Opinion

Commissioner Quin Will Need $10 Million More To Jail Tennessee Children Under This Bill (Op-Ed By Connie Reguli, J.D.)

Op-Ed: This Week In Senate Judiciary Committee And House Children & Families Subcommittee, HB2526/SB1868, An Administration Bill, Will Put More Tennessee Children In Kiddie-Prison.

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Rep. Iris Rudder: A Log Jam For Public Integrity Bill HB2098/SB2487 – Mandatory Reporting of State Corruption (Op-Ed By Connie Reguli, J.D.)

Op-Ed: When A Public Integrity Bill Was Set For Hearing In The Public Service Subcommittee, Chair Representative Iris Rudder (R-Winchester-District 39) Informed The Bill Sponsor That She Would “Kill The Bill.” Not Only Is It Frightening That A Subcommittee Chair Person Could Completely Stop This Important Legislation, But Tennessee House Rules Prohibit It.

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Deceptive Push Poll Smearing Conservative Republican Candidate For Williamson County Mayor Smacks Of Desperation (Op-Ed By Don Beehler)

Op-Ed: Many Of The 2026 Elections In Tennessee Are Expected To Be Highly Competitive, Especially Where Grassroots Candidates Are Pitted Against Establishment Players. And That May Mean A Host Of Deceptive Political Tricks.

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When Our General Assembly Claims It Isn’t A Government Agency (Op-Ed By Peter Maher)

Op-Ed: Tennessee’s Open‑Government Framework Rests On 2 Pillars: The TN Public Records Act & The TN Open Meetings Act. Together, They Form The Bedrock Of Transparency In Our State. Our General Assembly’s Office Of Legislative Administration Has Told Me Repeatedly: “It Has Been Judicially Determined That The Legislative Branch Is Not A Governmental Agency For The Purposes Of The Public Records Act And, Therefore, The Legislature’s Internal Records Are Not Open For Inspection Pursuant To Tennessee Code.”