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Weak Immigration Reforms, Censorship Fight, Getting Rich At TTC, Taxpayer Funded Lobbyist, Etc… Big 7 Weekend Update!

1) 3 Republicans Support Taxpayer Funding Of Illegal Immigrant Education in TN
2) Bill To Establish Verifiable Paper Trail For TN Ballots Fails In House Subcommittee
3) Social Media Common Carrier Bill Moves Forward Despite Two Republicans Voting No
4) Weak E-Verify Bill Amended To Only Apply To Companies With 35 Or More Employees
5) Senate Education Committee Passes Parent Bill of Rights Act
6) Bill To Remove Obscene Materials From School Libraries Slated For Senate Committee Hearing
7) TN Senator Takes Issue With Taxpayer Funded Lobbying During Committee Meeting

Hamilton County Commissioners Approve New Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyist

On Wednesday Morning The Hamilton County Commission Authorized County Mayor Weston Wamp To Hire Republican Strategist Chris Devaney And His Firm, Poplar Group, As A Lobbyist To Promote The County’s Agenda At The Tennessee Statehouse This Year.

Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyist Receives Raise, Fuels Further Conflict Of Interest Questions

The City Council Of East Ridge, Tennessee Voted Unanimously To Continue Their Agreement With A Lobbyist Firm Employing Nicole Osborne Watson, Wife Of State Senator Bo Watson, To Represent The City’s Interests Before The State Legislature This Year. The Contract Includes A Raise Of Over 40%, All Paid For With Taxpayer Dollars.

Tennessee Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists Rake In Over $5 Million Per Year

Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists (i.e. lobbyists who receive state salaries) Are Receiving More Than $5 Million In Taxpayer Dollars Per Year In The State Of Tennessee To Lobby For Government Interests Over The Interests Of Average-Everyday Tennesseans.

Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists, Firearms Legislation & The Importance Of Successful Educational Outcomes In TN (Interview w/ Rep. Todd Warner)

In this interview, Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill-District 92 ) speaks candidly about his biggest disappointment with his experience in the Tennessee Legislature – the influence of taxpayer-funded lobbyists and the good legislation aimed at limiting their influence that has been killed this session.

Warner also discusses his firearms bill that would grant 18 year-olds the right to bear arms along with the importance of the state’s educational system to produce literate individuals, if for no other reason than to lower the chances of them turning to crime.

All this and more in an interview that you do not want to miss!

Representative White Hopes To Kill School Choice Bill At Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyist Urging

Representative White Is Sponsoring A Bill That Will Repeal All The Changes Made By Last Year’s Open Enrollment Bill And Allow School Districts To Return To How They Operated In The Past Where Each District Was Permitted To Create Their Own Policy.

Nashville Spending Taxpayer Dollars To Hire Lobbyists While Hiking Property Taxes

After Passing A $3.8 Billion City Budget Including A 26% Property Tax Raise, Nashville Is Using A Nice Chunk Of Those Taxpayer Funds To Pay Lobbyists To Advocate For City Interests At The State And Federal Levels Despite The Mayor’s Office Being Only A Short Walk From The Capitol Building.

John Rose Gubernatorial Campaign Names Hamilton County Lobbyist As Campaign Manager

Hamilton County Lobbyist And Political Strategist Chris Devaney Will Be Joining Congressman John Rose’s (R-District 6) Gubernatorial Campaign As Its Campaign Chair.

House Republicans Vote To Allow Family Members Of Lawmakers To Remain Lobbyists At Tennessee Capitol

During A January 14th Meeting Of The House Select Committee On Rules, Where Official Rules Of Order Were Decided For The 114th General Assembly, House GOP Members Voted Down A Rule Change That Would Have Prevented Conflicts Of Interest That Might Occur When A Lawmaker’s Family Member Is Paid To Lobby The General Assembly.

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