Support for the state Legislature has plummeted 20 percentage points since January, according to a Vanderbilt University poll, and the cause appears to be controversial votes like the Republican-led fight to remake Tennessee's laws on teachers unions.
Five months ago, state lawmakers were viewed favorably by nearly two-thirds of Tennesseans. Now, not even half say they approve of the job the GOP-controlled Legislature is doing.
The decline suggests the honeymoon period that began when Republicans swept into office last November has ended.
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