our future? What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Candidate Jarvus Turnley for State House District 66 and I talk about legalizing medical marijuana. A Vanderbilt study reports that 80% of Tennesseans support it and 33 states already do but the GOP General Assembly balks. We also review CBD and THC as well as efforts to decriminalize marijuana possession and criminal justice reform. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Executive Director of the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance Patrick Dean discusses the amazing success of this multi-use former rail bed. Currently stretching across the Cumberland plateau from Sewanee to Tracy City, it is a perfect example of ecotourism. It conserves the natural environment also has improved the welfare of local people. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Anne Ferrell Quillen is the President of the recently formed and awesome TNDP rural caucus. Although rural areas are represented by elected officials, they don’t seem to have us in mind when they vote with the GOP supermajority. Expanding Medicaid for rural hospitals, funding for public schools and infrastructure, and developing economic opportunities for our businesses, communities and way of life are all essential issues for rural Tennessee. We do make up 93% of the state. Let’s elect some homegrown candidates to make some change. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Who chooses the President, the people, or the Electoral College? “It’s complicated,” says my guest Dr. Andrea Hatcher, professor of politics and pre-law at The University of the South. The founders would be surprised that we are still using this system despite its flaws and threat to democracy. Would the popular vote be a more equitable way? How could this be changed? Please vote. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Carol Abney, candidate for TN House District 38, knows about distressed counties and closed rural hospitals. Fentress and 3 other TN counties were removed from the bottom 10% of economic performers across the country but 2 more in this district remain on the list. A licensed CPA, Carol discusses the tax burdens, limited resources, inaccessible medical care, and lack of job opportunities that keep rural residents distressed. The TN Rural Initiative provides" window dressing” when real financial support from the state government is needed. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Senate Candidate District 16, Sheila Younglove, joins us again to answer the question: Why Medicaid Expansion is supported by every Democrat running for state office. It is because it is outrageous that affordable health care for thousands of Tennesseans has barely been discussed in the General Assembly since Governor Haslam’s Insure Tennessee was rejected in committee in 2014. With the pandemic, an estimated 750,000 Tennesseans could become uninsured! It is unlikely that the 3rd legislative session will even consider adopting Medicaid Expansion as have 38 states. We really need some change in our state government. Vote wisely. What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

Civil Miller-Watkins is running for State Senate District 26 and joins me to discuss TN’s plan for students to return to school amid a pandemic. She is a mother of 8, a current school board member, and is very familiar with homeschooling and virtual learning. The lack of state plans for managing COVID19 and school reopening as well as a lack of broadband in all rural areas makes learning more difficult in Tennessee.

Franklin High School’s mascot is a colonel and if you wonder if he is a Confederate - the school colors of blue and grey, fight song “Dixie” and the depiction of the bars and stars of the battle flag on the school seal make it obvious. Their mascot is a rebel against the United States to maintain slavery and a rebel against an order to desegregate schools, so no wonder African-American students and alumnae have asked for decades to have these symbols of oppression and exclusion removed. Guest Shanae Williams knows her history, and so do the hearts of community members who have signed a petition for change (change.org/changeFCHS). How will they fare with the county school board and conservative residents in this time of sustained desire to end to systemic racism in all its forms? What About Us? is honored to be a part of the TN Holler Podcast Network.

What if we studied a truer version of history, with all its failed and bloody battles, gruesome beatings, lynching, slavery and theft of land from Native Americans? Would we be a better nation, a better people? Dr. John Willis, professor of Southern History at the University of the South tells a true story of what residents of a rural Tennessee town experienced in the lawless conditions late in the Civil War.

