Tennessee Conservative
The Gun-Reform Group Voices For A Safer Tennessee Donated About $60,000 To State Lawmakers Ahead Of This Year’s Election, With Around 80% Of The Money Going To Republicans Including House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, House Majority Leader William Lamberth, Senate Caucus Chair Ken Yager And State Reps. Andrew Farmer, Mark White And John Gillespie.
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A Member Of The Williamson County School Board Is Pushing Back On An Updated Tennessee Law Regulating School Library Books That Has An Increased Focus On Sex And Violence.
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Delays In An East Bank Authority Bill That Pushed It Until The End Of The Tennessee Legislative Session Allowed The Measure To Pass Without Debate, Averting Potential Rancor That Could Have Derailed It.
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Legislation That Would Have Required Regular Inspections Of Privately-Owned Juvenile Detention Centers In Tennessee Has Been Deferred To A Summer Study Effectively Killing The Bill Until At Least Next Session.
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Tennessee State Senators Voted To Pass Legislation That Will Require Election Coordinators To Compare The Statewide Voter Registration Database With The Department Of Safety Database To Ensure That There Are No Illegal Aliens Registered To Vote.
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A Bill To Require Local Law Enforcement Agencies In Tennessee To Report Illegal Immigrants In Their Custody To The Federal Government Was Passed In The State Senate By A 26-7 Vote On Monday.
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The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Hired Four Companies Under Contracts Totaling A Maximum Of $56 Million To Start Work On An I-55 Bridge From Memphis To Arkansas And Preliminary Efforts On Three “Toll Lane” Corridors In The State’s Urban Areas, Even Before Announcing Target Areas For Public-Private Partnerships.
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Two Democrat Legislators Are Pushing For Local Governments To Have More Control Over Where The State Builds “Choice Lanes” After Officials Created A Transportation Modernization Board To Oversee The Endeavor.
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The Tennessee Supreme Court Ruled Friday It Won’t Expedite An Appeal Of A Ruling Against Tennessee’s Republican-Drawn Senate Maps, Meaning The Current Maps Will Likely Remain In Place For The 2024 Elections.
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A Pair Of Tennessee Democrats Are Asking For The State To Give Local Governments The Opportunity To Approve Toll Lanes That Run Through Their Jurisdictions; Instead Of Forcing Them To Accept Them Without Any Input.
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