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  • Lundberg Running For Reelection:  A Look At His Voting RecordJon Lundberg Running For Reelection:  A Look At His Voting Record

    Tennessee State Senator Jon Lundberg (R-Bristol-District 4), Who Is Seeking Reelection, Has A Lot To Answer For In His Voting Record As A Republican In Tennessee. Much Of His Voting Record Does Not Reflect The Conservative Decision-Making That His Constituents Would Expect From Someone With An “R” After Their Name.

  • Massey Running For Reelection: A Look At Her Voting RecordBecky Massey Running For Reelection: A Look At Her Voting Record

    Self-Proclaimed Conservative Republican, Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville-District 6), Is Running For Reelection In 2024 But Her Voting Record Is Not Winning Her Very Many Points Amongst Conservatives As She Faces Opposition By Way Of Conservative Candidate Monica Irvine In The Upcoming Election.

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Late Session Tennessee Bills Make Way Through Signing Process

A Stack Of Late-Session Bills Is Making Its Way Through The Signing Process Before They Can Become Law In Tennessee. Bills Must Pass The Legislature, Get Enrolled And Signed By House Speaker Cameron Sexton And Lieutenant Gov. Randy McNally Before Being Sent To Lee.

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Tennessee & 24 States Fight EPA’S Power Plant Smokestack Regulations

West Virginia And Indiana Are Leading A Group Of 25 States, Including Tennessee, Asking For The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia To Declare The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New Rule On Coal, Natural Gas And Oil Power Plants To Be Declared Unlawful.

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Tennessee Joins 22 Other States In Calling On Congress To Defund UN Agency With Ties To Terrorism

The Tennessee Attorney General Has Joined A Coalition Of 23 Attorneys General, Led By Utah And South Carolina, In Calling On Congress To Permanently Defund A United Nations Agency After Learning Of Its Ties To The Terrorist Organization Hamas.

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Passage Of Tennessee Grandparents Visitation Bill Is A Mere Tweak Of A 40-Year-Old Law That Remains Constitutionally Questionable

This Year The General Assembly Tweaked Tennessee’s Grandparent Visitation Statute Found In Tennessee Code. This Is Not New Nor Does It Make A Substantial Change To The Prior Law That Was First Passed In 1985 And Amended Nine Times Since. Although There Is Great Empathy, And Likely Social Value, In Children Being Able To Maintain A Relationship With Their Grandparents, The Question Remains When Should Grandparents Rights Trump The Inalienable Constitutional Right To Parent?

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Another Tennessee Company Caught Employing Children In Violation Of Federal Law

A Sanitation Company Based In Somerville, Tennessee Will Have To Pay Civil Penalties Following A Judgment By A Federal Court For Having Children Employed To Do Hazardous Tasks In Two Facilities Responsible For Slaughtering And Meatpacking.

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Gov. Lee’s Program Granting Expedited Leniency To School-Zone Drug Offenders Brought To An End

In January Of This Year, Under The Radar Of Many Tennesseans, Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) Ended An Expedited Clemency Program For Individuals Sentenced Under A Previous Iteration Of Tennessee’s Drug-Free School Zone Law.

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More Districts Announce Refusal To Allow Teachers To Carry Guns For Added Protection in Tennessee Public Schools

Legislation That Authorizes Tennessee Teachers To Carry Handguns On Campus Has Been Signed By Governor Bill Lee And Given A Public Chapter Number, But No School District Has Expressed That They Are On Board With The Policy Change.

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