60% Of Tennessee Third-Graders Fail To Meet Proficiency On TCAP Test

After Spending The School Year Preparing Their Third-Grade Students For High-Stakes State Testing, School Districts Received Raw Scores For The TCAP Reading Test Late Friday Afternoon. Those Scores Show That 60% Of Third-Graders Across The State Failed To Meet Proficiency Levels Required To Be Promoted To The Fourth Grade.

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TN Senate Committee Approves Lowering Aviation Fuel Tax Cap For FedEx, Others

A Tennessee Bill That Passed Senate Committee Tuesday Would Reduce The Aviation Fuel Tax Cap On Commercial Companies Down To $1 Million, Which Would Have An Additional $10.6 Million Impact On The State’s Transportation Equity Fund.

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TN Bill To Prohibit Local Governments From Using Taxpayer Dollars To Fund Abortions Passes Senate

On The Senate Floor Yesterday, A Bill Sponsored By State Senator Joey Hensley , That Aims To Prevent Any City, County, Or Metropolitan Government From Spending Taxpayer Dollars For The Purposes Of Directly Or Indirectly Assisting A Person In Obtaining An Abortion Passed Along Party Lines.

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Bill Prohibiting Local Governments From Funding Abortions Passes Senate Committee

A Bill That Would Prevent Governments From Providing Funding To Employees Seeking An Out-Of-State Abortion Made Its Way Through The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee On Tuesday.

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Legislation To Weaken Tennessee’s Abortion Law Heads To Committee On Tuesday

Senate Bill 745 Is The Senate Companion Bill To HB883. It Will Be Heard In The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee At 3:00 P.M. CST. On Tuesday, February 28th. In The Words Of Constitutional Expert Paul Linton, This Legislation, “Entirely Rewrites State Law (Human Life Protection Act) And In Doing So, Creates An Abortion Law That Would Be, In Practice, If Not In Principle, Unenforceable.”

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Lt. Gov. McNally Leery Of Dropping Handgun Carry Age To 18

A House Push Is Underway To Lower The Handgun-Carry Age To 18 In Tennessee Following A Legal Agreement By The State Attorney General, But Those Efforts Could Hit A Roadblock In The Form Of Lt. Gov. Randy McNally.

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Bill To Ban Drag Shows For Minors Passes First Hurdle In Nashville

A Bill To Address The Rash Of “Family-Friendly” Drag Shows Where Children Have Been Exposed To Inappropriate Entertainment Passed The First Hurdle In Nashville Yesterday.

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Lawmaker Files Bill To Mandate 30 Day Window For Testing Of Rape Kits In Tennessee (Update 1/5/23)

New Potential Legislation Would Make It A Requirement That The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Process All Rape Kits Within 30 Days Of Collection.

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