TN Judge Temporarily Blocks House Rule Prohibiting Signs, Lawsuit Filed Against Cameron Sexton And Others

Following The Removal Of Three Gun Control Activists From A House Subcommittee Meeting On Tuesday, A Lawsuit Was Filed Against House Leadership And A Davidson County Judge Has Now Temporarily Blocked A New House Rule Against The Usage Of Signs.

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Representative Richey Tries To Adjourn Tennessee Special Session

Although A Vote To Adjourn Did Not Go Anywhere In The House Of Representatives, The Call Did Not Go Unheard. Rep Richey Attempted To End The Special Session With A Resolution That Was Not Picked Up. The House Voted On Whether To Suspend The Rules To Allow Richey’s Resolution To Be Heard And Voted On. Only Six Members Voted To Suspend The Rules To Allow It To Be Considered.

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Tennessee Special Session Begins With Rules Debate

Tennessee Began Its Much-Anticipated Special Session Monday Afternoon Amid Debate On Decorum In The House. This Comes After Two Lawmakers, Who Have Since Returned, Were Expelled From The House Following A Protest Deemed To Have Interrupted The Body As Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, And Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, Were Joined By Rep. Gloria Johnson In Front Of The Body Using Megaphones To Be Heard.

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2 Tennessee Democrats Are Expelled From Office & 1 Is Spared: Was It All Worth It?

Yesterday, After A Nearly 11-Hour Session On The Tennessee State House Floor, Two Democrats, Justin Jones And Justin Pearson Were Expelled From Their Seats As Representatives Of Their Districts, And Only Gloria Johnson Remained. With Efforts Already Underway To Put Jones And Pearson Back In Office, Was It All Worth It?

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Effort To End Deceptive Voice Votes In Tennessee House Brought By Rep. Richey

On The House Floor This Week, Freshman Representative Bryan Richey Made A Motion To Amend The Current Rules Of Procedure For How Members Of House Committees And Subcommittees Cast Their Votes.

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Tennesseans Hoping For More Transparency During Legislative Session May Be Disappointed

The Tennessee Legislature Appears To Have Taken On Step Forward And Three Steps Back In Providing More Transparency For Tennessee Taxpayers.

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