Tennessee Conservative
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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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Is Expected To Begin His Public Push For A Statewide Educational Savings Account Program In The Coming Days After Tennessee Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis, Said Earlier This Month That A Plan Was Coming.
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While Most People Have Grown Accustomed To Seeing Concert Tickets Listed For One Price But Paying A Different Higher Price Once They Reach Checkout, Tennessee Lawmakers Say This Shouldn’t Be Happening.
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Tennessee’s Special Legislative Session Resulted In The Passing Of Four Bills But Also Came With A Hefty Price Tag. One State Senator Says It Cost Around $750,000 Just To Provide Security For The Six-Day Event.
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Critics Of A Plan To Consider Rejecting Upwards Of $1.9 Billion In Federal Education Funds Say The Idea Would Undermine Public Schools In Favor Of Private And Charter School Operators.
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