The TN budget was cut by $1billion in June due to reduced revenue from the Covid 19 and financial crises. The rainy day fund and Gov Lee's pet voucher program are "safe" but public school teachers and schoolchildren were kicked to the side of the road, again. Senate candidate for District 14 Chase Clemons and I discuss how rural Tennessee values for quality education for our children and accessible health care for our families are not shared by the people who represent us in the General Assembly. , In Nashville hours were spent on debating the removal of the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, again and a late night session to ban abortion, again were more important than our schools. We beg for change and we get the same. Meet and talk to the smart, hopeful candidates with new ideas and approaches and vote! Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Candidate for TN State Senate Sheila Younglove joins me to talk about how TN policies enacted by the General Assembly affect the lives of mothers and women in the state. We begin with unspent federal dollars ($732 million) for child care, transportation, job search assistance, and parenting classes to lift families out of poverty. A last minute abortion ban trumped any discussion of Medicaid Expansion. Funds for raising teacher (mostly women) pay and extending postpartum coverage to one year for Medicaid mothers (to reduce maternal mortality) were cut from the budget . We seem to be targeted* for failure by the people that are supposed to represent us. It is time for a change.*TN is ranked 5th in the nation for women murdered by men, most often with a gun.Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

We are in real trouble listeners. Despite attempts to minimize the morbidity, mortality the economic devastation and the lack of leadership in responding to it, Covid 19 marches on killing over 120,000 Americans. Warnings ignored, testing delayed, shortages of necessary items and every action politicized . Even the ability to do a few simple things to stop the spread were impossible in an economy touted to be the best in the world, the best ever etc .Family Practice physician from Murfreesboro and the Medical Director of Beersheba Springs Medical clinic in Grundy county, Dr. Susan Andrews joins me to lament the sluggish national and state response and the results Maybe our chat on the porch of her Beersheba Springs home will encourage some new thoughts and perspective. You can't get more rural Tennessee than the panting dog, passing train and bugs hitting the screens in the background.Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

A black American died under a policeman's knee on May 25 and the country said "enough". Will we as rural Tennesseans say enough as well? For over 150 years, the uplifting of symbols and leaders of a lost Civil War defined the South but now threaten to destroy our country in violence and division and death. No longer innocent, they incite a race war where black people are treated unequally in health care, law and order, education, housing and opportunity. Our leaders in federal and state government fan the flames of division with either inappropriate action (Trumps threat of military force against US citizens) or inaction (TN legislature's refusal to remove a bust). The Southern Poverty Law Center recommends 21 things to do to choose an authoritarian state or inclusive democracy.Clarification: I would like to see an image of Dolly Parton dismayed in our state capitol rather than Civil War Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest , a mass murderer, slave trader, traitor and white supremacist. Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Are we anti-abortion, pro-choice or pro-life? It's an issue we have debated, fought with cruelty and violence over and divided ourselves with at least since Roe vs. Wade in 1973. Why ,when we all agree that life is precious? Because it has been made a political issue and not a privacy, personal, family issue. Don't want government in your health care? Why do we put the entire Tennessee legislature and Governor between the stirrups? I break my own rues for the podcast to invite a liberal, Catholic, politician Chris Hale, to discuss pro-life. Health care, financial security and social support are positive solutions to decreasing abortions, not waiting periods, criminalization and burdensome clinic regulations. I hope you can see the discrepancies in the debate and the lack of respect for women and mothers and take action. capitol.tn.govSB1902/HB 2135-Extend TennCare maternal support for 12 months postpartumSupport the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

The doors to America are slowly closing to people from war torn, dangerous and violent countries with corrupt governments, ethnic cleansing, gangs and human trafficking. The cry "take care of our own first" and blaming immigrants for all our problems is an old excuse for continuing Tennessee policies that maintain the status quo. This episode highlights how a county mayor depends on misinformation to find a solution to a problem that doesn't exist and how a fear mongering piece of propaganda brought the residents out to a crowded venue in a pandemic to participate. What if our rural communities could resettle highly vetted, motivated, thankful, young refugee families to bolster our schools and businesses?And finally, we will need better informed voters and better leaders to face looming global changes.Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

