Lee Signs Tennessee Redistricting Maps Into Law
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Has Signed Into Law Three Redistricting Maps, According To The State’s Legislative Website.
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Are Tennessee’s Gun Laws Blatantly Unconstitutional For 18-20 Year Olds?
We Must Be Demanding That Tennessee’s Law Which Continues To Infringe Rights Of Tennesseans And Other Citizens Be Purged From Our Laws. We Have An Obligation As Citizens, To The Fully Extent As Discussed By James Madison, To Compel Government To Remove These Infringements Or We Have The Duty To Move Forward As That Barrier Against Tyranny Of Domestic Government Which Function Lies At The Very Core Of The Type Of Governments That Founding Fathers Created And That Today’s Political Parties Work So Hard To Dilute.
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Southern Legislative Conference Begins In Nashville
Officials From 15 States Converged On Nashville Saturday To Kick Off The 75th Southern Legislative Conference, An Annual Conference Where Current And Former State Officials, Legislators, And Industry Leaders Meet To Share Policy Ideas. The Event Runs From July 10-14.
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Texas Congressional Democrats Urge Biden To Rescind Order Halting New Oil, Gas Leases
Four Texas House Democrats Are Urging President Joe Biden To Rescind His Executive Order Halting New Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Land And Water.
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U.S. Senate Balance Of Power Rests With Georgia’s Runoff Elections
If Republicans win one or both of the elections, the GOP will retain control in the U.S. Senate. If Democrats win both elections, the chamber will be split, 50-50, with Democrat and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris holding the tiebreaker vote.
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Democrats Renew Appeals For Statewide Mask Mandate
Tennessee Legislature Democrats Call For Governor Lee To “Step Up And Lead” And Issue A Statewide Mask Mandate.
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Tennessee Has Used Only 43% Of State’s CARES Act Education Funding
With Education struggling across TN during the Pandemic, the TN Dept of Education has only awarded 43% of CARES Act Education dollars. Leaving 57% ($256.28 million) of $596 million dollars in aid to be spent in less than 6 months or it will must be returned to the government.
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Lame-duck Congress Needs To Pass A Responsible Budget
Under the shadow of an incoming Biden administration, members of Congress are working against the clock to cobble together yet another continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded and running.
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Education Unions Demand More Money While Layoffs Escalate
Despite the record level of funding, by June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 469,000 K-12 personnel, state-run colleges and universities laid off 176,000 professors and other employees. Private schools, including well-known colleges and universities and K-12 private schools, reported 457,000 layoffs.
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