Tennessee Senator Estimates August Special Session Cost Taxpayers $750K Just For Security

Tennessee’s Special Legislative Session Resulted In The Passing Of Four Bills But Also Came With A Hefty Price Tag. One State Senator Says It Cost Around $750,000 Just To Provide Security For The Six-Day Event.

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Republican Senator Drafts Proposal For Upcoming Special Session On Gun Control And Safety

With Tennessee’s Special Session Less Than A Week Away, It Has Been Reported That Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin-District 18) Has Drafted Legislation To “Help Prevent Mass Violence.”

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Tennessee Bills Would Change Gun Permit Laws, Allow Campus Carry

Two Bills In The Tennessee Legislature Would Change The Places And Way Some Tennesseans Are Able To Carry Firearms.

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Tennessee Civil Asset Forfeiture Brought $16M In Funds In 2021, But Transparency Lacking

In 2021, Law Enforcement In Tennessee Seized $16 Million Worth Of Cash And $15.8 Million Was Forfeited In Court. But According To Annual Reports From Tennessee’s Department Of Safety And Homeland Security, Departments Used Just $195,000 Of Those Funds.

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Legislators Question State’s $75 Million Contact Tracing Expense With Inexperienced Company

Without Full Legislative Consideration – And Without Public Disclosure – Tennessee Health Officials Have Spent $75 Million To Date, Paying A Hendersonville Medical Company To Handle Contact Tracing.

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Lee Convenes Law Enforcement Training Advisory Council

Governor Bill Lee Convened The Law Enforcement Training Advisory Council On Thursday, July 22. Lee Did This To Discuss Progress Made During A Surge In Violent Crime Across The Nation. 

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Lee Joins Iowa Governor In Support Of Oversight Hearing On Border Crisis

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Along With Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Sent A Letter To The Ranking Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee, Charles Grassley, In Support Of His Continued Calls For An Oversight Hearing regarding the Border Crisis.

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Tennessee Traffic Fatalities Increased in 2020 Despite Decreased Traffic

Despite The Drop In Traffic In Tennessee During 2020, The State Still Saw A Record-Breaking Increase in Traffic-Related Fatalities.

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