What is a virus, why is hand washing so important, aren't vaccines dangerous too? You've heard what to do to prevent coronavirus but why? Dr. John Palisano is a biologist with experience in studying viruses and will give us the science and history behind our current crises. You may need to listen twice to get all the information in this hour. Knowledge and critical thinking may save your life and the lives of the people you care about. Thank you to all the nurses and doctors trying to save lives and risking their own. Thank you to the scientists around the world working to find a vaccine and treatment. Shame on the leaders who did little to nothing to prevent this death and destruction and are only worried about the economy and re-election.Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Remember when you were in school and whined "I'm never going to need to know this stuff"? Well, you were WRONG. We really need to know the things in science , history and civics classes to be good citizens and decision makers and to know what is going on in the world around us. Biologist Jon Evans makes us aware of that in this discussion about the ecological integrity of our rivers, streams and wetlands past, present and future. Our policy basis is the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the rules that define it which have changed with the change in administration. Shouldn't laws reflect our values, the things that are important to us? Shouldn't lawmakers care about the science that underlies the environment, and health? Dust off your thinking cap and be ready to admit that you DO need to know more stuff.Hands on Nashville-HON.orgEarthJustice.orgTennesseeriverkeeper.orgSupport the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Despite our dismal health ranking (42), closing rural hospitals and increasing number of uninsured, TN legislator and the Governor requested a cap on federal money last November Now the Trump administration wants to take billions of dollars out of the Medicaid Program with block grants. With new guidelines, TN will be back to the drawing board and with legal challenges and delays, TN will continue its rush to the bottom in health care indices.But Rep. Ron Travis, after personally experiencing the consequences of losing a sister in law who was uninsured, has introduced Governor Haslam's 2015 Insure Tennessee for expansion of Medicaid. We need listeners to contact Speaker Cameron Sexton keep this bill alive, and your legislators and the subcommittee's constituents to support it. The easiest way to help is to join Tennessee Justice Center's email list at tnjustic.org and of course listen to and share this podcast. You can make a difference in people's lives!!Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

What about the future of farming in rural Tennessee? My guest is Jessica Wilson, a "traditional" farmer in that she and her family have a farm that has animals and grows food. She is also a future farmer in that she is part of an organization that identifies the concerns of young and future farmers from affordable land to affordable health care and makes them available to elected officials. Our family farmers are aging. What would our rural communities look like if we lost family farms to large corporate farms that grew only commodities for global trade? Not interested in agriculture? Do you like to eat locally grown food, farm fresh organic fruit and vegetables? You should listen to this podcast!Nationalyoungfarmers.orgSupport the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

We begin Season 2 of "What about us?" A discussion of policies that impact rural Tennesseans with interviews, discussion and personal stories on a variety of topics such as health care accessibility, small businesses, employment, education and the environment. Tennessee is 93% rural with over 1.5 million residents. We have 4 big cities and often resources and attention go to these urban areas. Newspapers and stations are urban. National radio and TV don't know us and small town papers are disappearing. We need to be informed from a variety or resources and use critical thinking skills to determine what is real. The rural way of life is valuable for social, economic and agricultural reasons ad we want to preserve it.Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Wow, 15 episodes from developing critical thinking skills to impeachment. I hope listeners have learned from the guests and action plan suggestions. There were some updates on several topics to share like the Medicaid Block Grant Proposal and Governor Lee's rural initiative. Next month our state legislators go back to Nashville. Let's make sure they do our bidding a little bit better than last year. What about us? will be back in February. Thanks for listening and tell your friends and family.Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Our guest for the podcast today is Lauren Newman, a 2018 graduate in environmental sustainability and chemistry from the University of the South. Lauren remained with the program to assist rising students with their projects and plan for careers in the field of sustainability. She launches her own career in Washington, D.C with the City Blossoms Urban Agricultural Project in the coming weeks. The Green New Deal (as in FDR's New Deal) is not a policy or legislation but a resolution for what America needs to do to avoid a climate disaster. Climate change, global warming, fossil fuel emissions, and green house gases are not hoaxes but real dangers for our future and the planet. Time to leave the hysteria and rhetoric behind and start learning, understanding, asking questions, demanding action and voting. Our youth are "on it" and we need to get alongside of them because their lives depend on it. Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Tennessee's block grant proposal to alter our Medicaid/TennCare program has been submitted to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and they have opened a Federal Comment Period through December 27. The proposal continues to be unacceptable for the health care of 1.4 million Tennesseans including 1/2 of our children. Over 1,650 comments opposing the original plan were made in October. The podcast urges listeners to submit a comment again, using the resources of the Tennessee Justice Center and encourage others to do so as well. Let's stop this harmful plan and get on with Medicaid Expansion so we can insure working families and reverse our opioid and rural health care crises. www.tnjustice.org/stoptheblockText: JUSTICE4TN TO 52886volunteer cpate@tnjustice.comSupport the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

