Tennessee Conservative
The Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance Has Decided To Audit The Campaign Of Former District 27 State Senate Candidate Gary Humble Who Lost To Incumbent Jack Johnson Even Though There Has Been No Tangible Evidence Presented Or Complaints Filed Against Humble’s Campaign.
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Tennessee Law Allows For Incumbent Legislators To Spend Up To $3,000 Annually For Postage And Printing Of Items Sent To Constituents. The Representatives Are Then Allowed To Spend More Than That Out Of Their Own Political Campaign Funds. Those Rules Are At The Center Of Tuesday’s Arrest Of Former House Speaker Glen Casada And His Chief Of Staff Cade Cothren On Federal Charges Of A Political Mailer Conspiracy. The Indictment States That, Because Tennessee Receives More Than $10,000 From The Federal Government, That The Alleged Conspiracy Used Federal Funds.
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1) TN State Reps Blast Biden For Cutting Food Funding For Schools That Don’t Abide By LGBTQ+ Mandates
2) Tennessee’s Truth-In-Sentencing Law Goes Into Effect On July 1st
3) Tennessee Congresswoman Says FDA Knew Of Formula Shortage Possibility In November
4) Lee Signs Tennessee Campaign Finance Reform Bill Into Law With Reporting Requirements For Nonprofits
5) Metro Nashville Asks Tennessee Supreme Court For Another Look At School Voucher Decision
6) Lee Signs Budget Appropriations Bill That Includes $500M For New Tennessee Titans Stadium
7) TN Firefighter Suffering From PTSD Demoted And Dismissed 4 Years Before Retirement
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Signed A Campaign Finance Reform Bill On Friday That Adds Reporting Requirements For Political Action Committees, Political Candidates And Some Nonprofits.
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1) Tennessee Incumbents Use Taxpayer Dollars For Self-Promotion During Election Year
2) Lee’s Tone Deaf Health Department Gets Backlash for Pushing Kid Vaccines
3) Tennessee Christian College Criticized For Promoting Traditional Christian Values
4) State Farm Cancels LGBTQ Children’s Book Program In Response To Outrage
5) Lee Says No Timeline Set For School Choice Voucher Initiative
6) Tennessee Colleges See Record Decline In Enrollment Of High School Graduates
7) Governor To Sign ‘Ethics Reform Bill’ Into Law Despite Call For Veto
With 2022 Being An Election Year, Mailers That Appear To Be Focused Solely On Self-Promotion, With The Purpose Of Highlighting A Legislator’s Accomplishments, Essentially Work As Campaign Pieces Funded By Tennessee Taxpayers.
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The Governor Said He Supports The Bill In Spite Of Opposition From Groups With 501(C)4 Federal Tax Status That Vehemently Oppose The Legislation, Including ALEC Action, Which Urged Him To Veto The Bill Two Weeks Ago.
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1) Lobbyists For Titans Stadium Include Family Members Of Top Tennessee Officials
2) Conservative Model Legislation Group Urges Governor Lee To Veto Incumbent Protection Bill
3) Bill Regulating Homeless Encampments On Public Property Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
4) Senate, House Speakers Respond To Governor’s Refusal To Sign Truth-In-Sentencing
5) Tennessee Health Billing Firm Accused In Court Of ‘Cartel-like’ Behavior
6) Federal Appeals Court Rules That K-12 Mask Mandates Are Legal In Tennessee
7) Giles County Elementary Students Sent Home With Gender Identity Material
ALEC Action, Advocacy Partner Of The American Legislative Council, Has Sent A Letter To Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Strongly Urging Him To Veto Legislation That, Once Made Law, Could Trigger Nonprofits To Disclose The Names Of Their Donors.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Didn’t Waste Time Signing A New Public School Funding Formula Bill Just Four Days After It Was Passed On The Floor Of The Tennessee Legislature. But The Process For Other Bills Passed In The Waning Days Of Session Has Taken Longer. Several Key Late-Session Bills Have Not Been Sent To Lee Yet For His Signature.
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