Governor Lee’s DNA Testing Bill Could Hit Roadblock In Legislature
Gov. Bill Lee Has Proposed A Measure Requiring DNA Testing For All Felony Crimes, Including White Collar Ones, But It’s Getting Little Traction Among Tennessee Lawmakers.
Read moreGov. Bill Lee Has Proposed A Measure Requiring DNA Testing For All Felony Crimes, Including White Collar Ones, But It’s Getting Little Traction Among Tennessee Lawmakers.
Read more• Despite Overwhelming Tennessee Support For Trump, TN GOP Invites DeSantis As Keynote For Biggest Fundraiser Of The Year
• Official Financial Reports Provide Evidence Of Undisclosed Affiliations Between Senator Johnson’s Campaign And Political Action Committees
• “Gender-Affirming” Medical Treatment Ban Goes Into Effect After First Of Its Kind Federal Court Decision
• Tennessee Christian Colleges Are No Safe Haven From Woke Ideology
• Republican Reps Prepare For Special Session With Mental Health As A Focus, But At What Cost?
• Nashville’s ‘No Grade Below 50’ Policy Implemented In Hamilton County Schools
• 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.
Read moreNew Potential Legislation Would Make It A Requirement That The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Process All Rape Kits Within 30 Days Of Collection.
Read moreState Law Enforcement Officials Have Requested $45 Million In New Funding From The State, Funding That They Say Is Imperative If They Are Going To Be Able To Cut Down On Processing Times For Rape Kits
Read moreOn Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally And Speaker Cameron Sexton Announced A Decisive Step To Accelerate The Hiring Process For 25 Additional Forensic Lab Positions At The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation (TBI).
Read moreA Woman, Who The Memphis Police Department Says Was Abducted And Sexually Assaulted By Cleotha Abston Henderson In 2021, Is Suing The City Of Memphis And Is Accusing The Police Department For Inadequately Investigating Her Sexual Assault Case.
Read moreCleotha Abston Henderson, The Man Accused Of The Kidnapping And Murder Of A Memphis Teacher Eliza Fletcher, Has Now Been Connected To A 2021 Abduction After Results Of A Backlogged DNA Kit Were Received. A New Law That Went Into Effect Earlier This Year Would Have Prevented Both Of Those Crimes By Keeping Him In Jail.
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