5 Years Since Introduction Of Legislation To Give Tennesseans The Ability To Recall Elected Leaders, Citizens Are Still Stuck With No Recourse For Accountability

As The General Session Winds To A Close Likely In The Next Couple Of Weeks, The Opportunity For A Law That Will Allow For Tennesseans To Recall Elected Leaders They Feel Have Failed To Live Up To Promises They Made When They Were Campaigning Will Again Fail To Become A Reality.

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Senator Lowe Files Bills Regarding Juvenile Court Time Periods, Permanent Ban Of Firearm Sales To Certain Felons And Recall Processes For Some Elected Public Officials

Tennessee State Senator Adam Lowe Has Filed Three Bills So Far For The 2024 Session Of The Tennessee General Assembly. The Bills Pertain To Juvenile Court Time Periods, Permanent Banning Of Firearm Sales To Some Convicted Felons, And Recall Processes For Certain Elected Public Officials.

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Department Of Justice Cracks Down On Public Officials Involved In COVID Relief Fraud

Authorities Are Rounding Up Public Officials Who Fraudulently Obtained COVID Relief Funds And Used Them For Personal Purchases. They Estimate That Nearly $80 Billion Of The $800 Billion That Was Given To Individuals Who Used The Money To Pay For Vacations, High End Houses, And Luxury Cars.

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Op-Ed: Centralized Power And The Origin Of Appointed School Directors, A Recipe For Controversial Educational Practices

There Is No Constitutional Requirement That School Superintendents Be Elected Rather Than Appointed. However, State Legislators Should Take A Lesson From The Concept Of Decentralized Power And Apply It To The Governance Of Local School Systems, Separating The Power Of Superintendents From Their Respective School Boards. Just Like The Governor Is Elected By All The People Of The State; And Legislators Are Elected By The People Of Their Districts, School Superintendents Should Be Elected By All The People Of The County (Or City); And School Board Members Should Be Elected By Their Respective District Voters. It Is Time For Conservatives To Act On This Important Issue And Return The Sacred Right Of Voters To Elect Their School Superintendent.

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