Tennessee Conservative
The House Silenced One Member Wednesday For Disparaging Speaker Cameron Sexton And Found Out Democrats Are Dominating Debate Time As It Adopted New Rules Designed To Keep Lawmakers From Filibustering And Disturbing Proceedings.
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Following A Massive Rise In Tax Revenues Over The Past Four Years, Tennessee’s Budget Outlook Is Not As Rosy Going Forward, But On Tuesday The State’s Chief Financial Planner Told Lawmakers To Remain Calm.
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Tennessee DCS Commissioner Margie Quin Reported Progress In The Department Prior To Tough Questions About Recent News Reports That Detailed Kids In Seclusion For Long Periods At Detention Centers And Dangerous Conditions At Transitional Homes.
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Despite An Audit Showing A 146% Turnover Rate For Correctional Officers At Corecivic-Run Prisons In 2023, The State Will Continue To Contract With The Private Company, Correction Commissioner Frank Strada Said. CoreCivic Has Spent $3.3 Million On Lobbying And Donations To Tennessee Lawmakers Since 2009.
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn From Tennessee, Alleges That Planned Parenthood, Which Received $90.4 Million From The Paycheck Protection Program During The Pandemic, Received That Money Illegally, Saying It Was Intended For Struggling Small Businesses.
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Two Democrat Legislators Are Pushing For Local Governments To Have More Control Over Where The State Builds “Choice Lanes” After Officials Created A Transportation Modernization Board To Oversee The Endeavor.
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Sumner County’s Delegation Of State Lawmakers Is Fully Backing The Governor’s Plan To Enact School Vouchers Statewide, Though At Least One Local School Board Member Opposes The Idea.
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The Ink Is Barely Dry On Revisions To The State’s 3rd-Grade Reading And “Retention” Law, And A Tennessee House Education Chairman Is Considering A Similar Strategy For Fourth-Graders, Including A Plan To Advance If They Continue To Test Poorly.
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A New Law Will Impose Changes To The City Of Knoxville’s Local Election Process. The City Of Knoxville Is Pushing Back On The State And Investigating Legal Options In Order To Avoid Having To Make Changes.
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The New Director Of DEI For The University of Tennessee’s School Of Journalism And Media, Says The Name Change Will Move The Department Out Of The Spotlight Of Tennessee Lawmakers, Highlighting The True Motivation Behind The Move.
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