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A Bill To Authorize The Death Penalty As Punishment For Child Rapists In Tennessee Was Placed “Behind The Budget” During A Meeting Of The House Finance, Ways, And Means Subcommittee This Week.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Bill That Will Raise The Minimum Wage For K-12 Teachers And End The Collection Of Dues For Professional Employee Organizations As An Automatic Payroll Withdrawal.
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A Bill To Update Tennessee’s Third-Grade Reading Retention Law Has Been Signed By Gov. Bill Lee. The Bill Will Update The Law With More Exceptions.
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This Week, A Bill That Would Have Been An Opportunity For Substantive Voter Roll Cleanup, Greatly Increasing Voter Integrity In The State Of Tennessee, Was Killed By The House Finance, Ways, And Means Subcommittee And Taken Off Notice For This Session, Ending Any Possibility That It Could Be Heard And Passed On The House Floor.
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The Tennessee House Approved A Bill Wednesday To Increase The Base Teacher Salary To $50,000 In The State By The 2026-27 School Year. The Bill Also Will Remove The Option For Teachers To Have Automatic Payroll Deductions For Professional Employee Organization Dues.
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Legislation That Would Prevent Foreign Persons Who Are Non-Residents From Owning Property In Tennessee Progressed In The State House Of Representatives On Tuesday.
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A Bill Protecting Tennessee Sovereignty That Was Placed Behind The Budget On March 8, 2023 – Action That Typically Means A Bill Is Dead For The Session – Is Moving Forward Once More.
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One Of The Bills Aimed At Cleaning Up Tennessee Voter Rolls This Legislative Session Failed In The House Elections And Campaign Finance Subcommittee Yesterday After A Voice Vote.
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Legislation That Would Eliminate Mandatory Bias Training For Teachers In Tennessee Passed Out Of Subcommittee In The House Yesterday.
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A Bill That Would Ultimately Take $54 Million Worth Of Annual Sports Gambling Taxes And Spend It On Child Care Scholarships Passed A Senate Committee Despite The Objection Of Two Republican Lawmakers Who Believe Funding Child Care Is Beyond The Scope Of Government.
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