Subcommittee Chairman Gary Hicks Gavels Down Child Rapist Death Penalty Bill, Placing It Behind Gov. Lee’s Budget

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 House Select Committee On Rules Kills Rule Change That Would Have Provided More Transparency In Government Operations

Representative Bryan Richey Proposed A Rule Change That Would Require All Votes In House Committee Hearings Be A Roll Call Vote, Instead Of The Current Voice Vote, Which Doesn’t Keep A Record Of How Representatives Vote In A Committee Hearing. Not One Democrat Or Republican On The Committee Voted In Favor.

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Tennessee Attorney General Urges Look At Ballad Health Amid Community Concerns Over Monopoly Deal

Tennessee’s Attorney General Says The State Needs To Pay Attention To Concerns Of East Tennesseans About Ballad Health, A State-Approved Hospital Monopoly.

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What Happens When A Cash-Poor Billionaire Wants A New Sports Stadium? Lobbying.

The Tennessee Titans Turned A Couple Million In Political Spending Into Over A Billion Dollars From Taxpayers.

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Tennessee’s Last Chance For Passage Of Meaningful Voter Integrity Legislation This Session Killed By RINOs In Committee

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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TN Lawmakers Want To Cut Red Tape For Out-of-state Medical Equipment

The Tennessee Senate Unanimously Passed A Bill Which Would Allow Out-Of-State Providers Of Home Medical Technology To Give Services Without Needing A License To Conduct Business In The State.

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State Representative Explains Importance of Redistricting Process

Representative Gary Hicks (R-Rogersville-District 9) Explained The Importance Of Redistricting To Members Of The Hawkins County Chamber Of Commerce When He Spoke At Their May 26 Meeting.

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Tennessee Mayors Say It’s Time For Tax Dollars To Stay In Their Cities

Local Tennessee Mayors Say It’s Time For Changes To Be Made To A 20 Year Old State Tax Policy That Siphons Off Sales Tax Dollars Raised In Their Communities.

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Social Media Common Carrier Bill Placed “Behind Budget” But Continues To Move Forward

During The House Finance, Ways And Means Subcommittee Meeting On March 30th, 2022, The “Common Carrier Bill” That Would Stop Social Media Censorship Of Tennessee Elections And Citizens Was Placed Behind The Budget Due To The Cost Of Implementing The Recommendations Of The Legislation.

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