Beth Joslin Roth joins us again to discuss gun violence, gun safety and gun legislation in Tennessee. She is the Executive and Program Director of the Safe Tennessee Project, a non-profit group working to bring common sense gun legislation to our state. Do we want women murdered by their domestic partners? Do we want children to die at the hands of other children or drive by shootings? Do we want our teens to take their lives after a relationship ends or a bad semester at school? A review of data from the CDC would cause one to think that we do or just don't care. Why have we, as proud, independent thinking Tennesseans allowed our legislators to be so controlled by the NRA to the point of ignoring our opinions, and lives? Why do we have a state rifle whose ammunition can pierce body armor, the side of a rail car and bring down an airplane or helicopter? Because it is made here.The next state legislative session begins in January 2020. Go to safetennesseeproject.org to sign up for how we can demand safety without giving up our guns. Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

We continue to explore how the US Constitution affects us, today the Bill of Rights' second amendment: The necessity to form a militia and the right to bear arms. What's a militia? Safe Tennessee Project founder, director and policy director Beth Joslin Roth joins me to discuss the history of the colonists, federal gun legislation and the National Rifle Association. How did we get to where we are today with gun violence, mass shootings, controversy, anger and polarization? Beth's organization respects the second amendment, does not advocate confiscating guns, and sees gun violence as a public health concern, not a political issue. Like this podcast we don't believe exaggeration and knee jerk reactions are helpful but that quality information can lead to common ground, action and positive outcomes. This is the first of 2 podcasts, the second devoted to gun violence and legislation in Tennessee. Resources:Constitutional podcast, 2017, Washington PostSafetennesseeproject.orgDistrict of Columbia V. Heller 2008New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc v. City of New York-upcoming in December to the Supreme CourtSupport the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

"That's unconstitutional!" is something we hear every day as we move into an impeachment inquiry of the President. What does the US Constitution say about executive power, Congress and impeachment? Political Science student Bahley Minor shares with us his studies and classroom discussions about the Constitution and the unfortunate and historical place we find ourselves in today. What an opportunity to hear from one of our young people. Recommended podcasts to freshen up your knowledge of history and the radical document that created our Democracy:"The Presidents" (2016) and "Constitutional" (2017)Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

CPA and state director of the Tennessee Small Business Alliance, Lenda Sherrell joins us again to talk about our state taxes. For the second year in a row we lead the nation in having the highest sales tax and we've been at the top before. But we have no income tax. Does that make it all even?Also, an update on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is doing for the middle class and our national debt. What are leading Democratic presidential candidates proposing to decrease income inequality? Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

With a list of dismal health care stats and errors, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee asks to be the first state to ask for a change in the coverage and oversight of 1.4 million Medicaid recipients, including over half of our children. The modified proposal is vague and the math is fuzzy. An open comment period goes through October 18 and listeners are encouraged to go to https:// www.tnjustice.org/medicaid-block-grants-in-tennessee to learn more and send the suggested comment or tell their own story. Don't bother writing your state representative or Governor Lee. They have done their "job" in refusing Medicaid Expansion and instead passing a probably illegal experiment with people's lives. Also public forums are going on throughout the state and are listed. Please attend one if you have an opinion or story or just want to here how TennCare has treated our most vulnerable populations of disabled children and adults. You will have to ask "what about us?"Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)