Tennessee Conservative
Conservative Tennesseans Will Have No Opportunity To Vote For A Challenger In Several Republican Primaries Across The State This Year. In Multiple Districts, Incumbent GOP Lawmakers Have No One Running Against Them In The Primary In August And In Some Cases Are Also Running Unopposed In The Main Election In November.
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Facing A Spate Of Legal Battles With Tennessee Cities And The Federal Government, The Attorney General’s Office Enters This Year With A New “Strategic Litigation Unit” And Heftier Budget. Skrmetti Doesn’t Necessarily Have A Different Philosophy Than His Predecessor, Herbert Slatery, But Appears To Be Taking A More Active Role Against What He Considers Federal Incursions.
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Legislation To Expand Tennessee’s ESA Program To Hamilton And Knox Counties Cleared Its Final Committee Hurdle Before Heading To The House Floor For A Vote. Republican Representatives Ron Gant And Todd Warner Asked To Be Recorded As Voting Against The Bill.
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Although Deferred Again In The Senate, A Bill That Would Protect Tennessee School Employees From Backlash For Choosing Not To Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns Has Passed In The House.
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The Senate Sponsor Of TennCare Legislation Has Serious Reservations About Changing The Bill To Give The Nation’s Largest Medicaid Managed-Care Company A Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract After It Failed To Win A Bid.
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Lawmakers Held Up Legislation Wednesday That Would Create An Opening For A TennCare Contract To Be Given To A Massive Company Connected To A Bid-Rigging Lawsuit Filed Against The State.
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Cade Cothren, Who Once Served As A Top Aide For Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, Opted Not To Show Before A State Ethics And Campaign Finance Panel On Wednesday.
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A Proposal That Would Prohibit Higher Education Institutions In Tennessee From Forcing Students And Employees To Embrace Divisive Concepts Passed The House And Senate Education Committees On Wednesday.
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A Bill To Address Requirements Related To “Divisive Concepts” At Tennessee’s Public Colleges And Universities Is Set To Be Discussed In Both Tennessee’s Senate And House On Wednesday.
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Representative Charlie Baum Has Sponsored A Bill That Would Change Tennessee’s Current Grading Scale And Make Many More College Ready Students Eligible For Scholarships.
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