Tennessee Conservative
Requiring Partisan School Board Elections In Counties Statewide Could Become A Fringe Topic This Week As The General Assembly Tries To Assert Its Authority Over Local Entities And Even Business In A Covid-19 Special Session.
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The Yes On 1 Committee Has Announced Its Regional And Local Leadership Team, Naming A County Chairman In All 95 Tennessee Counties. Yes On 1 Will Advocate For Amendment 1 To Place Right-To-Work In The Tennessee Constitution, Which Will Appear On The Ballot On November 8, 2022. Right-To-Work Says That Tennesseans Cannot Be Forced To Join A Union And Pay Dues In Order To Get Or Keep Their Job.
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Governor Bill Lee And Department Of Economic And Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe Announced New Jobs Coming To Tennessee Through Helen Of Troy Limited’s New Distribution Center.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Has Signed Bills To Lower The Number Of Weeks Residents Can Accept Unemployment Benefits And To Reform Hospital Certificates Of Need.
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Before Leaving Nashville Last Week, Tennessee Lawmakers Passed Certificate-Of-Need (CON) Reform, Which Would Reduce The Requirements And Costs Associated With Opening, Reopening Or Expanding A Hospital.
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The TN Senate Passed A Bill That Will Reform State Laws Surrounding Certificate Of Need For Healthcare Providers. According To The State Health Department, the CON Program Seeks To Deliver Improvement In Access, Quality And Cost Savings Through Orderly Growth Management Of The State’s Health Care System.
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On Monday, Plans Were Announced For Memphis Contract Packaging To Expand In Fayette County. The Beauty Product Contract Manufacturer Will Be Investing $48 Million Into Their New Facility And Product Lines, And Create 261 New Jobs.
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Tennessee’s Teacher Discipline Act Took Another Step Toward Becoming A Law After The State Senate Voted To Advance It. The Bill Passed With A 25-8 Vote On March 11, And Will Be Voted On Again By The House.
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Tennessee State Capitol Security Was Heightened Because Of Warnings Of A Protest As House Members Took The Oath Of Office.
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Democrats gained one seat in the state Senate, but Republicans maintained a supermajority in the Tennessee Legislature after 3 million Tennesseans cast votes in Tuesday’s election, shattering the previous record of 2.6 million votes set in the 2008 presidential election.
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