Debt Limit Agreement Takes Fire From All Sides
President Joe Biden And House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Reached A Tentative Compromise To Raise The Debt Ceiling Over The Weekend, But The Plan Still Faces A Rocky Path Forward.
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Democrats
Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million
Amid Uproar Over Third-Grade Reading Scores And The Prospect Of Thousands Of Failing Students, Tennessee Lawmakers Extended The Testing Vendor’s Contract And Bumped Up The Total Payout By Nearly $40 Million.
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Conservative Lawmakers Urge Governor Lee To Abandon Plans For Special Session To Enact Unconstitutional ‘Red Flag’ Laws
Tennessee State Rep. Bryan Richey Has Penned An Open Letter To Governor Lee Asking Him To Not Call Legislators Back To Nashville On August 21st To Enact An Unconstitutional ‘Red Flag’ Law. Reps Todd Warner And Ed Butler Along With Senator Janice Bowling Have Already Signed The Letter. More Conservative-Leaning Republicans Are Expected To Sign On In Time.
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Tennessee To Warn Voters At Polls About Voting Across Party Lines In Primary
Tennessee Polling Places Will Now Be Required To Post Signs On Partisan Primary Election Days Warning Voters To Only Vote In A Primary For A Party That They Are A Bona Fide Member.
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Governor Lee Signs Bill To Prohibit Civil Suits Against Firearms Dealers
Governor Bill Lee Has Signed Legislation That Provides Extra Protections Against Civil Lawsuits For Firearms And Ammunition Dealers, Manufacturers, And Sellers.
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Majority Of Americans Want Spending Cuts Included In Debt Ceiling Deal, Poll Says
A Large Majority Of Voters Say That President Joe Biden Should Compromise With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy To Cut Government Spending As Part Of A Deal To Raise The U.S. Debt Ceiling, According To A New Poll.
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No Progress On Debt Ceiling As Deadline Approaches
President Joe Biden Met With Legislative Leaders On Tuesday, But Neither Side Gave Any Indication Of Progress On The Debt Ceiling Ahead Of A Potential June 1 Default Deadline.
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Gov. Lee Sets Special Session For Late August In Response To School Shooting
Five Months After A Shooter Killed Six People At The Covenant School In Nashville, Gov. Bill Lee Will Bring Lawmakers Back To Nashville To Cobble Together A Solution To The Mass Murder.
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American’s Banking Fears Worst Since 2008 Financial Crisis
Americans Are Worried About The Safety Of Their Money In The Banking System After Multiple Banks Have Collapsed In Recent Weeks, According To A New Poll.
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Cumberland County Dems File Civil Complaint With Attorney General Over TN House Speaker Sexton’s Residency
More Than A Dozen Residents Of House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s District Filed A Complaint With The Tennessee Attorney General, Asking For A Civil Investigation Into Whether He Wrongly Filed Reimbursement Expenses With The State.
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