New Legislation Seeks To Censor News Outlets And Companies In Tennessee
New Republican-Sponsored Legislation Has Been Filed That Could Be Used To Effectively Censor News Outlets And Businesses Across The State Of Tennessee.
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New Bill Threatens Free Speech And Advocacy Organizations Across Tennessee
HB0183, Filed By Rep. Sam Whitson And The Corresponding SB0160, Filed By Sen. Richard Briggs, Would Directly Affect The Autonomy Of Advocacy Clubs, Corporations, And Associations Across Tennessee.
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Tennessee Election Finance Reporting Lacks Transparency For Those Not “In-The-Know”
Political Candidates For Both State And Local Offices Must Now File Major Contributions And Expenditures That Occur During The Final Days Before An Election With The Tennessee Registry Of Election Finance. However, For Those Wishing To Track Candidates And Their Associated PACs Campaign Contributions And Expenditures, There Is A Catch.
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Senator Brian Kelsey To Plead Guilty In Federal Campaign Finance Case
According To Court Filings, Senator Brian Kelsey (R-District 31-Germantown) Is Slated To Plead Guilty To Federal Campaign Finance Violations That Took Place During His Failed 2016 Congressional Campaign.
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Federal Election Watchdog Group Says Harwell Violated Campaign Finance Laws
While Former Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell Claims That Her Actions Were Legal When Money Was Transferred From Her State PAC To A Super PAC, A Federal Watchdog Group Says She Was “Outside The Law.”
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Help This Poor 2-Year Old In Tennessee?
Let Me Ask You This: If You Saw A Two-Year-Old That Needed Help, Would You Help? Or, Would You Just Ignore The Cries And Watch It Suffer? Did I Hear You Say You’d Help? That’s What I Thought You’d Say! You’re A Conservative After All. That’s Great News, Because There Is A Scrappy Little 2-Year-Old That Needs Your Help Now.
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The Corrupting Influence Of Corporate Lobbyists & How To Fix It! (Interview With AFP-TN’s Tori Venable)
We Recently Ran A Story Revealing That Left-Leaning Corporations Spend Roughly $450,000 Per Legislator On Lobbyists Who Are Forever In The Ears Of Our Representatives And Most Often, These Lobbyists Are Not Working In The Best Interest Of Tennessee Taxpayers. Even Our Own Government Use Lobbyists To Fight Against Legislation That The Majority Of Tennesseans Would Like To See Passed.
Tori Venable, Tennessee Director Of Americans For Prosperity Joins Me Today To Talk About The Connection Between Political Action Committees, Or PACs, And The Lobbyists Who Spend Their Entire Working Careers In The State Capitol.
More Importantly, She Talks About What Regular Tennessee Citizens Can Do To Become Citizen Lobbyists And Potentially Wield The Same Or Even More Power Than The Corporate-Funded Left-Leaning Lobbyists And Positively Influence Legislators In The Volunteer State. AFFP-TN Is Offering A Free Citizen Lobbyist Training Event Coming Up On October 22nd In Cookeville, Tennessee. Food Will Be Provided, But Seating Is Limited. Registration Details In Post.
Government Watchdog Group Ranks Tennessee 16th In Election Integrity
Tennessee Ranked 16th In Campaign Finance Integrity In A New Report By The Government Watchdog Group Coalition For Integrity.
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