TN School Funding Formula Passes Senate Committee
The New Proposed K-12 Public School Funding Formula For Tennessee Passed A Senate Committee And House Subcommittee This Week, The First Two Votes Taken On The New Student-Based Plan.
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Mike Bell
TN Senate Modifies Higher Education ‘Divisive Concepts’ Bill, Sends It Back To House
The Tennessee Senate Has Approved A Bill That Would Prevent Public Higher Education Students And Employees From Being Required To Conform To “Divisive Concepts” Or Be Graded Based Upon Agreeing With Those Concepts. The Bill, Which Passed The House, 66-24, On March 7th, Was Amended Monday By The Senate And Sent Back To The House.
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Bill To Limit Divisive Teachings In Universities Passes Senate
The Senate Companion Bill To House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s Bill, That Would Impact How Public Institutions Of Higher Education Can Approach “Divisive Concepts” With Employees And Students, Passed On The Senate Floor Monday Evening 25 To 5 With One Republican Senator Joining His Democratic Colleagues In Voting No.
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Republican Leaders Believe TN School Funding Formula Will Pass This Session
As Sen. Jon Lundberg Began Wednesday’s Senate Education Committee Meeting, He Joked The Committee Would Not Be Getting To All 121 Bills On The Calendar. That Included The First Thing On The Body’s Regular Calendar: The New Public School Funding Formula Dubbed The Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement (Tisa). Lundberg Did, However, Note That The Bill Will Be A Priority This Week.
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Crawford Announces Run For Tennessee Senate District 1
Bill Crawford, A Life-Long McMinn County Resident, Who Has Been A Law Enforcement Officer With Specialized Training For The Past 25 Years And A State Firearms Instructor, Is Announcing His Candidacy For The Office Of Tennessee Senate District 1, Which Includes The Counties Of Bradley, Meigs, McMinn And Rhea. He Will Be Running On The Republican Ticket For The Open Seat Currently Held By Mike Bell.
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Bill To Limit Divisive Teachings in Universities Up For Senate Vote On Monday (Update 3/18/22)
The Senate Companion Bill To House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s Bill, That Would Impact How Public Institutions Of Higher Education Can Approach “Divisive Concepts” With Employees And Students, Is Up For A Vote On The Senate Floor Monday, March 21st.
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3 Pro-Life Bills To Be Heard By TN General Assembly Committees
Subcommittees And Committees In The Tennessee Legislature Will Hear Three Pro-Life Bills This Week, Beginning Tuesday, March 15th.
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Bill Looks To Divert Money To TN Pre-K Program, But Lawmakers Question Effectiveness
A Bill To Redirect Some Of The Taxes Collected From Sports Betting In Tennessee To Fund The State’s Voluntary Pre-K Education Program Narrowly Passed A Senate Committee This Week After Its Companion Bill Passed A House Committee.
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Three Pro-Life Bills In TN House Up For Debate This Week (Update 3/4/22)
Two Pro-Life Bills Will Be Heard By Subcommittee Next Week & One Will Be Up For House Vote.
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House And Senate Hear Bill Aimed At Protecting Students From Digital Obscenity And Pornography In Schools
A Set Of Companion Bills In The Tennessee Legislature That Seek To Protect Students In Tennessee From Digital Obscenity And Pornography Will Be Heard By Subcommittee And Committee Today, Tuesday, March 1st.
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