New Year Laws Related To Crime And Safety Go Into Effect In Tennessee

Several New Laws Passed By The 113th General Assembly Pertaining To Public Safety And Crime Went Into Effect At The Beginning Of This New Year.

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Incentives To Keep Kids In State Custody, Combating Big Tech Censorship, Protecting Kids From Mutilation, Keeping Taxpayers In The Dark & Much More! – The TennCon Big 7!

1 – Tennessee Incentivized To Keep Children In State Custody In Order To Keep Federal Funds
2. Rep. Powers To Re-Introduce Bill To Combat Big Tech Censorship Of Tennessee Citizens
3. Senator Bowling Reintroduces ‘Youth Health Protection Act’ To End Child Mutilation In Tennessee
4. Knoxville Mayor And Team Intentionally Kept Taxpayers In The Dark About Next Police Chief
5. Nashville District Attorney Funk Rejects State Funding For DUI Prosecutions
6. TN School Voucher Program Wins Court Approval To Proceed
7. Textbook Commission Members Oppose Conservative’s Push To Define What Is Age-Appropriate

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Nashville District Attorney Funk Rejects State Funding For DUI Prosecutions

According To A Former DUI Prosecutor, DUI Recidivism And Fatalities Have Never Been Higher In The Nashville Area, Yet Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk Has Turned Down $354,000 In State Funds To Prosecute DUI Offenders.

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TN Secretary Of State Issues “Best Interest” Plea On DUI Charge

Tennessee’s Secretary Of State, Tre Hargett, Was Arrested On The Evening Of June 17th For Allegedly Driving Under The Influence After Leaving The Bonnaroo Music Festival Held In Manchester, Tennessee. Hargett Has Now Entered A “Best Interest” Plea For The DUI Charge Brought Against Him.

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Lawmakers Won’t Seek Hargett’s Resignation Following DUI Arrest

Tennessee’s Legislative Leaders Might Have Been Caught Off Guard By Republican Secretary Of State Tre Hargett’s DUI Charge After Bonnaroo Friday Night, But They Aren’t Calling For His Head.

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Lee Signs New Nashville Hotel Tax To Help Fund Titans Stadium Along With Two Other Bills

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed Several Bills Into Law On Wednesday That Include An Allowance For A 1% Hotel-Motel Tax Increase In Davidson County To Pay For A New Estimated $2.2 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium. Lee Also Signed A Bill That Will Allow The Chattanooga Lookouts To Collect 5.5% Of The State Sales Tax At The Stadium To Pay For A New Stadium And Another Bill That Would Require Restitution Be Paid By DUI Offenders Who Kill The Parents Of Minor Children.

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Lee Still Awaiting Several Late-session Bills From The Tennessee Legislature

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Didn’t Waste Time Signing A New Public School Funding Formula Bill Just Four Days After It Was Passed On The Floor Of The Tennessee Legislature. But The Process For Other Bills Passed In The Waning Days Of Session Has Taken Longer. Several Key Late-Session Bills Have Not Been Sent To Lee Yet For His Signature.

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