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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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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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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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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