Empowered Jefferson Organized To Advance Conservative Public Policy In Jefferson County, TN

Citizens Often Assume Nothing Can Be Done About Taxes, Zoning, Or Left-Leaning Ideology In Our Public Schools. Empowered Jefferson Tackles Issues Of Public Policy Head-On And Aims To Advise Others On How To Be More Active In Shaping It.

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Tennessee Voter Experience At The Polls Vary Across The State

On Election Day, Voters In Several Tennessee Counties Were Reporting That Some Polling Stations Were Having Trouble Printing Ballots. While Many Reported That All Seemed Well, Some Voters Reported Issues With Not Only Paper Ballots, But Also With Voting Machines, Open WIFI Connections At Polling Places And More.

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Tennessee Ballot Bungle, Cloudy Election Finance Reports, Kids Exposed To Drag, Limiting Citizen Input, Lost Learning Land & More! – The TennCon Big 7!

• Nashville Voters Given Wrong Ballots, Votes Cast For Candidates In Other Districts
• Tennessee Election Finance Reporting Lacks Transparency For Those Not “In-The-Know”
• Knox County Leadership Unresponsive To Citizen’s Concerns About Children’s Exposure To Drag
• Analysis Shows Some TN Students Lost Months Of Learning Between 2019 – 2022
• Williamson County School Board Votes To Limit Citizen Engagement
• Nashville Council Members Push Back Against Mayor’s $2.1B Stadium Deal
• Jefferson County Commission Stands Up For Medical Freedom Of Tennessee Guardsmen

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Jefferson County Commission Stands Up For Medical Freedom Of Tennessee Guardsmen

The Jefferson County Commission Has Issued A Formal Resolution Supporting The Medical Freedoms Of Tennessee’s National Guardsmen.

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Climate Ripe For School Voucher Expansion As Controversial Education Practices Causes Shift From Public Schools 

The Stars Are In Alignment For The Expansion Of School Vouchers Across Tennessee. All Obstacles Have Been Removed By The Court System And Broad Public Support For School Vouchers Is Being Driven By A Variety Of Factors. This Article Examines Some Of Those Factors.

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Bidding Irregularities Uncovered Concerning Jefferson County Schools SEL Training Contract

Jefferson County Schools Started A Contractual Business Relationship With And Made Payments To A Texas Based Vendor To Deliver Social Emotional Learning Staff Training Fourteen Months Before Bids Were Advertised For The Purchase Of That Service.

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Social Emotional Learning Enters 2nd Phase In Jefferson County, Tennessee Schools, Parents Express Concerns Over Student Surveys

Jefferson County Schools Entered Its Second Phase Of Social Emotional Learning This School Year, Committing To A $116,000.00 Contract On June 25, 2022, To Train Teachers In SEL.

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Jefferson County GOP Town Hall Meeting With Citizens For Renewing America Regional Director

The Jefferson County Republican Party Will Be Hosting A Town Hall Meeting With Special Guest Speaker Aundrea Gomez, Tennessee Regional Director For Citizens For Renewing America.

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Jefferson County Commission Calls on General Assembly to Give School Districts the Option of Elected School Superintendents

Jefferson County Commission Approved A Resolution Calling On The Tennessee General Assembly To Enact Legislation That Would Provide Local School Districts, Cities, Or Counties, The Option Of Electing Their School Superintendents.

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Jefferson County Commission Addresses Transparency Issues With School Board

Jefferson County Commission Addressed An Ongoing Issue With School Transparency By Approving A Motion By Eighth District Commissioner Terry Dockery, Which Made A Non-Binding Recommendation That Jefferson County Schools Post Certain Documents On Their District Website For Citizen Access.

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