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Calling Tennessee’s New Abortion Restrictions An “Abomination,” House And Senate Democrats Announced Tuesday They Plan To Try To Codify Roe V. Wade And Pass Other Measures In 2023 To Allow Access To The Procedure.
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Attorney General Herb Slatery Said Friday He Will “Quickly” Notify The Tennessee Code Commission That Roe V. Wade And Casey Have Been Overturned, A Step Required By State Law.
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Tennessee’s Legislative Leaders Might Have Been Caught Off Guard By Republican Secretary Of State Tre Hargett’s DUI Charge After Bonnaroo Friday Night, But They Aren’t Calling For His Head.
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The Ordeal At Chattanooga’s La Casa De Sidney With Unaccompanied Alien Minors Led To A Bill Being Passed This Year By Republican Sen. Dawn White Of Murfreesboro And Republican Rep. Dan Howell Of Cleveland Setting New Reporting Requirements For Child-Care Facilities.
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Considering The State’s Budget Hit $52.8 Billion For Fiscal 2022-23, Starting July 1, And Revenue For This Budget Year Continues To Soar Past Projections, Some Question Exists Whether The State Went Far Enough In Returning Money To Taxpayers.
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The Legislature Adopted An Ethics Reform Bill On The Final Day Of The 112th Session, One Supposedly Designed To Shed More Light On So-Called Dark Money.
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Tennessee State Senators Refused To Concur On Amendments That The House Made To A Controversial Campaign Finance Bill, Leading Both Chambers To Appoint Conference Committees In An Attempt To Work Out A Compromise.
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A Bill That Would Rework How Tennessee Funds Its Public Schools Passed Two Key Committees On Tuesday And Will Now Head To The Full House And Senate.
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The “Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act”, A Bill That Would Penalize Physicians For Prescribing Abortion Inducing Drugs Via Telehealth Appointments, Passed A Senate Floor Vote 26 To 4 On Thursday. All 4 Of The Dissenting Votes Came From Democratic Senators.
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A Truth-In-Sentencing Bill Pushed By The House And Senate Speakers, Along With A K-12 Funding Plan And $500 Million In State Bonds For A New Titans Stadium Are The Focal Points Of Negotiations As The Two Chambers Prepare To Consider Different $52.8 Billion Budget Plans.
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