TN House Committee Passes Legislation To Increase Teacher Salaries

Legislation That Would Increase The Annual Base Salary For Teachers In Tennessee Passed The House Finance, Ways, And Means Committee And Will Soon Head To The House Floor For A Vote.

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Tennessee Toll Lane, Road-Funding Bill Advances In Senate Committee

The Tennessee Transportation Modernization Act Passed The Finance, Ways And Means Committee With A 10-1 Vote And Will Head To The Full Senate. The House Finance, Ways And Means Committee Is Set To Hear The Companion House Bill Today, March 15th.

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Bill To Protect Educators From Forced Usage Of Students’ Preferred Pronouns Passes House Education Committee

A Bill That Would Protect Teachers From Being Forced To Refer To Students By Their Preferred Pronouns Continues To Move Through The State House Of Representatives.

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Bill Restricting Foreign Ownership Of Property In TN Receives Passage In House Local Government Committee

On Tuesday, A Bill To Restrict Foreign Ownership Of Property Within The State Of Tennessee Was Recommended For Passage By The House Local Government Committee.

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Bill To Ban “Adult Cabaret Performances” Where Kids May Be Present Progresses Through TN House

HB0030, Sponsored By Representative Clay Doggett, Passed The House Local Government Committee With A Voice Vote. Democrat Reps Sam McKenzie, Johnny Shaw And Dwayne Thompson Asked To Be Recorded As Voting No.

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Rep. Powers To Re-Introduce Bill To Combat Big Tech Censorship Of Tennessee Citizens

Representative Dennis Powers Plans To Reintroduce His Social Media Common Carrier Bill With Hopes That It Will Pass This Time Around. Powers Believes Social Media Is The Town Square Of Our Time And That Social Media Companies Are Common Carriers, Just Like A Phone Company Or Hotel Chain, And They Should Not Discriminate Based Upon Political Ideology.

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Tennessee Legislators Move Forward With Alzheimer Respite Care Program

Tennessee State Legislators Are Considering A Bill That Would Provide Respite Care For Individuals Who Serve As Caregivers For Family Members With Alzheimer’s Or Dementia.

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Social Media Common Carrier Bill Is One Step Closer To Becoming Law (Update 3.25.22)

The “Common Carrier Bill” That Would Stop Social Media Censorship Of Tennessee Elections And Citizens Passed The Full House Commerce Committee Yesterday (March 22nd) And Will Now Move Forward To The House Finance, Ways And Means Committee.

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Ford Plant Squeaking Through Legislative Committees

Tennessee Lawmakers Treated A Proposed $5.6 Billion Ford Electric Truck Plant As If It Were Too Big To Fail, Passing Legislation Tuesday In Committees Through Gritted Teeth Before One Piece Stalled In The House Finance, Ways And Means Committee.

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FBI Investigates Former Tennessee House Speaker Casada’s Involvement in Phoenix Solutions

The Federal Bureau Of Investigation Is Looking At Whether Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada Was The Owner Of A Group That Conducted A Number Of Non-Legislative Tasks For Several Republican Lawmakers, Bringing In Over $230,000 From The House Republican Caucus.

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