REAL Conservatives Urge Gov. Lee To Stop Acting Like A Dem, 60% Of Tennessee 3rd-Graders Can’t Read Reinstating Parent’s Rights, Crime On The Rise On TN Campuses, Divisive Educational Concepts & Much More! The TennCon Big 7!

1) 60% Of Tennessee Third-Graders Fail To Meet Proficiency On TCAP Test
1A) Tennessee Releases School District Specific Data On Third-Grade Proficiency
2) Conservative Lawmakers Urge Governor Lee To Abandon Plans For Special Session To Enact Unconstitutional ‘Red Flag’ Laws
2A) More Tennessee County GOP’s, County Commissions Issue Resolutions Against Red Flag Laws
3) Tennessee Governor Signs Parental Rights Bill Counteracting Mature Minor Doctrine
4) Crime Is Up On Tennessee College Campuses From 2021-2022, But Still Down Significantly From 2019
5) Gov. Lee Allocated $140M To Put An Armed Guard In Every School, But There Aren’t Enough Officers To Go Around
6) Lee Signs Bill Prohibiting Forced Implicit Bias Training For Tennessee Teachers
6A) Governor Lee Protects Teachers’ Rights To Refuse To Use Preferred Pronouns Of Students
7) New Tennessee Law Bans Colleges From Requiring Agreement With ‘Divisive’ Academic Concepts

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BlueCross BlueShield Cuts Hurting Tennesseans (Op-Ed)

Given The Invaluable Role That Access To A Trusted Healthcare Provider Plays In So Many Lives, I’ve Been Deeply Disturbed To See The Network Cuts That Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Tennessee (BCBST), The Largest Health Insurance Provider In Our State, Has Been Making Across Tennessee.

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Parties Opposed To Release Of Covenant School Shooting Records To Present Arguments At Upcoming Hearing

After A Status Conference, Held Earlier This Week, Regarding The Release Of Records From The Covenant School Shooting, A Judge Has Now Decided That Those Wishing To Intervene In The Lawsuits Against Metro Government Of Nashville And Davidson County Will Be Allowed To Do So.

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Governor Lee Deploys 100 Tennessee National Guard Members To Defend Southern Border

Just Yesterday, Gov. Bill Lee Authorized The Deployment Of 100 Tennessee National Guard Members Down To Our Southern Border Where They Will Provide Patrol Support, Help Place Barriers, And Staff Outposts.

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Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools Sue Social Media Giants For Role In Student Mental Health Crisis

A Lawsuit Has Been Filed By The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Against A Number Of Social Media Companies, Seeking Accountability For The Increasing Mental Health Crisis Among Students. The Suit Names Facebook, Google, Instagram, Meta, Snapchat, Tik Tok, WhatsApp, And YouTube.

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Williamson County Establishment Republicans Weaponize Organization Bylaws In Attempt To Isolate/Punish Grassroots Victors

For The Past Year, And As Recently As May 16th, Several People Have Been Rejected, Shamed, Siloed And Simply Canceled From Participating In Any Events That Are Operated By Establishment Republican Leadership. The Effort To Isolate The Grassroots Has Seemed To Amplify Since The April 18th Reorganization Of The Williamson County GOP.

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Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million

Amid Uproar Over Third-Grade Reading Scores And The Prospect Of Thousands Of Failing Students, Tennessee Lawmakers Extended The Testing Vendor’s Contract And Bumped Up The Total Payout By Nearly $40 Million.

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Tennessee Attorney General Leads Coalition In Warning Biden Not To Bypass Congress To Raise Debt Ceiling

A Coalition Of 19 Attorneys General Signed A Letter Urging Biden Not To Expand His Executive Powers To Raise Or Ignore The Debt Ceiling Without Congressional Approval. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Led The Group Prompted By Biden’s Statements On His Assertion The Executive Branch Has Authority Under The 14th Amendment To Bypass Congress.

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