Tennessee Senate Maps Ruled Unconstitutional
A Tennessee Court Ruled Wednesday Afternoon That Republican-Drawn State Senate Maps Are Unconstitutional, Giving The General Assembly Until Jan. 31 To Adopt New Maps.
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London Lamar
Tennessee Senate-House Stalemate Broken, Special Session Officially Adjourns
On The Sixth Extraordinary Day Of Tennessee’s Special Session For ‘public Safety,’ The Senate Concurred With Several Amendments Made By The House To Bills They Had Already Passed And Officially Adjourned Until January.
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West TN Lawmaker Sponsors Bill To Transfer Teen Gun Thefts To Adult Court
State Rep. Rusty Grills, A West Tennessee Republican, Is Sponsoring Bills That Would Shift Juveniles 16 And Up To Adult Court In Gun Theft And Burglary Cases.
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Tennessee Democrats Announce Gun Control Bus Tour Dates
Tennessee Democratic Leaders Announced The First Leg Of Their Statewide Gun Reform Bus Tour Tuesday As Discussions Remain Heated Heading Into A Planned Aug. 21 Special Session Of The Tennessee Legislature On Public Safety.
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Tennessee Attorney General Threatens Fortune 100 Companies Order With Legal Action For Race-Based Policies
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Is Leading A Coalition Warning The Nation’s Largest Companies — Many Of Which Have Diversity And Equity Programs — They Could Face Legal Action For Using Race-Based Policies.
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TBI Makes Progress On Sexual Assault Kit Turnaround Times
A New Report Released By The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation This Week Shows An Improvement In The Turnaround Time For Processing Of Rape Kits.
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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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Senate Panel Clears Path To Lower TN Permitless Gun-Carry Age To 18
The Senate Judiciary Committee Voted Tuesday To Drop The Permitless Gun-Carry Age To 18 From 21, Aligning Tennessee With A Pending Court Order.
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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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