Tennessee Legislature Will Consider Property Tax Increase Cap
A Tennessee Bill Would Cap Property Tax Increases In The State At 2% Plus Inflation Each Year And 6% Plus Inflation Over A Three-Year Span.
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Chris Todd
Tennessee House Resolution Joins Other States In Call For Congressional Term Limits
A TN House Resolution Would Add Tennessee To A List Of 6 Other States (And Counting) Calling For A Single-Topic Limited Article V Convention For Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution For Term Limits On Congress.
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Possible Schedule Changes For Cannabis Elicit Mixed Reactions
With Departments Of The Federal Government Discussing A Potential Schedule Change For Cannabis, Many Tennesseans Are Waiting To See How Those Changes Will Affect The Status Of The Drug In The State.
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Drag Shows For Minors Are Illegal In All TN Counties But Shelby, So Why Are Blount & Sevier Counties Allowing It?
Despite Guidance From AG Skrmetti’s Office And Clarification From One Of The Sponsors Of The Legislation, Now Law, That Bans Drag Shows Where Children May Be Present, It Seems That There Will Be Illegal Drag Performances Carried Out On September 2nd In At Least Two Tennessee Counties.
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Special Session Bills: New Hate Crime Categories, Police’s Right To Assign SROs, Reporting To Feds About Mentally “Defective” Youth, Protection For Gun Owners
Newly Filed Bills Include 6 Democrat-Sponsored Bills That Aim To Create New “Hate Crime” Categories, And Republican Bills Dealing With Codification Of A Local Law Enforcement Agency’s Right To Assign SROs, Reporting Requirements For Mental Health Care Professionals, Reporting Requirements Of Criminal Courts To The Feds About Juveniles Deemed Mentally “Defective,” Civil Liability Protection For Gun Owners Who Have Had Their Firearms Stolen, And Reporting Requirements For Courts About Individuals That Have Been “Committed” And More.
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Americans For Prosperity Funds Tennessee Lawmakers Trip To Southern Border
The Americans For Prosperity Foundation Is Paying For A Group Of Tennessee Lawmakers To Tour The Southern Border To See What It Calls A Crisis Situation.
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Governor Lee Hands Drag Show Court Case Over To Attorney General
Gov. Bill Lee Could Be Washing His Hands Of A Law Setting Restrictions On Drag Shows Even Though He Signed The Measure Just Minutes After It Passed The House Earlier This Year.
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New Law Protecting Minors From Sexualized Performances Blocked By Federal Court
A “Commonsense Child-Safety Bill” That Governor Bill Lee Signed Into Law Earlier This Year Has Been Blocked By A Federal Judge.
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Tennessee Legislature Moving Competing 18-Year-Old Firearm Carry Bills
A Bill That Would Allow Those 18 Years Old And Older To Concealed Carry And Obtain A Permit In Tennessee Now Has Different Versions Moving Through The Senate And House.
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Bill To Ban Drag Shows In Public Spaces Passes House, Will Head To Governor’s Desk
In A Vote Split Almost Exclusively Along Party Lines, A Bill To Ban Drag Shows In Public Spaces Passed The Tennessee House Yesterday 74 To 19.
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