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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Legislation To Prohibit Social Media Platforms From Censoring Tennesseans Delayed To 2024
Representative Dennis Powers’ Legislation To Help Stymie Social Media’s Censorship Of Tennessee Elections While Preserving The First Amendment Rights Of All Tennesseans In Today’s Online Public Square Was Deferred Yesterday In The House Business & Utilities Subcommittee To Their First Calendar Meeting Of 2024.
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Weak E-Verify Bill Amended To Only Apply To Companies With 35 Or More Employees
SB1780 Originally Sought To Lower The Threshold For Employers Having To Verify Work Authorization Status Of New Hires Through E-Verify From Those With 50 Or More Employees To Those With 25 Or More But An Amendment Was Added That Changed The Threshold To 35 Employees.
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How Lobbyists Buy Votes In Nashville With PAC Contributions
An Investigation Has Revealed How Special Interest Groups Distribute Campaign Contributions Among Lawmakers Before Securing Their Votes And How Lobbyists Are Using Their Influence To Get Tennessee Representatives To Sponsor Legislation That Benefits Their Clients, Often To The Detriment Of Tennessee Citizens.
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Action Alert! Senate Committee To Vote On E-Verify Expansion (Update 3/16/22)
The Senate Commerce And Labor Committee Will Vote On A Bill Today That Seeks To Lower The Threshold For Employers Having To Verify Work Authorization Status Of New Hires Through E-Verify From Those With 50 Or More Employees To Those With 25 Or More Employees.
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House Subcommittee Kicks The Can On Griffey’s E-Verify Bill To Stop Illegal Immigration
Yesterday, February 23rd, The House Banking And Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Kicked The Can Down The Road To A Summer Study For An E-Verify Bill That Would Make It Harder, If Not Impossible, For Illegal Immigrants To Get Work In Tennessee.
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Election Integrity, Employee Medical Freedom, Natural Immunity & 4 Other Bills To Follow
Republican-Led Bills With Subjects Ranging From Election Integrity, Employee Medical Freedom, Natural Immunity, Penalties For Sexual Predators To E-Verify, And Vehicle Sales Tax Exemption For Members Of The Tennessee National Guard Are All Soon-To-Be Up For Debate In The Tennessee General Assembly.
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Right To Work Committee Announces Leadership In All TN Counties
The Yes On 1 Committee Has Announced Its Regional And Local Leadership Team, Naming A County Chairman In All 95 Tennessee Counties. Yes On 1 Will Advocate For Amendment 1 To Place Right-To-Work In The Tennessee Constitution, Which Will Appear On The Ballot On November 8, 2022. Right-To-Work Says That Tennesseans Cannot Be Forced To Join A Union And Pay Dues In Order To Get Or Keep Their Job.
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TN Legislature Takes Steps To Lift Restrictions Limiting Access To Quality, Affordable Healthcare
The TN Senate Passed A Bill That Will Reform State Laws Surrounding Certificate Of Need For Healthcare Providers. According To The State Health Department, the CON Program Seeks To Deliver Improvement In Access, Quality And Cost Savings Through Orderly Growth Management Of The State’s Health Care System.
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Dangerous Bill Could End Full Transparency of Local Governing Boards if Not Amended
Tennessee Bill Would Allow Local Governments To Hold All Meetings Electronically And For Those Officials To Vote Via Telephone, Eliminating Public Access To Those Meetings Or Votes.
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