Manifesto Release Opposition, Weaponizing GOP ByLaws, TN Not Taking Care Of Veterans, Corporate Welfare & Much More! The TennCon Big 7!

1) Parties Opposed To Release Of Covenant School Shooting Records To Present Arguments At Upcoming Hearing
2) Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million
3) Establishment Republicans Weaponize Organization Bylaws In Attempt To Isolate/Punish Grassroots Victors
4) Tennessee One Of The Worst States For Military Retirees, New Report Says
5) Gov. Lee Responds To Call To Cancel Special Session On Gun Legislation
6) Mental Health Of Tennessee Children Getting Worse Say Reports
7) $120M Of Public Funds Could Be Used For Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Rebuild

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Most Americans Support Work Requirements For Welfare (Op-Ed)

On One Side, Republicans Sought To Enact Work Requirements For Able-Bodied Adults On Medicaid, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families. On The Other Side, Democrats And President Joe Biden Adamantly Opposed Any And All Work Requirements For These Programs.
Eventually, The Sides Agreed To A Compromise, By Which Work Requirements Would Be Applied To Those On Snap Up To Age 54 Years Old. But, This Includes Many Loopholes. And, Due To Strong Democratic Opposition, Work Requirements Will Not Be Included For Medicaid Or Tanf.
It Should Be Noted That The Vast Majority Of Americans, 63 Percent To Be Exact, “Strongly Or Somewhat Support Requiring Medicaid Or SNAP Recipients To Show Proof Of Work To Receive Benefits.”

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Some Tennessee Lawmakers Say No On Changing Gun Laws Before Seeing Covenant Shooter Manifesto

Some State Republican Lawmakers Say They Will Not Be Voting To Change Any Current Gun Laws In The Upcoming Special Session If The “Manifesto” Of The Covenant School Shooter Remains Unavailable To The Public.

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Gov. Lee’s “Order Of Protection” Plan Faces Tough Road In Special Session

The Governor’s Proposal Enabling Law Enforcement To Confiscate Weapons From Individuals That Are Deemed “Unstable” Is Likely To Go Down In Flames During A Special Session.

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U.S. House Passes Debt Limit Deal; Senate Up Next

The U.S. House Of Representatives Voted Late Wednesday To Pass A Debt Limit Deal Brokered By The White House And Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Vote Was 314-117 In Favor, With Dozens Of Republicans And Some Democrats Voting Against.

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REAL Conservatives Urge Gov. Lee To Stop Acting Like A Dem, 60% Of Tennessee 3rd-Graders Can’t Read Reinstating Parent’s Rights, Crime On The Rise On TN Campuses, Divisive Educational Concepts & Much More! The TennCon Big 7!

1) 60% Of Tennessee Third-Graders Fail To Meet Proficiency On TCAP Test
1A) Tennessee Releases School District Specific Data On Third-Grade Proficiency
2) Conservative Lawmakers Urge Governor Lee To Abandon Plans For Special Session To Enact Unconstitutional ‘Red Flag’ Laws
2A) More Tennessee County GOP’s, County Commissions Issue Resolutions Against Red Flag Laws
3) Tennessee Governor Signs Parental Rights Bill Counteracting Mature Minor Doctrine
4) Crime Is Up On Tennessee College Campuses From 2021-2022, But Still Down Significantly From 2019
5) Gov. Lee Allocated $140M To Put An Armed Guard In Every School, But There Aren’t Enough Officers To Go Around
6) Lee Signs Bill Prohibiting Forced Implicit Bias Training For Tennessee Teachers
6A) Governor Lee Protects Teachers’ Rights To Refuse To Use Preferred Pronouns Of Students
7) New Tennessee Law Bans Colleges From Requiring Agreement With ‘Divisive’ Academic Concepts

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Williamson County Establishment Republicans Weaponize Organization Bylaws In Attempt To Isolate/Punish Grassroots Victors

For The Past Year, And As Recently As May 16th, Several People Have Been Rejected, Shamed, Siloed And Simply Canceled From Participating In Any Events That Are Operated By Establishment Republican Leadership. The Effort To Isolate The Grassroots Has Seemed To Amplify Since The April 18th Reorganization Of The Williamson County GOP.

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Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million

Amid Uproar Over Third-Grade Reading Scores And The Prospect Of Thousands Of Failing Students, Tennessee Lawmakers Extended The Testing Vendor’s Contract And Bumped Up The Total Payout By Nearly $40 Million.

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