Titans Stadium Deal Opponents Slip In Language To Redirect Funds To Taxpayers; Pandemonium Ensues

Nashville’s Sports And Concerts Lobbying Groups Are Aggressively Trying To Remove An Amendment That Opponents Of The New $2.1 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium Project Pushed Through In The Late Hours Of A Metro Council Meeting Two Weeks Ago.

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Nashville Council To Vote On Debated Titans Rent Stipulation For $2.2B Stadium

As The Metro Nashville Council Prepares For Its Second Vote Tuesday Night On The Deal To Build A New $2.2 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium, The Largest Remaining Debate Involves An Amendment Added To The Deal At The April 4 Council Meeting.

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Nashville Council Receives Pushback On Titans Stadium Ticket Amendment

An Amendment To The Bill To Build A New $2.2 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium Has Been The Subject Of Pushback This Week Heading Into The Scheduled Second Vote On The Project From The Metro Nashville Council On Tuesday.

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TN Constitutional Amendment To Allow State To Own Banks, Equities In Private Companies Fails In Senate

A Resolution That Has Been Referred To As One Of, If Not The Most Dangerous Piece Of Legislation Being Pushed Through In This Session Failed On The Senate Floor In A Vote Of 17 Ayes, And 16 Nays.

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Bill To Transfer Secretary Of State Power To State Party Chair Heads To House Committee

This Week, A Bill That Would Transfer A Power Never Wielded Before By A State Political Party’s Chair Will Be Heard Before The House Local Government Committee.

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House K-12 Subcommittee Passes Bill Requiring Parental Consent For Sex Education In Schools

Legislation That Would Make It Mandatory For Schools To Obtain Parental Consent Before Students Are Allowed To Participate In Sex Education Classes Will Move On To The Full House Education Administration Committee After Passing The K-12 Subcommittee On Wednesday.

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Lawmakers Overwhelmed By Phone Calls From Homeschool Community, Speaker’s Bill Set To Be Amended

Tennessee Homeschooling Parents Report That Lawmakers Are Overwhelmed By The Response From The Homeschool Community Over A Bill That Sought To Modify State Homeschool Law.

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Tennessee Constitutional Amendment Allowing State To Have Ownership In Banks, Private Equities Passes Senate Committee

Yesterday In The Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Ferrell Haile’s New Legislation Was Passed, Bringing State-Owned Private Businesses And Banks One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality.

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Tennessee Right To Life Opposes Sen. Briggs’ Amendment To Abortion Exemptions Bill

Tennessee Right To Life Continues To Strongly Oppose SB745 By Senator Briggs As Amended With Amendment #6282 That Was Filed By The Sponsor And Is Set To Be Heard In Senate Judiciary Tuesday, March 21, At 1:00 CT. The Proposal Would Weaken The Human Life Protection Act And Goes Far Beyond The Simple Clarifications That Legislators Have Requested.

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Tennessee Right To Life Supports Amendment To Bill That Originally Would Have Weakened Human Life Protection Act

Tennessee Right To Life Is In Support Of Senate Bill 983 Sponsored By Senator Yager As Amended By Amendment #005051. TRTL Has Maintained Throughout This Session That They Would Work With Legislators To Clarify The Human Life Protection Act Without Weakening It, And That Is What This Amendment Does.

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