Republican Lawmakers Hope to Modify Tennessee’s Historical Commission During Upcoming Legislative Session

Sen. Joey Hensley’s Legislation From Earlier This Year, To Decrease The Number Of Members On The Tennessee Historical Commission, Looks Like It Will Be Making A Resurgence During Tennessee’s Upcoming 2024 Legislative Session.

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How Tennessee Schools Are Spending Federal Funds & Why There Is Opposition To Rejecting Federal Money

Democrat Lawmakers And Many Of Tennessee’s School Districts Are Not In Favor Of Sexton And McNally’s Task Force That Aims To Study The Impact That Rejecting Federal Funding Might Have On The State’s Education System. Why The Opposition? Get Ready To Follow The Money.

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Tennessee Democrats Argue Rejecting Federal Education Funding Undermines Public Schools

Critics Of A Plan To Consider Rejecting Upwards Of $1.9 Billion In Federal Education Funds Say The Idea Would Undermine Public Schools In Favor Of Private And Charter School Operators.

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Civil Disobedience (Op-Ed By James V. Ferguson, MD)

We Are In Danger Of Losing America. This Pains Me And Is Driving Me Towards Passive Resistance And Civil Disobedience. It Worked For Gandhi And MLK. “Just Say No” Is A Proven Strategy. I Am Adding This To My List Of Things We Can Do To Correct The Disaster Of The Biden Presidency. To Reiterate: We Must Vote, We Can Boycott, You Should Obey The Law, But Hold Accountable Those Who Unjustly Apply It. And We Must Be Courageous And Challenge The Misinformed By Refusing To Accept Their False Narratives, Even If This Threatens Friendships.

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Tennessee Special Session Bills Expected To Revive In 2024

A Measure By House Speaker Cameron Sexton Designed To Stiffen Sentences For Serious Juvenile Crimes Is One Of Several Bills Expected To Be Revived In 2024 After Dying In A Truncated Special Session On Public Safety. Other Bills Expected To Be Revived Deal With Gun Storage Requirements, Mass Violence Threats, School Security Reviews And A Controversial Bill About The Closing Of Child Autopsy Reports.

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New Education Bills Would Block CRT, Back Parents

A New Trio Of U.S. House Education Bills Would Push Back On Critical Race Theory And Federal Rules In Local Public Schools, The Latest In An Ongoing Battle Led By Republicans To Respond To Curriculum And Policy Changes In Education.

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Tennessee Senate-House Stalemate Broken, Special Session Officially Adjourns

On The Sixth Extraordinary Day Of Tennessee’s Special Session For ‘public Safety,’ The Senate Concurred With Several Amendments Made By The House To Bills They Had Already Passed And Officially Adjourned Until January.

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