While one high-profile bill to close the state primaries to party-only voting fell by the wayside this week, others, like a bill designed to punish police officers for turning off their body cameras, have surfaced. Political analyst Otis Sanford joins us to discuss those and other proposals making their way through the Tennessee General Assembly.
Also, as progressive Democrats begin to push their agenda nationally, one future political talking point could center around reparations, or the idea of compensating African-Americans for the wrongs of slavery. U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen from Memphisis proposing a bill that would "study" reparations. But at a time when the issue could foster more racial polarization, Sanford says that most Democrats, if they bring up the issue at all, will likely be cautious how they present the issue.
