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The Tennessee Legislature Approved $183 Million In New Funding To Bolster The Department Of Children’s Services This Session, But A Bill Designed To Reduce The Caseload For Social Workers Slipped Through The Cracks In The Waning Days, Leaving Some Lawmakers Worried That The Agency Will Continue To Struggle To Place Foster Children.
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A Resolution That Has Been Referred To As One Of, If Not The Most Dangerous Piece Of Legislation Being Pushed Through In This Session Failed On The Senate Floor In A Vote Of 17 Ayes, And 16 Nays.
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Yesterday In The Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Ferrell Haile’s New Legislation Was Passed, Bringing State-Owned Private Businesses And Banks One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality.
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Barely Two Weeks After Revelations That He Posted Comments Next To Risque Photos On Young Gay Men’s Instagram Sites, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Won A Vote Of Confidence From The Majority Of His Republican Peers In The Tennessee Senate.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee Is Scheduled To Consider An Amendment To The State Constitution That Would Allow States To Own Banks And Equity In Private Companies.
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Despite A State Crisis In Which Foster Children Are Staying In Worker’s Offices, Gov. Bill Lee’s Office Wants To Dissolve The Independent Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth.
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Senate Bill 745 Is The Senate Companion Bill To HB883. It Will Be Heard In The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee At 3:00 P.M. CST. On Tuesday, February 28th. In The Words Of Constitutional Expert Paul Linton, This Legislation, “Entirely Rewrites State Law (Human Life Protection Act) And In Doing So, Creates An Abortion Law That Would Be, In Practice, If Not In Principle, Unenforceable.”
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A Proposed Bill Aims To Increase The Authority Of Unelected Magistrates To Rule On Substantive Constitutional Rights Of Parents And Children Within The Juvenile Court System.
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Tennessee Right To Life’s Efforts To Preserve The Human Life Protection Act Were Met With Disapproval By Speaker Cameron Sexton Who Said They Were “Uncalled For” And Characterized Them As “Intimidation”.
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Rep. Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville-District 68) Has Proposed A Bill To Remove The Tennessee Board Of Equalization’s Authority Over Property Tax Related Appeals And Complaints.
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