What Happens When A Cash-Poor Billionaire Wants A New Sports Stadium? Lobbying.

The Tennessee Titans Turned A Couple Million In Political Spending Into Over A Billion Dollars From Taxpayers.

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GOP Senator Looks At NRA-backed Legislation As Alternative To Lee’s Red Flag Bill

A Key Republican Senator Is Planning An Alternative To Gov. Bill Lee’s Proposed Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill, A Measure Hitting A Wall As The Legislature Approaches An Aug. 21 Special Session.

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Business Groups Critical Of Antitrust Legislation Against Large Online Platforms

New Federal Legislation That Would Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement Of Big Tech Is Being Criticized By Business Groups. The American Innovation And Choice Online Act Would Prohibit Tech Companies From Giving Preference To Their Own Offerings Over Competing Products.

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Investigation Questions Food And Alcohol Purchases By Tennessee Association Of Chiefs Of Police

Investigators With The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Have Examined The Operations Of The Tennessee Association Of Chiefs Of Police, A Nonprofit Organization That Receives More Than Half Of Its Funding From Governmental Sources. Comptroller Investigators Noted Questionable Credit Card Transactions Totaling $63,923.74.

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TN Lawmakers Push Updated Psychiatric Bed Registry To Cut Emergency Room Burden

Amid The Debate Over Mental Health Care Versus Gun Control, Two Rutherford County Lawmakers Are Hoping To Improve The Flow Of Mentally Unstable Patients To Psychiatric Hospitals From Emergency Rooms. Rep. Sparks Urges Action Before Another Mass Shooting Takes Place.

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Nashville Council Followed Titans Lobbyist Letter On $2.1B Stadium Deal Votes

Lobbyists For A New $2.1 Billion Titans Stadium Sent An Email To Metro Nashville Council Members On The Morning Of The Second Reading Of A Bill About The Project Detailing The Titans’ Position On 28 Amendments To The Deal That Were Heard At That Night’s Meeting.

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Titans Stadium Deal Opponents Slip In Language To Redirect Funds To Taxpayers; Pandemonium Ensues

Nashville’s Sports And Concerts Lobbying Groups Are Aggressively Trying To Remove An Amendment That Opponents Of The New $2.1 Billion Tennessee Titans Stadium Project Pushed Through In The Late Hours Of A Metro Council Meeting Two Weeks Ago.

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Increasing Transparency & Ethical Conduct In Tennessee Government [Interview With Americans for Prosperity TN’s Tori Venable]

Tori Venable Of Americans For Prosperity Tennessee Is Here To Speak On The Lack Of Transparency In Nashville And What Can Be Done To Better Serve The Electorate.
Tori Also Addresses The “Taxpayer-Funded” Lobbying That Has A Significant Negative Influence Of Lawmakers And The Lack Of Rules Against Family Members Of Elected Officials Lobbying The Legislature.
All This And More Makes For An Eye-Opening Interview You Do Not Want To Miss!

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