TN Legislative Mailer Allowance Was At Center Of Casada, Cothren Arrests

Tennessee Law Allows For Incumbent Legislators To Spend Up To $3,000 Annually For Postage And Printing Of Items Sent To Constituents. The Representatives Are Then Allowed To Spend More Than That Out Of Their Own Political Campaign Funds. Those Rules Are At The Center Of Tuesday’s Arrest Of Former House Speaker Glen Casada And His Chief Of Staff Cade Cothren On Federal Charges Of A Political Mailer Conspiracy. The Indictment States That, Because Tennessee Receives More Than $10,000 From The Federal Government, That The Alleged Conspiracy Used Federal Funds.

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9 Of 10 House Republican Candidates Supported By The TN Education Association Lost The Primary

The Tennessee Education Association (TEA) Chose To Support The Campaigns Of Several Republicans Vying For A Seat In The Tennessee House Of Representatives, But Only One Of The GOP Politicians They Chose To Support Won In The Primary.

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State House And Senate Leaders Raise Big Money For Reelection

Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, House Speaker Cameron Sexton And Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson Lead The Pack In Raising Funds For Reelection According To Campaign Finance Reports.

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Registry Delves Into Fire-Hall Check-Cashing Complaint Against State Rep. Paul Sherrell

The Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance Is Looking Into A Complaint That State Rep. Paul Sherrell Wrote Checks From His Campaign Account To Local Fire Halls And Asked For Cash Back, Potentially Pocketing It While Campaigning This Year.

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The Secret to Friendship, Only 3.4%, the #1 Sign of Corruption, Weekend Fun [Brandon’s Brain – #7]

If A Lawmaker On Pac Welfare Has To Choose Between The Interest Of Their District And The Corporate PACs, They Will Choose The Corporate PACs Eight Times Out Of Ten. Because The People Back Home, Who Do Not Subscribe To The Tennessee Conservative, Don’t Know What The Hell Is REALLY Going On Like You Do In Republican Politics. This Is Another Reason To Support Conservative Journalism And Get Us To That 5% Donor Participation Rate. We Need To Reach More Conservatives In Our State!

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Funds Flood In To Support Campaigns Of District 5’s GOP Congressional Candidates

Money Is Pouring In To Support The Campaigns For District 5’s Republican Candidates For U.S. Congress.

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Under Indictment, Kelsey Resigns Education Post, Claims Lead Witness Was Given Federal Immunity

Facing A Five-Count Federal Indictment, Sen. Brian Kelsey Resigned His Education Committee Chairmanship Wednesday, Proclaiming His Innocence While Saying The Federal Government’s Lead Witness Received Immunity.

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Senator Kelsey Indicted For Allegedly Violating Federal Campaign Finance Laws

Sen. Brian Kelsey Has Been Indicted For Allegedly Funneling More Than $90,000 From His State Account To His Failed 2016 Congressional Campaign, A Violation Of Federal Law.

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