Bill Shifting More Memphis Hotel Tax To FedExForum Headed To Governor

A Bill Allowing Memphis To Divert More Of The Shelby County Hotel-Motel Tax To Renovations At FedExForum Passed The Tennessee Senate And Will Now Head To Gov. Bill Lee For His Signature.

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Tennessee Non-Profit Works To Provide College Scholarships For Illegal Aliens

Protestors Marched On The State Capitol On Thursday Urging Gov. Lee Not To Sign Legislation That Requires Local Law Enforcement To Report Illegal Aliens In Their Custody To The Feds. At The Same Time, A Non-Profit Hosted An Event Presenting Their Plans To Help “Undocumented Immigrants” To Attend College By Providing Over $2 Million In Scholarships Annually.

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Gov. Lee Signs Bill To Combat “Driving Equality Act” That Media Has Claimed Will “Undo Strides In Public Safety”

Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Bill Into Law That Would Allow Tennessee Law Enforcement Agencies To Operate At Their Full Legal Capacity By Prohibiting Local Government From Putting Limits On That Capacity.

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Bill Requiring Tennessee Law Enforcement To Report Illegal Aliens To Federal Government Passes On Senate Floor

A Bill To Require Local Law Enforcement Agencies In Tennessee To Report Illegal Immigrants In Their Custody To The Federal Government Was Passed In The State Senate By A 26-7 Vote On Monday.

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Memphis Pushes More Hotel Tax Funding For FedExForum Renovations

Memphis Is Looking For More Funding For The Renovations At The FedexForum And Are Pushing A Pair Of Bills In The Tennessee Legislature To Get That Funding.

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Legislation Requiring Tennessee Law Enforcement To Report Illegal Aliens To The Feds Progresses Forward

Companion Bills Aimed At Requiring Local Police To Alert The Federal Government To The Presence Of Illegal Aliens In The State Of Tennessee Are Moving Forward In The House And Senate.

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Developer-Backed Bill To End Wetlands Protections Shelved By Tennessee Senate

A Controversial Bill To Roll Back Protections On More Than 430,000 Acres Of Wetlands In Tennessee Has Been Effectively Defeated, With A Senate Committee Voting Wednesday To Send The Measure To A Legislative Study Session Over The Summer.

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Tennessee Set To Send 50 National Guard Members To Texas

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Congressman David Kustoff And Several Members Of The Tennessee Legislature Met Over The Weekend With 50 Tennessee National Guard Members Who Will Soon Be Deployed To Texas As Part Of Operation Lone Star.

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