At 4-Day Mark, Tennessee’s Special Session Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300,000

Tennessee’s Special Session Is Closing In On Costing At Least $300,000 In Stipends In Mileage For Lawmakers As It Reaches Its Fifth Day On Monday. For Each Day, Those Costs Increase By $58,576. But Those Costs Do Not Include The Additional Security Measures And Officers Put Into Place During The Special Session Or The Legal Fees Surrounding Lawsuits Related To The House Rules.

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Court Challenge Asserts Office Of Legislative Administration Not Exempt From Public Records Law

A Nashville Man Seeking Records In A Former Lawmaker’s Sexual Harassment Case Says It’s “Basic High School Civics” That The Office Of Legislative Administration Is Separate From The House Of Representatives And Falls Under The State’s Public Records Act.

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House Speaker Sexton Indicates Staff, Subcommittee Spent Money In Harassment Case

House Speaker Cameron Sexton Is Pointing At The Office Of Legislative Administration And A House Ethics Subcommittee In The Expense Of Nearly $9,000 In The Case Of A 19-Year-Old Intern Harassed By Former Rep. Scotty Campbell.

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Thousands Of Taxpayer Dollars Spent To “Fix” Legislator’s Alleged Sexual Harassment Violation

Receipts Show That The State Legislature Spent Thousands Of Taxpayer Dollars Trying To Rectify A Sexual Harassment Scandal Involving Now-Former State Representative Scotty Campbell.

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FBI Expediting TN House Corruption Investigation

Although 10-12 People Are Believed To Have Been Subpoenaed As Part Of The Federal Investigation Into The Use Of The Bogus Company, Reporters Have Been Able To Find Only Three Who Would Admit It This Week, Including Cameron Sexton, Esther Helton And Bud Hulsey. Paul Sherrell And Jason Zachary Would Not Comment.

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