Bill Hobbs notes

Here’s some good news for potential state Senate candidate Bob Krumm involving the current occupant of the Senate seat that Krumm is eyeing. State Sen. Douglas Henry - who last March was backing legislation that would strip Tennesseans of their right to vote on proposed increases in their county “wheel tax” (car tag fees) and make it easier for county commissions to raise wheel taxes - is at it again. According to the Dec. 19 issue of the weekly Tennessee Journal political newsletter, Henry now is backing a proposal to eliminate the referendum requirement for the local option sales tax.

Bill gets it right - this is a huge issue for Krumm and another misstep by Henry. But that’s in the general. The rumors of a primary opponent still abound, and leftist Democrats seldom favor tax referendums. This is either a bad policy idea by Henry and just that, or he’s attempting to shore up his Democratic support if Gary Odom challenges him. We’ll see.