Tennessee House Select Committee On Rules Kills Rule Change That Would Have Provided More Transparency In Government Operations

Representative Bryan Richey Proposed A Rule Change That Would Require All Votes In House Committee Hearings Be A Roll Call Vote, Instead Of The Current Voice Vote, Which Doesn’t Keep A Record Of How Representatives Vote In A Committee Hearing. Not One Democrat Or Republican On The Committee Voted In Favor.

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Memphis And Shelby County Law Enforcement Appeal To State Legislators For Stricter Penalties On Crime

Memphis Police And The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Met With State Lawmakers On Tuesday To Talk About Concerns They Want To See Considered In The Upcoming Legislative Session. Officers Seek Harsher Penalties For Crimes To Help Curb The Increasing Crime Rate.

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TN House Rep Ragan Wants The Pentagon To Reverse Abortion Policies, End Wokeness In Military

Ragan’s Letter Backs Elimination Of Military Funding For Travel And Expenses For Military Members To Obtain Abortions Using The Tennessee Constitution As Support, As Well As The U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Let States Decide On Abortion Issues. Ragan Says That Service Members Perceive The Military Policy As Part Of “Woke” Ultimatums, Such As On-Base “Drag Queen” Shows And Story Hours, Accommodations For “Transexuals,” Saying They Are Among The “Onerous Demands That Waste Resources, Cripple Morale And Hurt Readiness.”

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Special Session Draws Anti-Gun Activists To Tennessee Capitol

The Special Legislative Session Called By Governor Bill Lee Was Not The Only Thing Happening In Nashville On Monday As The City Was Abuzz With Activity. As The General Assembly Prepared To Begin Considering Legislation, A Number Of Anti-Gun Activists Took To The Capitol In An Attempt To Push For Stronger Gun Reform.

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TN Rep Jody Barrett Writes To Gov. Lee Opposing Red Flag Laws

Tennessee State Rep. Jody Barrett Wrote Gov. Bill Lee On Thursday In Opposition To Lee Calling A Special Session On Public Safety That Could Include Discussion Of Red Flag Laws In The State Of Tennessee.

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Red Flag Proposals At Center Of Tennessee Special Session Debate

As Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Prepares To Call A Special Session Of The Legislature On Public Safety, The Specifics Of That Special Session Call Have Yet To Be Announced.

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House Speaker Sexton Indicates Staff, Subcommittee Spent Money In Harassment Case

House Speaker Cameron Sexton Is Pointing At The Office Of Legislative Administration And A House Ethics Subcommittee In The Expense Of Nearly $9,000 In The Case Of A 19-Year-Old Intern Harassed By Former Rep. Scotty Campbell.

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Bill To Increase Transparency For Social Media Platforms Fails In House Subcommittee

Legislation That Would Force Social Media Platforms To Stop Censoring Citizens Failed In The House Banking And Consumer Affairs Subcommittee On Wednesday.

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TN Legislative Mailer Allowance Was At Center Of Casada, Cothren Arrests

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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Lawmakers Won’t Seek Hargett’s Resignation Following DUI Arrest

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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