Tennessee Senate Passes Bill To Obscure Deals Made Through Dept Of Tourist Development With Amendments

This Week The Tennessee State Senate Passed On A Vote Of 24-6 To Block The Access Of The Public To Records That Detail Deals Made Through The State Department Of Tourist Development. With Amendments Made After The Bill Was Already Passed In The House In A Different Form, The Bill Will Now Head Back To That Chamber To Be Discussed Again.

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Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance Finds No Wrongdoing By Gary Humble For Senate Campaign And Closes Inquiry

After An 18-Month Inquiry By The Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance As To Whether Gary Humble Coordinated With Advocacy Group, Tennessee Stands In His Campaign For State Senate, The TREF Found No Wrongdoing And Yesterday, The Board Voted Unanimously To Cease Its Formal Inquiry.

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Tennessee Senate Passes Bill To Prevent Banks From Separately Marking, Denying Firearm Purchases

Credit Card Companies And Banks Cannot Require Firearms Retailers To Be Identified By A Separate Code Nor Can They Deny A Legal Firearms Purchase Based On That Code Under A Bill Passed By The Tennessee Senate.

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Tennessee Senate Approves Franchise Tax Repeal, $1.6B Refund

The Tennessee Senate Passed A Bill That Would End A Franchise Tax On Business Property In The State Along With Refunding As Much As $1.6 Billion To Businesses That Previously Paid The Tax.

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Tennessee Senate Committee Votes To Block Dept. Of Tourist Development Public Records, Keeping Super Bowl Contracts Hidden For A Decade

Tennessee Legislation With The Goal To Block Transparency Of Records In Department Of Tourist Development As New Stadium and Future Super Bowl Prospects Expect To Bring Billions In New Tax Revenue Advances Toward Passage Into Law.

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