Tennessee House Re-elects Top GOP Leadership
Tennessee House Republicans Have Voted To Keep Their Top Leadership Roles Filled With The Same Representatives As The 112th General Assembly With Only One Change In The Lineup.
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Tennessee Republican Party Upholds Williamson County Primary Results
The Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee Voted To Uphold Election Results In Two Williamson County Races On Thursday During A 90-Minute Meeting−the Second Day Of A Two-Day Discussion Of The Challenges—With Committee Members Again Expressing Their Desire For Closed Primaries.
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TN Rep Bud Hulsey Confirms He Was Served With Federal Subpoena
Only One State House Member Other Than Speaker Cameron Sexton Admitted Wednesday To Being Subpoenaed This Week To Testify Before A Federal Grand Jury.
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Speaker Firing Two Suspended Employees Linked To FBI Investigation
Two Legislative Staff Members Suspended Since An FBI Raid On The Cordell Hull Building In January 2021 Are Being Fired, Just Days After Rep. Robin Smith Resigned Her Post And Pleaded Guilty To Wire Fraud.
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Republicans Support Healthcare Workers Rights To Religious And Medical Exemptions During Committee Meeting
During A House Civil Justice Committee Meeting Yesterday, Tennessee Republicans Affirmed The Rights Of Tennessee’s Healthcare Workers To Receive Religious And Medical Exemptions In Lieu Of Taking Covid-19 Vaccinations.
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Weary Of Social Media Prying, Lawmakers Delve Into Data Privacy
TN Legislators Plan To Push Forward With Legislation Designed To Let Tennesseans Know What Companies Are Doing With Their Data When They Sign A Contract.
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Fines For School Board Members, Limits On the Governor: Thursday’s Special Session Bills
A Slew Of Far-Reaching Measures Designed To Curb Local Dissent Over State Covid Policies, And To Check The Governor’s Emergency Powers, Sailed Easily Through Republican-Dominated Committee Hearings During Thursday’s Specially Called Legislative Session.
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FBI Investigates Former Tennessee House Speaker Casada’s Involvement in Phoenix Solutions
The Federal Bureau Of Investigation Is Looking At Whether Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada Was The Owner Of A Group That Conducted A Number Of Non-Legislative Tasks For Several Republican Lawmakers, Bringing In Over $230,000 From The House Republican Caucus.
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Tennessee Passes School Choice Tax Exemption For Parents
Gov. Lee Recently Signed Into Law Senate Bill 127, Which Will Not Allow Any Funds Used From The School Choice Program To Count As Taxable Income. This Program Gives Tennessee Parents An Alternative To The School Their Child Has Been Assigned If It Is Not Meeting The Child’s Individual Needs.
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Tennessee Department of Education Selects Districts for Literacy Networks
On Monday, The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced The 48 Districts They Selected To Partake In The New Literacy Implementation Network. The Network Is Part Of The State’s Reading 360 Initiative, Put In Place To Improve The Reading Skills Of K-12 Students Across The State.
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