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Posted by: Brittany Sims on Nov 14, 2014

Republican dominance of the Tennessee General Assembly may be seen as another step in legislative assertiveness, Tom Humphreys writes in Knoxnews. Following the Nov. 7 election, the GOP supermajority in the 99-member House rose from 71 to 73 seats, leaving Democrats with just 26 slots. In the Senate, the GOP gained two seats and now holds 28 of 33, the Democrats just five. Republican fortunes have been steadily on the upswing since 2005, when the GOP took a majority in the Senate. One party has not had such lopsided legislative majorities since 1959.